The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
What happened this week?
I mentioned last Sunday that we thought we might have a mouse in the house, so we confirmed that later that day as we found droppings. Since then we’ve been figuring out where it got in, what to do about it and then buy the things we need. We bought some mouse friendly traps that capture mice alive, set those out. Then researched which materials works best to close any gaps, ordered that online. And went to a trip to our local grocery stores to get disinfection spray, cleaning wipes and floor cleaner. We also threw away all the food that was stored in that room, this is a small storage room next to our living room and I had put some snacks and bars I couldn’t eat anymore with my gut issues in there as I thought I might be able to get back to those later. Well the mouse had found those and had an all-you-can-eat buffet basically. So we threw all of that out.
Ofcourse things didn’t go smoothly after that. The mouse would not go in the traps, despite internet assuring us we did everything right from bait to placement. And then we had troubles with the package we ordered with the anti-mouse kit I ordered to close the hole. Then we thought the mouse might’ve gone away, so we could start with closing the hole once the package arrived, but then a few days later saw and heard signs up mouse activity again. We even got a scare one day when we returned home from a trip to buy more traps and the mouse ran through the room, that was creepy. We ended up buying some kill traps too as well as another mouse friendly trap, just hoping to find something it goes into.
So this was a very stressful week. It just felt gross and creepy to know we had a mouse in the house and it was tiring to figure out how to deal with it. And it was hard to know where the mouse had been and where not, making it hard to know what was gross and what wasn’t, except for the obvious spots. The mouse also got into one of our cabinets, so we’ll have to fully clean that and everything in there as well. I know more about mice and how to deal with them tan I ever wanted to know and still it isn’t working. I just hope we can get everything cleaned and the mouse removed from the premises soon. I also had some more gut issues due to the stress and hardly slept one night due to intense cramps that kept me sleeping restless most of the night.
And then later in the week we got more bad news. My mom started feeling bad suddenly and went to the hospital. And they found metastases from the cancer. We thought she was clean from the cancer, so it was a big shock to suddenly get this news. And then I heard that an online friend has breast cancer. So that was some tough news to do deal with.
What did I read this week?
This week I blogged about:
– Review: Succulents and Spells by Andi R. Christopher
– Review: Magician’s Hoard by Celia Lake
– Review: The Coffee House Witch & The First Date by Ariana Jade
What to expect next week on the blog:
– Review: Cat Me If You Can by Miranda James
– Review: Spikes, Dice and Other Variables by Harper Kinsley
– Review: Sea of Broken Masks by Laura Greenwood
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