u/cybertruckDestroyr

My spouse and I just moved into an apartment a few days ago and we have somewhat of a roach problem. I think they're German roaches but I'm not entirely sure. The largest ones I've seen are only as long as a dime. We see about 5-10 crawling across the floor/walls a day and I would really like to get a handle on it.

The last tenant in this apartment was somewhat of a disaster, from what we've gathered. He made a badly done DIY fire pit in the small yard and cooked food out there which caused an ant infestation that I'm also trying to take care of- any tips are welcome. I used a pet safe ant killer this morning and am waiting to see what it does for the problem- He got evicted about a month ago and was here for quite a while before that. Based on all the little problems we've found (leaky faucets, bugs, dented walls/doors, loose hinges) it's pretty clear that he didn't take super great care of the place. It seems like he was a bit of a mess and we're trying to straighten everything out as we move in. Twice monthly pest control is included in our rent already and they bug bombed the place the day before we moved in.

I put sticky traps all over the house. We have two dogs so we don't want to do anything with poison in case one of them eats a roach that has eaten poison and gets sick. We have diatomaceous earth on the way and when I finally get all these boxes unpacked, I'm going to mop the place with peppermint oil and sprinkle cinnamon along the baseboards and corners. We're fairly clean and don't keep any open food out. We have a trashcan with a lid and I put all the dog food in air tight containers so the roaches don't get into it.

I know it's only been a few days and the problem will likely get better as we clean and truly move in, but I want to get a head start on it as I HATE bugs.

Any advice is very wanted!!!

My friend is Inuk and wants to get kakiniit tattoos (traditional Inuk style). Traditionally, they are done by a member of the community/family and because of this, he wants a friend to do it instead of going to a professional artist.

I have just under 20 professionally done machine tattoos and have been doing research on hand poke tattooing as well as the sanitization/health and safety processes.

I want to know the Do's and Don't's as well as any tips that y'all can think of. I will be practicing both on second skin beforehand as well as doing a small one on myself and one on him to make sure I know how to do it correctly on real skin. This is a very meaningful tattoo for him and I want to make sure that I do a good job and do his culture justice.

I'm attaching an example picture of kakiniit and my current list of supplies. I already have 90% rubbing alcohol that we will be using for sanitization. I also have nitril gloves.

Anything else y'all can think of?

Reposting because I didn't use the right tag the first time lol

These are the two bags that I never leave the house without! I hand crocheted and fabric lined both of them.

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I've never posted on here before so I'm interested in what y'all think

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Mushroom pouch/bag:

-Lotion

-Hand sanitizer

-Vaseline

-Chapstick

-Lighter

-Obnoxious old lady perfume

-Crochet fidget toy

-Tags of my late dogs

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Green bag:

-Tampons

-Medical grade face masks

-Narcan x2

-dog bags

-Sunflower Lanyard

-Disabled parking plackard

-Sunglasses x3

-epi pen

-medical alert bracelet (usually hung around strap)

-hand sanitizer

-pepper spray and button alarm

-vom bags

-nausea medication

-nausea inhaler

-sleep mask

-various rescue medications (green pill box)

-green pouch: lime salt, electrolyte packets, earplugs

These are the two bags that I never leave the house without! I hand crocheted and fabric lined both of these bags.

I've never posted on here before so I'm interested in what y'all think

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Mushroom pouch/bag:

-Lotion

-Hand sanitizer

-Vaseline

-Chapstick

-Lighter

-Obnoxious old lady perfume

-Crochet fidget toy

-Tags of my late dogs

​

Green bag:

-Tampons

-Medical grade face masks

-Narcan x2

-dog bags

-Sunflower Lanyard

-Disabled parking plackard

-Sunglasses x3

-epi pen

-medical alert bracelet (usually hung around strap)

-hand sanitizer

-pepper spray and button alarm

-nausea bags

-nausea medication

-nausea inhaler

-sleep mask

-various rescue medications (green pill box)

-green pouch: lime salt, electrolyte packets, earplugs

I have needed a power chair for over a year now and I was able to finally get one today.

I am incredibly grateful as this chair has given me the ability to be up and around the house more and independently leave home to go on short rides around the neighborhood (with some help to get it on and off the porch while I raise money for a ramp).

I haven't been on a walk in over two years, but today, I got to have that again.

AAAAAHHHHH I am finally getting a power chair!!!

For about a year I have been house bound and mostly bed bound. My manual chair was broken when delivered to me and I've tried to get new parts for over a year and haven't heard anything back. It's also large and bulky so it cannot fit through the small doorways in our home- they're weirdly tall and skinny.

This chair will be able to fit into my bedroom and the bathroom which are the main places I spend my time. It will also allow me to leave the house independently (once I get ramps put in. Hopefully my GoFundMe picks up soon) which is something I haven't been able to do in about a year.

I'm counting down the days waiting for delivery and I'm so so so excited! I can't wait to take my dog on a walk for the first time in almost two years. It used to be our favorite thing to do and we have both missed it.

I'll post some pictures when I finish decorating it but for now here's the website photo

Some people I really respect within the ME community over on TikTok (yes, boo hiss, I know) have created the plank4ME challenge to spread awareness for this disorder.

Participants who do not have ME and can safely hold a plank are challenged to video themselves planking for as long as they can to replicate a fraction of what it feels like for those of us with ME to lay "resting" in bed. Those who have ME are encouraged to share their experiences. All are encouraged to post with the #plank4ME to spread awareness.

All donated proceeds go to the Open Medicine Foundation in search of a cure for MECFS.

Make sure to pass this info around to friends, family, and followers. We can make a change together!

#plank4ME

https://openmedicinefoundation.crowdchange.co/54040