My Single Mom Life

While waiting to find out what happens today, I'm trying to keep myself busy.
Actually, it's not that hard.
I saw a single cockroach last night, and so the deep clean has begun.
I know how it got in, that mini fridge I borrowed.
They had kept it in what is basically a storage room, used it only for sodas and beers, but the cat and dog food was stored right next to it in open bags.
In Florida, you cannot have open food anything.
Everything has to be in plastic containers or kept in the fridge.

So I've started in the kitchen where the roach was seen.
I've done all the dishes, and am just taking a small break so I don't over do things.
I'm wearing my sling so I don't mess with my arm and cause more pain too.
Next up, I'm taking everything out of the cupboards and washing all the shelves down with a water/bleach mixture.
That's not only the food cupboards, but also the ones below that hold all the pots and pans.
Then I'm going to wash down all the counter tops, wash the cupboard doors, the stove top and front, the baseboards, and bleach the sink.
Then I'll head into the bathroom and bleach the hell outta that room too.
Then I'll sweep, vac, and then mop all the floors with bleach too.
It has to be done.
If you see a single roach, it means there are hundreds more just not brave enough to come out when the lights are on.
Once every thing is clean, I'll get some roach bait/traps, and the house will be free and clear within a week.
You have to take charge of a roach situation as soon as you see one.
If you don't, they breed like crazy and it gets beyond normal cleaning and you have to call in pest control.

In between, I'm also messing with the position of the antenna so the converter box works better.
I've almost got it.
Almost.
I still can't get those 2 local channels, but I'm working on it.