Time to MOVE!!!

I'm not a picky person. But when I was house hunting last year, I felt like it. But really, I had only 1 absolute condition that an apartment had to meet: NO CRITTERS.

I wanted a place that would be a comfortable place for guests to be, but was surrounded by a local community.

I didn't need conveniences nearby- any local shop and hole-in-the-wall restaurant is fine with me.

I didn't even need a toilet! My first apartment (in the south) as well as the second half of my internship in 2002-2003 I had only squatty potties. I can deal with that, no problem. Although I realize that lack of a real toilet may mean lack of comfort for guests.

Well, I was blessed to find the most amazing apartment in the world last year (ok, I saw a LOT of unpleasant places, so I'm a bit biased) and I have enjoyed living here FULLY since then. The building is new, and the owner has similar taste to me and I actually LIKED the way she decorated it.

I've had many guests come and stay with me, and I think they've all felt comfortable.

But a very unfortunate thing has happened. Some VERY unwanted guests have recently shown up unannounced. One each week for the last three weeks. Cockroaches.

Now, for those of you who know me, you know I don't do bugs. At all. The very second I see a bug I'm fighting to keep my lunch down and running (screaming) away as fast as I can.

My very first reaction to seeing the first one was "AHHHHHH!!! I'M MOVING OUT!" I've managed to conquer all three of these ugly critters without "incident." But all three have been in different rooms of my apartment, making it difficult to figure out where, exactly, they're coming from...and where to put killer-trap-poison-thingies.

I'm thankful that I have heat in my oh-so-amazing apartment, but...yeah...critters like warm places. I don't know how many more I can handle. I know-I'm a baby.