Christine is an Avenger of Sexiness. Her Superpower is helping Hot Mamas grow their Confidence by rediscovering their Beauty. She lives in the Heights in Houston, Texas, works as a boudoir photographer, and writes about running a Business of Awesome. In her spare time, she loves to knit, especially when she travels. She & her husband Mike have a food blog at Spoon & Knife.
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Last week, Jason opened a cabinet door and a GIANT black cockroach (probably a full size American Cockroach) jumped out and landed on him. Eeeek! Then it fell to the floor and ran really, really fast to hide from us. Mike found it the next day and was able to kill it. Unfortunately, any roaches we have found in the past have died quickly on their own. This one was still going strong. Time to call in the pest control guys to have a roach free house!
This morning, I found a small ant-like bug with wings. Immediately, I was convinced it was a termite. Yeah, paranoid, that’s me. Paranoia can be a good thing though. Thanks to the internet, I’ve since learned that it was just a winged ant (the wings, pinched body – like a wasp, and elbowed antennae were all present), but I’m still going to look in to that too, people have tell me I can find out how to kill pests at DeadPestz.com.
Then there are the wasps outside on our patio. They seem to be constantly hovering around a ceiling fan out there, as if their nest is inside the ceiling behind the fan. Great. Either that or they are trying to cool off in the Texas heat!
I’m tired of playing hostess to the insects of Houston. Go away bugs! Go away! You’re gross and nasty and I don’t want you here!
Jason is allergic to corn, so it caught my eye when I noticed that the GNC website offers special recipes, including a section dedicated to a corn-free diet. While reading the Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe, I noticed a note about the salt in the recipe:
Allergy notes: People following a corn-free diet should avoid iodized salt since it contains dextrose, which should be avoided by those allergic to corn.
There is even corn in salt. Goodness. There is no escape from the evil corn!
I am either covered in small strange bug bites, or I have hives. I’m pretty sure they are hives. There are no bumps where a bug would have bitten me, and they are mainly on my torso, with some on my arms. The mosquito bite on my back is different then the rest of them, adding to my hives theory.
Question is – why do I have hives? I haven’t been exposed to anything new, I haven’t eaten anything different, nothing has changed since yesterday. It’s very odd.
It’s either hives, or I’m just getting pink polka dot spots all over! Now where is the Benadryl?
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