MBettie's Profile

As a landlord myself, I whole-heartedly agree with Geckotoes1. Don't post something asking for "advice" until you have actually asked your landlord to fix the issue. Chances are, he will get it fixed. And I agree, that does not look like mold. If the landlord refuses to fix the issue, then you have a right to complain and worry.

We became managers of a small building, and ended up with a pretty severe infestation in our unit after moving in. My husband and I are self-proclaimned "neat freaks," so the fact that we had bedbugs was very embarrassing. For a week or so we suffered in silence, awaking with our legs and arms absolutely covered in bites. We finally contacted our higher-up, and he thankfully had experience with heat-treatment after being in the building management business for so long. First, the exterminators brought in a bedbug sniffing dog... no joke. They are specially trained to find bedbug nests and "alert" when they find them. We later found out it was our tenants in the neighboring unit that had the biggest infestation, so we had inherited their "roommates" as well. Thankfully none of the other units had been affected.. just us and our delightfully messy neighbors. We had to evacuate both units for the day while the exterminators brought in giant heat blowers and cranked the temperature to over 100 degrees F. After this was completed, we still washed all of our clothing/bedding and got a specially designed mattress cover with Velcro tabs along the zippers for bedbugs. We caulked all of our baseboards and vacuumed every nook and cranny. Even after all of this, we still will find a random bug about once a month. We flip our mattress and spray it with rubbing alcohol every week and vacuum daily. We never allow any clothing/clutter to be on the floor. We haven't had any bites for months... so I think the nightmare is over. The constant worry, however, is still there. Especially since we have a toddler and we are very paranoid about him ever getting bitten. Even though bedbugs don't carry disease or anything scary like that, it's still hard to sleep when you know there are bugs crawling on you... :P

Love this entire space! Very cozy and sophisticated with some slight quirk. You guys (and your kitties) are so cute!

My most favorite tour EVER. As a parent of a toddler, I think this space is brilliant... I can just picture a kiddo running in giant circles and enjoying every minute of it! The music room is akin to something my husband and I have been dreaming of forever... simply a wonderful and inspiring cozy family space!

Absolutely marvelous!!!!

My shrunken head made out of goat-skin and my collections of preserved beetles and butterflies, and an emu egg on a stand. My husband and I also have an assortment of skulls around the home, including a black-bear. Somehow, it "works" with our decor without been too ooky.

$137 for (what looks to be) cardboard boxes?!? At first I was excited since my son has a robot-themed bedroom, but that price is outrageous! Well, at least it's inspired me to D.I.Y something similar at a fraction of the cost...

Fabulous colors throughout! I am enamored of your blue striped chair in the bedroom....