Day 197..#Mosquito’s..
I am using all my willpower not to scratch.
I have 3 bites on my forearm and one on the back of my hand.
Last night I did not sleep well.
At around 9pm, I realised that there was a mosquito in my room. I took my slipper off and slowly placed it on the table beside me. If the mosquito came back into my view, I was prepared to do what I had to do.
It was taunting me.
For hours the mosquito taunted me. It would land on surfaces, I would slowly pick up my slipper and it would fly off again.
I was determined to get it out of my room before I slept.
I looked at the time again. It was now 2am, and I was ready to go to sleep. I hadn’t heard anything from the mosquito in a while, so I thought I had successfully gotten rid of it.
I lay down and closed my eyes.
“Buzzzz”
I shot up out of bed and slapped myself in the side of the head. Ow.
After I brushed myself down and began to regulate my breathing, I lay back down in bed.
I so close to dozing off when I felt something go into my nose. I screamed and slapped myself in the face. *sigh* Ow.
I blew my nose, went to wash my face and got back into bed, covering my ears and face with my sheets.
I woke up to a “Buzzzz” sound. It was 6:27am. I sat up. Alert.
“Why was this mosquito still in my room?!”
I looked over to the wall above my bed and I saw the mosquito on the wall.
I slowly reached for my slipper on the floor whilst keeping one eye on the mosquito at all times, lifted up my arm slowly and slammed it against the wall!
I looked on the wall. There was no mark. I looked on the back of the slipper and there was no evidence it had ever been there.
“Did I miss it?!” I thought to myself..I hoped not.
I got up to look out of the window as I do in the mornings and saw something sitting on the wall by the window. I went back to get my slipper and slammed it against the wall again.
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I started itching.
3 bites on my forearm, one on the back of my palm and two on my face.
I strongly dislike insects.
this was funny, sorry, but i am the same way, and i will keep my bedroom lights on until i kill what ever is in my room!
How do I stop the itching?! lol
i use benadryl, it is a stop itching topical cream. works wonderful, if u want a natural method, use baking soda with a little water to make a paste, and dab it on. both work great!!! hope it stops soon! if it swells or becomes warm to the touch, seek a doctor, as you could get a reaction from the bite
Thanks..
But I think I’ve been bitten too many times since being here to start reacting now! =)
probably so if you have been bitten more than a few times, so use the paste or benadryl
okay =)
Thank you
you are so welcome!
Welcome to my world!! Mozzies breed by the millions here and every day is a ritual of hunting them down at evening time. We all sleep with mosquito nets over our bed but if one has got in already…you wake up looking like a giant puff ball!! You have my sympathies!
I’m used to being the puff ball! lol..
One got my eyelid, the swelling went down after I used an alcohol wipe on it, its just really annoying..lol..o well..
Eucalyptus acts as a great repellent. I was doing battle with them this weekend outdoors. Good Luck!
I’m definitely looking into that!
Thanks for the advice!
i’ve had so many of those nights, especially because i live in Australia, the bugs love the hot weather!!
How do you stop them loving you??
I hate mosquitos as well. Sometimes I wonder what purpose they serve. Them, and ticks.
Thankfully, ticks and I have never crossed paths..and I hope we never will! Mosquito’s are enough!
I’m sure God had a reason, but for the life of me I can’t figure it out. They seem quite useless and annoying to me.
I often think so too!