what to do?

Okay, this is one of the rare times in my life when I actually want other people's advice. I may decide not to take it, but I'd like to know what people think.

So here it is. My apartment has been sprayed four times: twice by the pros and twice by me. And I still have bedbugs! After I sprayed last time I sealed up around the baseboards in my room with caulking, thinking that maybe that's where they were coming from. In the process I broke my bedframe. It wasn't in the best condition anyway, but still... Now I've gotten to the point where I just feel defeated. I started out all determined that I was going to get rid of the bugs, but I think they're winning. So I'm contemplating abandoning all my furniture and moving to a new place. The only problem with this idea is that buying all new furniture is rather expensive and I'm rather poor.

I'll have to get them to spray again no matter what, but I'm trying to decide if I should just give notice at the end of the month or if I should wait until the end of April and see if the bugs are finally gone by then. Maybe my caulking job really did the trick. Plus I'm going to throw out my bed frame since it's broken anyway. Maybe that will get rid of them. Isn't it worth saving myself from buying new furniture and moving? But if I wait until the end of April and then I still have bugs it'll be July before I can move out. You have to give two months' notice in Toronto. I wonder if that still holds true when your apartment is infested with bedbugs.

I really hope all who read this will post their thoughts. Do I give my notice now, or wait til the end of April?

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I just can't think of anything catchy right now. It's Friday, so my brain has officially shut down for the weekend. Mainly I just wanted to give an update. My head is doing much better. I still have red marks on my forehead, but they fade a bit each day. The swelling's gone now, thank god. I had a bit of a puffy yellow-green eye last week. My neck is still stiff, but it's not bothering me much. My shoulder was bothering me this week and I thought it was because of the bed falling on me, but the chiropractor said I sprained a rib. How do you sprain a rib?

As far as the bedbugs go, I didn't get any for two weeks after the last treatment, but then they came back :-(. I decided to spray my bed frame myself because I didn't want to wait another two weeks for the pest control people to return and I didn't want to have to turn my whole apartment upside down again, either. I don't think I've had any bites since then. I'm a bit worried about how much of the toxic stuff I inhaled, though. It seemed to deplete my system and I caught a cold right afterwards. I've been keeping that in check fairly well with Cold FX.

Let my misfortune be a message to you all. If you see an old lady burning hair in the park, let her be.

It really does seem like my life is one problem after another lately. But despite that, I feel pretty good.

I finally got inspired to get back in shape. I went to the gym three times this week and worked out for an hour or longer each time. I also started being a bit more selective about what I eat and trying not to overfeed myself. Because of those changes I'm feeling a lot more positive about myself and life in general. Thanks, Jenn, for helping to inspire me :-).