michelyn8
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Post by michelyn8 on Mar 18, 2013 11:05:59 GMT -5
You can sprinkle cayenne around the edges of the shelf. It sticks to ants legs and they don't like it, so they won't walk across it. We haven't had any ant problems since I started sprinkling it around the perimeter of the kitchen and along the doors. I just realized we've got the dog this year. I wonder how long it is going to take her to learn not to lick it. That wouldn't work for me. I have a 16 month old granddaughter who gets into anything and everything and I definately wouldn't want to risk her being exposed to cayenne any more than I'd want to risk her reaching the Terro traps. Not to mention, just the sight of anything "sprinkled around the perimeter" of any room would drive me nuts. I read those tips and wonder just how others deal with having these home remedies sprinkled around their house when all I can picture is it looking like I neglected to sweep the edges of the room and let the dust bunnies take over.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2013 11:11:43 GMT -5
Thank you for implying that my house is dirty.
ETA: I have 2 children and neither one of them got into the "mess" on my floors.
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Mar 18, 2013 11:13:50 GMT -5
LOL - My house is a mess, but I think seeing red cayenne would also make me a little crazy. Underpants in the middle of the floor? Whatever - but something I consider "food" on the floor, ack! My neuroses aren't always logical, but I just go with it.
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Post by swamp on Mar 18, 2013 11:14:53 GMT -5
we have dark laminate flooring in the kitchen, so I don't think I'd see the cayenne.
The underpants in the middle of the floor would drive me batty, though.
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Post by thyme4change on Mar 18, 2013 11:33:05 GMT -5
Even better, I went over to pick my son up at our friend's house the other day, and his underpants were in the middle of THEIR living room floor. So, that's awesome.
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Post by swamp on Mar 18, 2013 11:35:16 GMT -5
Even better, I went over to pick my son up at our friend's house the other day, and his underpants were in the middle of THEIR living room floor. So, that's awesome. Meh, it happens to my kids too. I picked up my little girl and she was wearing boy's underwear, that that's it. DS was wearing a bike helmet, and just a bike helmet.
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michelyn8
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Post by michelyn8 on Mar 18, 2013 13:04:29 GMT -5
Thank you for implying that my house is dirty. ETA: I have 2 children and neither one of them got into the "mess" on my floors. In all honesty your home is probably spotless compared to mine. And if it were one of my children to keep out of it, I'd probably try it, but DGD is 1000x worse than my middle child on her most mischievous day. She not only enjoys sneaking off to get into things but will also make a point of getting your attention and waiting until you tell her not to do it before she'll do something - like standing in the rocking chair with one leg over the arm trying to reach my books on the bookshelf just out of her reach. Of course, having something like that around the baseboard in the kitchen would definately draw my mother's overly critical eye which is a whole other issue.
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