*That weak stomach disclaimer goes here*
I found a flea.
It was on me!!

We all I know that 1 flea equals 1 million fleas. I am convinced my house is infested. I have a huge phobia of fleas, for good reason. They are small, sneaky, they bite and have more kids then the Pitts/Jolies- in one shot! They are lurkers, hiding, waiting for their next feast and without warning, you have a bite the size of Mt. Everest. My cats are both indoor cats, so how did they get fleas? No wait…I have them, not the cats! The 1st one (yep, more than 1, 2!) was sitting on my arm…waiting for the right moment, I’m sure. Like a bat out of hell, I ran to the bathroom, jumped in the tub and flicked that sucker in a stream of water. They say you can’t drown a flea, but if you stomp on it simultaneously it gets the job done. I’m pretty much freaked out at this point, how many more are there? Where are they? I decide I can’t stand in the tub all day, I need to get my big girl panties on and deal with it. The 1st plan of action is to access the situation. The 2nd plan depends on my findings. I check and recheck the areas my cats frequent looking for “evidence.” I find nothing. Perhaps I just need to double up on my meds., perhaps I had just stomped and drown a little piece of dark lint. My search went on throughout the day, I was still “evidenceless.”
That evening before bed, while preparing to feed my precious little balls of fur, I saw another little piece of dark lint on my white sock….hopping. Again, I tackled, stomped and drown the sucker. I conclude it’s time for the 2nd plan. Wait, what was the 2nd plan? Take action. I re-access the cats, again, nothing. Honest to God I am the one with fleas?  I get new vacuum bags and drop $80.00 on flea drops. The package clearly states “use on cats only.” What?? They have no flea drops for humans??? So be it, I declare war and drip the drops on my precious furballs. I vacuum and vacuum, I change the bag and re-vacuum…no fiber went untouched! Needless to say, I had a severe case of the hee-bee gee-bee’s and got very little sleep that night.
First thing in the morning with yet another new vacuum bag, I vacuum…again. I then gather both furballs on to the bathroom floor, I tousle their fur and inspect. Now, this was a bittersweet moment for me, although I am now freaking out even more I’m somewhat relieved to see I am not the only one with fleas. They were all dead but still…just sayin’. I tousle and vacuum several times before coming up with, what I thought was an ingenious plan. We don’t need to go  into details but long story short, cats DO NOT like to be vacuumed! I tousled and vacuumed throughout the day until the coast was clear. By nightfall, the furballs and I appear to be flea free.
After going through the same routine the following morning, you’ll be happy to know; my flicking, drowning, stomping, tousling and vacuuming seems to have paid off. Cat flea drops $80.00, vacuum bags $8.99, victory…priceless!!

Pssst….for complete flea control year round, use Diatomaceous Earth (Food Grade, NOT the kind we use for swimming pools) who knew?