Patience is a Virtue Part 4

When I was a kid growing up I could remember once a year, during the summer, it would be so hot outside that the ants would come into the house to stay cool and find food. (That's what I believed about the "staying cool" part - I don't really have proof). Then one year, they never came and I quickly forgot about my annual visit - that is, until now.

Randomly I would find a couple ants in my bathroom on the second floor. Then the next couple days they were in the kitchen. But there were only a few so I couldn't find a trail to zap and end the infestation. It started to be an annoyance and I quickly ignored it, but they kept coming!

Last night, as I was filling up my cup of water, they were all over the kitchen floor! The frustration was still there because I still couldn't see a trail! Then, I took a deep breath and scanned every part of where the ants could come from and I found it! It was from the water filter! ZAP! They were done!

But the bathroom upstairs was still a problem. In the morning, I found a couple ants on my counter and then on my shower wall. I was getting impatient again and wondering to myself... if I only knew where they were coming from! So, I just followed an ant hoping to find the hole. It took a little while, they seem to have A.D.D. sometimes, but after a few minutes, it crawled into a hole from my shower handle! ZAP! It was done.

Now the idea of waking up to ants crawling all over me in the middle of the night is put to rest! There's no more surprise, no more frustration and no more torment! There's peace and calm - all from being patient for a couple minutes. Isn't it funny how waiting a little bit longer can provide so much for a human being? Next time, breath and wait. That's my advice on taking care of ants.