Every summer, without fail I get eaten alive by mosquitos. I've tried sprays. Not wearing scented lotions. NOTHING HELPS! And being the awesome mom that I am, I have passed this rather unfortunate trait on to my son. I am a cool mom! We have matching bug bites!
So I voiced my complaint about my mosquito woes to friend and she offered a suggestion I haven't ever heard: rub a dryer sheet all over yourself.
Say whaaaaat?
But then another friend suggested that I try it out for you, dear blog readers. Oh dear. What have I gotten myself into?!
The scene: My backyard, where apparently thousands of moquitoes party for the summer.
The equipment: Target brand dryer sheets, my arms, my legs.
The verdict: Although I did have a definitive bounce in my step (oh no you didn't just go there) (oh hell yes I did), I can't say that this worked or that I'd recommed it. I mean, I guess it is hard to tell whether I got any MORE bites than I already have, since my legs are covered already. But I felt a little weird rubbing a dryer sheet directly on my skin - even though I KNOW it's really not that different that its residue being on my clothes. Mental glitch.
So tell me. Short of encasing myself in a onsie-type sleeper all summer (now there's a mental picture for you), what are your suggestions for avoiding future mosquito bites? Also: any suggestions for making the red bumps go away? They are ugly and itchy - but mostly ugly.
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