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Renting is different from owning, and a suitcase is different from a teddy bear. These guides cover the situations people ask about most, built from my own experience and plain, practical steps.

A dim living room with a couch, cushions, a folded blanket and a lit floor lamp

Renting an apartment

Telling your building early, what to ask, and moving out if you have to.

A couple checking in at a hotel front desk

Travel and hotels

A two-minute room check, and how to bring your suitcase home.

A brown teddy bear with a bow

Kids and stuffed toys

Sorting toys, washing what you can, and a plan for the rest.

Lace lingerie, slips and camisoles hanging on a white clothes rail

Clothes and closets

Sorting into wash, dry-clean and donate piles without losing your mind.

Two cats on the back of a grey fabric couch, one with its mouth wide open

Second-hand furniture

What to check before a find comes through your door.

A woman sitting on the floor by a front-loading washing machine with a smiling baby and a pile of laundry

Laundry day

Why the laundry basket matters, and simple bin habits.

Not sure where to start?

Where are you right now?

  1. 1I think I’ve seen oneHow to check your bed and be sure.
  2. 2I’m sure I have themYour first steps, in the right order.
  3. 3Treatment is bookedGetting your home and your things ready.
  4. 4It’s been treatedKeeping watch and getting back to normal.
  5. 5I want to avoid themTravel, furniture and laundry habits.

This guide shares my own experience and general tips. I’m not a pest control company. If you think you have bed bugs, a licensed pest control professional can confirm it and treat your home.