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As a single mom I took my kid to see Doctor Who which she loved but I found scary (jump scares and ominous soundtracks is not my thing), and returned home late in the evening.

We had recently moved into a new place which I refer to as our “horse ranch days” (another story, another time) and found that my sweet child had left the back door open and the living room lights on.

I kid you not, there was a cyclone of bugs swarming in our living room.

And I’m not talking just flies, they had invited their cousins, their distant relatives and the entire football team. You could see what looked like stingers on one kind and long pointers on

the fronts of some other type. Gnats were so abundant you couldn’t see entirely through the cyclone to the white wall on the other side of the room.

My kid is afraid of spiders and there were now what appeared to be flying spiders with endless legs in the mass. She froze in terror and didn’t move.

I only had a few seconds to assess the situation and make a plan. There was no one else to call, it was just me. I’m scared of bugs too, but I had to either protect my kid or grab her, abandon our stuff and move to a new town. That scenario did seriously cross my mind.

I quickly leapt into action and grabbed the large, upright vacuum cleaner (mind you, the big kind you only push on the floor), plugged it in, turned it on and held it over my head like some “She-Ra” wielding sword and rushed the cyclone.

The powerful vacuum sucked them in by the 100’s. It was a disgusting sound but the air began to clear.

The vacuum took care of almost all the bugs. However, there were a few alpha-bugs left that were seriously mad. The ones with the pointer thingies on the front that proceeded to dive bomb me

as I jumped from couch to kitchen counter in my effort to not get stung & simultaneously eradicate them.

I prevailed.

It was a memorable night and I had never before thought to turn a large vacuum upside down, but it was the best tool for the job.

Just like LabDx - most efficient and most functional - that’s how I roll.