Showing posts with label week one. Show all posts
Showing posts with label week one. Show all posts
Monday, October 6, 2008
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Money Matters
As a graduate student, my typical financial state is "ahh how am I going to pay for groceries...I'll figure it out after I order another beer."
In other words, priorities are a bit mixed up and money is tight. When I moved out here I had $1000 saved up which I took to Ikea and used to furnish an apartment. Now that I've decided to seriously address the apartment, I spent the summer saving and reevaluating said priorities, and the result is I have enough to buy some nicer furniture- sofa, ottoman as coffee table, and at least one end table are the priorities, and paint the larger room (the bedroom and bathroom will have to wait). So it will be a mix of store bought furniture and thrift stores. As long as I'm careful, I think I'll be able to make a significant change. I'm excited!
In other words, priorities are a bit mixed up and money is tight. When I moved out here I had $1000 saved up which I took to Ikea and used to furnish an apartment. Now that I've decided to seriously address the apartment, I spent the summer saving and reevaluating said priorities, and the result is I have enough to buy some nicer furniture- sofa, ottoman as coffee table, and at least one end table are the priorities, and paint the larger room (the bedroom and bathroom will have to wait). So it will be a mix of store bought furniture and thrift stores. As long as I'm careful, I think I'll be able to make a significant change. I'm excited!
List of Repairs
Mostly little things I've been ignoring:
1. loose toilet handle (going to ask a friend who says she is a plumbing genius to come over and look at it)
2. replace lightbulb next to shower (need to get a step ladder to reach and figure out what type of bulb I even need)
3. fix screen door roller and then hang them up (need to go to hardware store to get replacement roller)
4. use new anchor things to hang up bedroom curtains and fix the collapsed curtain rod in dining area (I have to go back to hardware store because I forget how to use them)
5. one electrical socket not working (although the one attached to it is...which is weird, right? This one I think I'll ask the super about, although since they're doing major renovations, it's sort of like getting in touch with the Pope)
6. connect the VCR player to the TV (My TV is so ancient, it seemed too difficult, although maybe if I spend more than 5 minutes on it I'll figure it out)
7. glue (or somehow attach) the piece of weather stripping on the outside of the front door that is flapping wildly
8. attach a deadbolt to the front door (and possibly figure out some lock type deal for the sliding glass doors, because even though my balcony is on the second floor and inaccesible, there is a tree and I am paranoid.
9. the door on the hall closet sticks, I guess I should take it down a rehang it. Or, I've been thinking about taking it down and just hanging up a curtain.
1. loose toilet handle (going to ask a friend who says she is a plumbing genius to come over and look at it)
2. replace lightbulb next to shower (need to get a step ladder to reach and figure out what type of bulb I even need)
3. fix screen door roller and then hang them up (need to go to hardware store to get replacement roller)
4. use new anchor things to hang up bedroom curtains and fix the collapsed curtain rod in dining area (I have to go back to hardware store because I forget how to use them)
5. one electrical socket not working (although the one attached to it is...which is weird, right? This one I think I'll ask the super about, although since they're doing major renovations, it's sort of like getting in touch with the Pope)
6. connect the VCR player to the TV (My TV is so ancient, it seemed too difficult, although maybe if I spend more than 5 minutes on it I'll figure it out)
7. glue (or somehow attach) the piece of weather stripping on the outside of the front door that is flapping wildly
8. attach a deadbolt to the front door (and possibly figure out some lock type deal for the sliding glass doors, because even though my balcony is on the second floor and inaccesible, there is a tree and I am paranoid.
9. the door on the hall closet sticks, I guess I should take it down a rehang it. Or, I've been thinking about taking it down and just hanging up a curtain.
The Cure So Far
Ok, since I just started this blog, I'm a bit behind on posting. So here's what I managed to do this week:
The floors are clean, I sat at my dining room table (yes, I never sit there which is one of my problems), I gave away the box spring that has been propped up against the sliding glass doors in my bedroom (thus serving as a curtain), and I already use earth friendly cleaning supplies- a mix of 7th Generation and Method products and copious amounts of white vinegar.
I did not buy flowers, because I was doing the Jew thing for half the week and didn't walk by the flower shop on my regular route.
And here is my pretty, pretty style tray:
The floors are clean, I sat at my dining room table (yes, I never sit there which is one of my problems), I gave away the box spring that has been propped up against the sliding glass doors in my bedroom (thus serving as a curtain), and I already use earth friendly cleaning supplies- a mix of 7th Generation and Method products and copious amounts of white vinegar.
I did not buy flowers, because I was doing the Jew thing for half the week and didn't walk by the flower shop on my regular route.
And here is my pretty, pretty style tray:
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