then came the apartment chores. i'm doing a complete overhaul of the apartment to get it ready for when i'm gone. it was hands and knees time in the bathroom..scrubbing the tile floor, the bathtub and the tile that makes up half of the bathroom walls. finally figured out a way to fix the tile towel handle fixture with caulk adhesive. the piece is really heavy and every time i tried to fix it, gravity would win the fight...then, i had a lightbulb moment...i grabbed the heavy duty packing tape and made a tape cross...as i write this, that baby is still taped to the wall and the caulking has dried, but i'll leave it until tomorrow to make sure...now to find the towel pole...i put it away for safe keeping. dusting, sweeping, mopping, weeding the junk drawer, getting rid of the recycle items, cleaning out the fridge, pruning the plants... it was a productive day.
up early sunday morning to get shopping done, got to the store at about 7am. then it's off to do laundry (5 loads)...that place was packed! everyone trying to beat the crowd and to have time to enjoy the beautiful weather... wheeled my little cart home and ran some more errands...finally. took a quick nap with the cats, got up, and went to town on the kitchen. i've got one of those old-fashioned white sinks with the built-in ridges. it's porous and stains badly, so i usually bleach it and afterwards it looks great. scrubbed the cat bowls, mat, and water dispenser. wiped down the cabinets and stove top. put appliances i don't use away (mini espresso machine and handheld mixer).
Homeless Man update:
saw him friday night fast asleep in the foyer. i snuck back upstairs to my apartment and called a service that helps the homeless. by the time they got to the building, he had gone off into the night. they only missed him by about 5-10 minutes. i gave them a description and they went off in search of him. i called the landlady to let her know. i was feeling a little pissed off and frustrated. the foyer stinks! it's full of garbage! and it seems that this guy is going to do what he's going to do... i suggested that we have a tenant meeting. she scheduled meetings for sunday and monday evening. 3 tenants showed up sunday. the landlady let me know that the homeless helpers had actually found Homeless Man a few houses up the block. they engaged him in conversation and tried to get him to come with them to recieve help. he refused and walked on. (they can not force the homeless to accept help...there are special procedures for that). so, i felt a little bit better about having called them friday night. at least they know about Homeless Man now. tonight's meeting should be interesting.
i went to the tenant meeting last night dressed in my running gear minus the sneaks. headed back upstairs after it was done and then outside to get a short fast run in before dark. came back to a special message on my answering machine. can i say that it was a perfect ending to a perfecto weekend? made a quick dinner of pasta with tomatos, spinach, garlic and onions with parmesan cheese, had some water and took a nice hot shower...
clean jammies, fluffy bed, tunes blasting in my head. looking forward to vacation time. another gorgeous day today (weatherwise).
i'm sitting here with a bowl full of fat white seedless grapes...lip smacking good.
what are you having today for breakfast?
;-)