While Jeffrey is at work and I'm home alone in the apartment, I've managed to stay occupied. I brought a book along to read, because I thought I could take some time just to sit and read it - but so far I haven't read more than a few pages. I should probably blame that on finding out I have internet access and spending too much time on facebook, but I've also spent some time cleaning the apartment for my sweet husband.
Yes, I know he's a big boy and he can take care of himself, but I'm used to taking care of him. So I've washed the dishes and cleaned up the kitchen, made sure we had something for dinner - fajitas in the crockpot right now - cleaned the tub and sink in the bathroom, and swept and vacuumed the floors. Honestly, all that didn't really take up too much time. It really doesn't take too long to clean a little 1-bedroom apartment, and it wasn't really all that messy. Jeffrey has done a good job of taking care of himself - not that I really want to have him getting too used to doing that.
Mainly I wanted to vacuum the carpet because there were salt crystals all over the place, mainly by the entry door. Now that it's winter, that's probably going to be a regular thing. The frustrating thing is that the carpet is nice and thick and new, and right up to the door - meaning that there is no way to put any kind of rug in front of the door to wipe your feet on. Whatever is on your shoes when you walk in the door, in this case the salt from the sidewalks, gets tracked in onto the carpet. You definitely don't want to step in any mud!
You'd think they'd put some kind of vinyl or tile in front of the doors to avoid having everything tracked in, but Jeffrey says they just put new carpet in whenever they rent an apartment out to a new tenant. I don't know if that's more cost effective than if they would just Click Here and get the carpets cleaned between tenants, but that's what they do. Still, wouldn't it be nice for the current tenants if they were able to put a throw rug in front of the door and keep the carpet cleaner while they're living there?
Should we suggest some kind of hard surface just inside the entry doors of the apartments? After all, they have changed the kitchen and bathroom floors. They used to be carpeted when we lived here before.
