InsaneJournal

Current mood:

productive

Housework
One of the things I have to do this year is red out the kitchen. Pull it all out of the cupboards and sort through it and sort it into categories: trash (not in good shape), thrift store (in good shape, but cheap items), see if friends want (good shape, good quality, just not what I want anymore), and keep. Looking at it quickly, I realized some of this stuff is ancient but still in incredibly good condition. The dinnerware set is 25 years old and, aside from a couple of small metal stains, could easily pass for new.

I need to replace light bulbs. What I've got are CFLs, but cheap ones. When I got them several years ago, most of the name-brand ones were the big 3-U-tube style that were just too long for most of my fixtures. The only compact spiral-tube ones were a no-name package probably from China. They're getting dim, aren't warming up quickly, and 2 have burned out since January. In the stores I can find name-brand ones with a spiral tube, and lo and behold I can get the brighter 75-watt-equivalent type and they're still small enough to fit. Time for an across-the-board replacement binge.

I should have Amex under control this summer after the mess with the Stealth. Once that's done I really ought to look at moving to a different apartment complex, something more modern. I like this one, but I miss the dishwasher and larger kitchen. And the rent's been steadily rising. It started at $750, pretty good for a 2-bedroom even if it was small. Now it's at $920 and probably going to go up again. I'm not willing to pay $1700+ a month in rent, but I should look to see what's available for a $200-300/month bump.