nishatalitha

To do before then:

vaccum bedroom nishatalitha
vaccum bedroom maudlinrose
vaccum bedroom tamarillow
hang towel rail and hooks on back of tamarillow's door
vaccum hallway
vaccum lounge, kitchen, dining room, sunroom, bathroom
clean bathroom
clean barbeque and put away
clean kitchen - mostly done
put away dishes
unpack dishwasher
laundry
reshelve - nishatalitha
hang Wellington print
plant mint, coriander, lavender and carpet rose
stuff Sallies pile into a bag and stick in closet
clean glass - shower, mirrors, any windows that need doing
mop bathroom, kitchen (tamarillow volunteered)

None of my previous landlords ever bothered doing a flat inspection. I don't recall ever having one in Newtown; the closest Harbour View Rd got to it was the landlord coming around and asking what needed fixing (nearly everything); and at the last place, after their first visit to discuss Crazy Downstairs Neighbour Lady's noise complaint, they poked their heads in once a year to give us a bottle of wine and Christmas mince pies. So this is my first proper flat inspection ever.

But new property manager has poked her head in once already, when letting the downstairs flat, so I don't anticipate there being a problem. I'll still be glad when it's over, though.

Things to mention to the property manager:

The washing machine's dislike of doing more than three or four loads in a row and requiring an hour switched off at the wall before being willing to work again.

That the halogen lights in the kitchen keep blowing, including the ones she replaced before we moved in.

The cost of the replacement plugs for the laundrey and kitchen (with receipts to give her).

With all the heavy rain over the past day or so, our backyard has flooded quite impressively. There is only a little bit of actual grass left above water. I took some photos, but the device I use to upload them to my computer appears to have broken (at least, the computer knows it's there, but doesn't know anything else about it), and I think I'm going to have to replace it. It is physically broken, and I haven't used it for months. The last time I used it it was broken, so I don't know what happened in the meantime. Gah, windows.

However, not only is our backyard flooded, but also the access paths. And since the path was sealed recently (which is wonderful, generally), the flooding is worse than ever, requiring actual use of the other path down. Seriously, I inched my way along the second rail of the fence to get past the three metre long, ankle depth stretch of water blocking my way out. WCC will be notified about this.

maudlinrose and I had to go out in the pouring rain this morning to pick up C's birthday present, which we'd more or less decided on, but had to actually purchase. I also bought myself a shiny gold coloured bracelet with purple and green flowers on it. But we were at the shop as it opened (dripping wet, both of us), and the guy was really nice, and let us pick through things, and didn't make us feel silly because we don't know anything about antiques and very little about jewellery. I've bought presents for other people there which have worked out well.

Then we came home and I had quicksies and she had toasties, and I lit the fire and did hanwork, while maudlinrose went off to a work do. C. came home from work then, and I did some more handwork. The sampler - nearly finished. I have three squares and three small hearts to do out of a total of five squares, seven small hearts and one large heart, and then it's onto the beading. Hopefully, I can get a bit done tomorrow, as well.

I also got two bunches of Early Cheer to go on the table, because I really like the smell, and it was two for $5, which is quite cheap for those flowers.

Last night was kinda funny. maudlinrose and I got home at the same time, ate cheese and crackers and pastrami, along with half a bottle of wine (the pinot noir chardonnay that I won at work last week - it was fizzy!), and then cleaned the lounge, before having pancakes. Of course, while the other two went to bed at normal time (around eleven or so), I then felt wide awake, so I spent the ensuing three hours or so cleaning and tidying my room. All that still needs doing is the vaccuming.