Hello All! So it has been a while since I first started doing this xanga thing, and I just have forgotten about it... But I think I'm going to use this to be able to talk about my first Apt. experience. (Ok, so it sounds boring, but I promise... It will be very interesting lol ).
So I am living at Western Place, and I have 3 other apartment-mates. We each have our own bedroom and bathroom... the only thing we share is the living room and kitchen. So It is so much better than living in a dorm on campus. But just in the last 24hrs. it has gotten weird around here.
Last night, my boyfriend spent the night and the other people in the apt were out in the kitchen/living room with music on and drinking and playing cards... it was 1:00a.m. and Chris told me he couldn't sleep b/c the girl's music was too loud who lives next to me... And I told him that if it was bothering him for him to just say something to her nicely. But before that, I had gone out there to get something to drink and as I was walking out I heard one of the girls saying"SHHHH" like they were talking about me... Now come on... it doesn't take a dumb to figure out that they must have been talking about me... So that's why I sent Chris out there to say something b/c I had a feeling that they were talking about me.
So there is this chart on our fridge that has everyone's name on it and different things that need to be done every week or every other week.. For example, sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, loading/unloading dishwasher... nothing that is too hard. But if someone completes something they are suppose to check their name off by the corresponding item that they have completed... I established this just so I would know what I might need to do.. If no one had mopped for 2-3 weeks I would then know that I need to mop. I thought it was a good idea so we all would know what is and isn't getting done.
So when I woke up this morning ... I looked at the chart and on the fridge and it read: Wiped Ass - then it had everyone's name checked besides mine name... and then it had: Called Police - and beside that my name was checked (What in the heck are they talking about??)
I haven't asked anyone about it... I really don't care who has put that up... if that's their way of saying "We don't like this chart" then okay... but it was a very immature way of doing it.
So here is my theory as far as how I should handle this... I am not going to clean ANY mess that isn't mine. If the living room or kitchen is a mess... SO BE IT! I will only clean up my messes from now on. And I realize that I have made the mistake of cleaning up messes that weren't mine...
I will now been purchasing my own, personal trash can that will be located in my closet... and when MY trash gets full ... then I WILL take out MY trash. As for as everyone else... they are on their own.
How I am looking at it... they have all lost something - someone to clean up their mess... But the positive thing is - I have gained something... I have gained more time to do things other than cleaning. I will now only have to clean my room! HURRAY! And keep in mind, I never really complained about cleaning... I actually had fun cleaning...
So my thought for today: Whatever people do, feel, think, or say, don't take it personally. |