Sunday, May 27, 2012

Cleaning + a quick trip to the beach

Yesterday my roommate and I tackled the recycling. Below is our now empty recycling bin.
 Imagine it full with six extra full bags of plastics, bottles, paper, etc surrounding it. What a mess! Unfortunately, our apartment building doesn't provide recycling bins or services. So, every month (or so) one of us has to haul all the recycling materials to the recycling center. When it gets really full, nobody wants to do it. But as a team, my roommate and I did it. I also cleaned the bathroom and she did the living room. What a difference!

Afterwards, I went with her to a friend's BBQ in Long Beach. The drive was long and it was extremely windy, and we could only stay about two hours, but it was just wonderful. Good people, good food, AND the beach? That's really all I need.

Even the police woman who drove by to tell us that BBQing on the beach was not permitted was nice. She said it was okay this time, but in the future not to do it.

Again, it's those simple things that make life lovely.
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  1. meMay 28, 2012 at 12:34 AM

    Glad to hear you have a nice roommate. Compare to you, my roommate doesn't like to clean, so I clean living room, bathroom, and kitchen most of the time. Sometimes it's annoying but sometimes I just don't care. One time I told her to pick up her hair from the drain after shower. I felt awkward to tell her clean it.

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    1. lanikinsMay 28, 2012 at 10:06 AM

      well, I have TWO roommates. I only wrote about the one who helped clean. So, trust me, I understand. Talking about domestic things like cleaning and chores is surprisingly difficult yet so necessary. I'm dealing with that right now, too. And I agree - it feels very awkward to talk about! But if you ("you" as in "me")don't say anything, it's a very unhappy situation.

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