We had a moderately lazy Labor Day weekend. Last Friday we checked out another new (to us) Mexican restaurant. We've been to 9 in town so far in the search for excellent Mexican food. This last one was the best so far, since it's menu was TOTALLY different from every other restaurant. Plus it has the word "Taqueria" in its name, unlike any of the other Mexican places. We didn't get any tacos like the name suggested, but we did very much enjoy what we got.
After stuffing down some enchiladas and a chimichanga we headed to the movie theater to catch an afternoon showing of Inglorious Basterds. Good movie. Not for everybody though. I loved Brad Pitt's twangy southern accent, especially when he pretended to be Eye-talian.
We didn't do anything Saturday or Sunday except watch the races in Atlanta (woohoo for Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne!).
On Monday I worked HARD. For the past few weeks (months maybe...) I've felt like the apartment was sooooo dirty. Of course, things are always neat and orderly around here, but underneath all the neat and orderly just felt grimy. The kitchen and bathrooms got a thorough scrubbing, which meant I was on the floor A LOT. Toilet paper seems to leave a fluffy film on everything in the bathroom that is hard to clean without elbow grease. Dust in the kitchen area mixes with general cooking grease and splatter and just makes a greasy mess on surfaces. I am happy to say that we have lovely clean baseboards now! Who knew they were actually white! All the floors got vacuumed, and it is now safe to walk around barefooted without worrying about stepping on something. YAY!
In the midst of cleaning, I went into the kitchen closet for something and saw a huge puddle of water on the floor. OH CRAP! What has exploded?! The AC unit and the water heater are both in the kitchen closet (which is also under the stairs). I was worried that the entire closet was flooded, but it was just one spot. The AC drain had gotten clogged. Funny how the SAME thing happened in the previous townhouse too. Plus, one of the hoses connected to the unit was leaking. Luckily, it was just two little drips that had dripped a LONG time, since the AC had been running all day. After mopping up the mess with some towels, I put a bucket under one drip and a rubber bin under the other. Crisis averted until the maintenance guy could come fix it.
Once I put away all the cleaning stuff and had steamed the flood in the closet I asked Jamie if the house felt cleaner. He said yes. All of my hard work was worth the effort! Hurrah!
Keep an eye out on the Jewelry page in Stylishly Crafty. I plan to take pictures of the many necklaces and bracelets I've been working on for the past few weeks.
Oh...and I might be in a new Irish band. More on that later!
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