clean sweep

i even scrubbed the toilet. woot.

i don't know if the apartment has been this clean since i moved in. it was long overdue for a cleaning but the arrival of my new mattress and the fact that my friend is coming over tomorrow for dinner were enough to really put the pressure on.

i could do well by a load or two of laundry here too. but the 43 minute wash cycle is just too long to start at this hour. i'm about to snuggle up on my new mattress. i can't be bothered with a load of laundry. maybe i can put it all in and start it first thing tomorrow morning. but i don't want to have laundry hanging up drying when my friend comes over though.

oh the dilemma. one that would be easily solved with a DRYER. oh for a dryer...ha.

yesterday i put (most of) everything away, gathered important papers and things and put them in a basket, threw away all those random flyers i had laying around, organized and dusted my book/tv shelf, vacuumed and today i organized my toiletry stand/shelf, did all the dishes, wiped the floors, scrubbed the sink area and the toilet...i was on a roll baby! ;)

so i've got work tomorrow 8:25am-2:00pm. but i don't have any classes on saturday (yes, apparently i still have to be there...) so i just sit at my desk and do whatever i want. lately i've been trying to read contemporary japanese literature. i've got a book that gives the phonetic reading of the japanese and, armed with my dictionary, i read a short piece by Mori Yoko today. tomorrow more of the same! i've already done prep for all but one of my classes next week so i'm golden.

then my friend is coming over at 5:00pm. we're going to go to the store and buy food for dinner and make dinner in my apartment. i'm looking forward to it. it's nice to have someone around sometimes. even if it's nothing special...just to chat and laugh and have a good time. so...tomorrow is looking like it's going to be a great day.

i've had quite a few of those lately. i am nothing but thankful.