Trying Our Green Thumbs

Robert and I decided to try our green thumbs and get some plants for the deck. He chose four violas (two in purple, one in yellow and one in orange) and I chose a dark purple calla lily. I got a planter that had a bow crafted into it; it's super cute. We got them from Home Depot and now they're living on our deck. I'm very excited to have some plants out there, and Robert suggested that we get deck chairs to sit outside and read during the summer months. We've got a nice view of the mountains and trees, so we won't be staring into people's homes at all. Here are a few pictures from our Sunday green-thumb day: 

New Apartment/Black Mold

If you're on my Twitter or fb, you've heard by now that we got the apartment! I am SO excited!

We move in this Saturday, so tomorrow and Friday are going to be taken up with packing. I have gotten most of my books done, actually, and all of my movies. I just need to do the rest of my closet and the kitchen and then it's pretty much done. I don't think that it'll be a hassle to move, since I don't really have any big things. Daniel (who tweets here) is going to help Robert and myself move. I'm also going to ask a few other friends to see if they can lend a hand.

The new apartment that we're moving into is so nice! Hardwood floors in both bathrooms, a washer/dryer, a pool, a 24HR workout center, nice carpet, updated appliances, great location... I don't have any complaints about it! Quite the opposite in fact! It also comes with a little storage unit, which is great. Plus we have the second bedroom that will be used for storage and for Robert's desk/office area. I have office supplies to put there too. That's where the computer will go as well, even though I'm sure our laptops won't live in that room. I usually have mine on the couch or bed.

Another bonus of moving? Getting out of Sir Charles Court. The staff were nice enough, but the rent was raised a lot each time we resigned the lease. The windows were also single paned, so it was cold in my bedroom and there was black mold everywhere. Even though I ran the fan in my bathroom constantly, didn't open my bathroom door during showers and followed basic procedures for helping with keeping it at bay, this apt was HORRIBLE for black mold. I had to bleach down my windows every 1.5 weeks and mold grew in every corner of the room. If I didn't pull stuff out and bleach the walls, stuff would just rot.  I ended up having to throw away literally bags of clothing because I didn't realize that by touching the walls they'd mold over. I took a photo of the corner of my bedroom before I bleached it down the other day, which I'll attach.

I complained at the office and they just gave me a paper handout with such gems as "dry your towels immediately after use" and "dry your dishes". It's actually shocking to me that I haven't gotten sick from the mold spores. After throwing away hundreds of dollars worth of clothing, using enough bleach to kill a small animal and constantly battling it, I'm so relieved to be done at these apts. All I can say is:  good riddance!