100 things I’d rather do than clean out closets… okay, only 27…
I had a “life’s bleach-able moment” that resulted in DAYS of disinfecting everything, including myself, after the peeps on the next floor up clogged their toilet. I don’t know how many times they tried to flush whatever wouldn’t go down, but OMGosh… they flooded their bathroom. Then their sewer water leaked through the floor, traveled the concrete joint seam, and rained into my closet. The water must have hit wires along the way, as it shorted out my electric. I got dripped on while placing catch bins and pulling stuff out of that closet.
YUCK! And double triple YUCK!
Of course, THEY got their mess cleaned up a lot faster than I could get mine… by the time my power was back on, they were cranking tunes and throwing a party. At least that is what it sounded like… ERR!
It is NOT the first time they flooded their bathroom. Last time, they were drawing a bath and forgot to turn off the faucets. One time is a fluke… twice tells me to be prepared. They will do it again. Since I have absolutely no control over other people, the only thing I can do is turn that closet into bin central… only store items sealed inside plastic tubs in there so it will be easier on me when I have to disinfect AGAIN.
So, that’s what I’ve been doing… cleaning like crazy, throwing stuff out, and flipping closets. Which means cleaning out ALL closets, which I really did not want to do… but, may as well get it done.
So, where’s my list of 100 27 things I’d rather be doing?
Writing the list is ON the list… so right now, it is in my head as loose ideas just floating around. Can you deal with that? Yeah, just roll with it baby.
I’m laughing… writing this blog post has given me a much needed break. It will be alright.
Thanks for reading!
Barnbees 
Hey that’s the 21st century for you, urban living, join the club unless you’re rich enough to opt out. We all need to get it together and understand who we are as a group. This is when we get to understand we are not islands, we are all together, inseparable, so let’s get it together and respect each other.
Have you tried talking to your neighbors? It’s not easy but often solves the problem..
Ah, so true… always best to be respectful of neighbors. This building is a community unto itself, 173 units with ye 180 people, within the community of DoYo (downtown Youngstown), and most people do get along fine. As irritating as it was, I know it was not done on purpose.