Turning into a home maker? Not quite.
Since moving into my apartment - my first ever - and living on my own which means depending on me for everything, I have come to realize that it takes more time and effort to “run” a household than I thought. I, honestly, feel bad about all the times I didn’t help my mom around the house even if it was with simple chores like vacuuming or doing the dishes. I make sure the dishes are done every day and have made a habit of putting them into the dishwasher right away, I also make sure to unload it promptly and not just open it up to get a clean dish out.
I’ve also noticed that I can’t stand for things to be messy…when I lived at home, my space was my bedroom and I was in control of how I kept it; yes, I’m not the most organized or clean person but when I do get to cleaning I make sure everything is put away and nicely organized, now I do that on a regular basis - I seriously don’t know how many times I’ve cleaned the kitchen counters and stove top or how many times I’ve straightened up the living room since I moved in even though the messes are not really big at all.
One of the bigger changes for me, however, is cooking. I never cooked before because I absolutely hated it, it was a chore that I didn’t want to take part in - the preparing, the cooking, the cleaning up afterwards. Ugh. But since moving into my apartment, I actually enjoy cooking a lot more than I thought I would. I’m still trying to figure things out and looking up different recipes to try out (I’ll definitely have to check out some easy green bean recipes), but in general I enjoy cooking for myself. It’s also something that I have more control over now since I do live on my own and I’m solely responsible for the foods I buy and put into my body; I mean, I had control over that before because my mom couldn’t force me to eat something I didn’t want too but if someone else is buying the groceries and they refuse to buy more healthy foods what are you going to do? I try my best to buy healthy foods and I can only see it get better from here on out. I’m really excited with how things are going in this area of my life. 
Tags: Apartment, Cooking, Home and Garden, Life
September 30th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Yeah, I enjoyed cooking more when I actually had to start doing it. It definitely seemed like less of a chore.
September 30th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
I’m kinda opposite of you… not that I like things to be messy, but I’m too lazy to clean stuff up as often as I should. Don’t get me wrong, my home isn’t a pigsty- just a bit more cluttered than it probably should be.
When I lived in my last apartment, I ate tons of fast food and didn’t cook much. I know, bad! That apartment was in an old old house, though… the oven/stove was so old that it was probably a fire risk and made me nervous every time I used it. And whenever I used the microwave, I had to turn off everything electric in the apartment- computer, air conditioner, television, everything! When I forgot to turn everything off, the microwave would trip the circuit breaker and I had to go find and bother my landlord to get the electricity turned on again.