Posts Tagged Apartment

Screw new neighbors!

Nov 18

Posted by Ashley in General | 3 Comments

Not even a week after they move in are they playing loud music with tons of bass at 12:30am when I’m trying to sleep. I had a long day yesterday after only getting about 2 hours of sleep max, waking up to take my Corrections exam, coming home and trying to figure out my math homework, turning around and going back to campus for math class, and then coming home for the rest of the day to work on my psychology assignment, fix dinner and try to relax all the while feeling sick as hell.

ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS SLEEP WHEN 11PM ROLLED AROUND. After getting off the phone with Alan at that point, I lied there and hoped they’d realize what time it was and turn the music off…but that didn’t happen, so I got up and turned the computer on to shoot an email over to the property manager about the issue – he’ll take care of it even if it means kicking them out; he doesn’t tolerate that crap either. Aside from that it’s been nice and peaceful around here since getting rid of all the trashy, loud people and I’d like it to stay that way.

On a side note, I sent an email inquiring about a job position on campus for next semester as a student assistant in the sociology department. I think I qualify for the position but the only thing holding me back from applying at this moment are the hours they have listed – 12p-5p M-F. Next semester I have class until 12:50 om MWF and 3:45 on TTH, so if they aren’t flexible then I’ll have to pass but I’m hoping they’d be able to work something out because after all, I am a student…and I sure would love a regular job so I didn’t have to figure out how to write about things like english saddles anymore!

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Possible move in January?

Oct 12

Posted by Ashley in General | 2 Comments

A few nights ago I posted this blog about random people knocking on my door at all hours of the night; well, it hasn’t stopped and I’m up to 5 people now. Needless to say, I’m getting tired of it and want it to stop but how that’s suppose to happen I’m not exactly sure. The property manager already knows of the situation and he knows I’m tired of it and he watches out for me but it KEEPS HAPPENING. I’ve been tempted to post a note on my door saying DO NOT KNOCK OR I CALL THE POLICE because it’s THAT annoying. Aside from the random knocks, I’m perfectly fine with where I am and my apartment but I know I could be in a safer environment than where I currently am.

So, I was looking through the rental part of the classifieds last night and noticed an ad for one of the larger apartment communities – the community I had hoped to get an apartment in to begin with. It’s right down the road from the campus, is still on the bus route and is ALL college students that live there with the exception, I’m sure, of a few households. Either way, I know that I’d feel safer living there than where I currently am so I decided to check out the site again and see if their availability list had been updated. They have a few apartments that will be available at the end of the semester around December/January, one of which is one of their newer apartments and includes a washer/dryer in the unit which would be REALLY nice. I emailed one of the leasing agents and asked her to forward me the rental prices for the one bedroom units that would be available and I’m waiting to hear back about them.

I’m hoping that rent won’t be too high for one of the apartments there as I’d have to pay the cable and electric bill separate from my rent where as the apartment I’m currently at it’s built into the rent payment so it’s a set amount each month. At the beginning of January, I won’t be so stretched for money like I am now because I’ll have my tuition refund and I won’t have to buy all the crap I needed to buy when I first moved here. I am really hoping I can get into one of the apartments – I don’t really want to move again because I HATE moving but it’s for the better for my safety.

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Stop knocking on my door!

Oct 4

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I don’t live in the best of neighborhoods in the nicest apartment complex; in fact, I live in an old apartment complex where drugs are present on a street that cops drive down frequently. The first week I moved in they busted a potential meth lab in an apartment at the end of my building, and ever since then things have been kind of odd with random people hanging around and knocks on the door. In the last two weeks alone, I’ve had THREE people (one guy I recognized that lives in the complex, the other two I have no idea who they were) knock on my door at random times (one during the day, two at night with the latest being 1:30am).

Needless to say, it’s freaked me out each time because there is no need to come knocking on my door especially at 1:30am. I know they are looking for drugs and whoever they are looking for apparently has given them the wrong address, not only that but the person who lived in this apartment before me lived here for 13 years and it was an older lady so I don’t know what the hell is going on with that. The property manager is aware of the situation and keeps an eye out for me and the complex in general because he knows that I’m here for school and by myself; he’s spoken to my mom a few times on the phone. I’m going to talk with him about getting some more secure door hardware for the front door because currently there is only a single dead bolt and it isn’t very secure, in my opinion. I think having an extra lock or two would make me feel a bit safer at night. We’ll see…if things don’t change soon, I’ll start looking for a new apartment.

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Turning into a home maker? Not quite.

Sep 30

Posted by Ashley in Home and Garden | 2 Comments

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. :)

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My apartment.

Sep 25

Posted by Ashley in Home and Garden | No Comments

I never really got around to posting much about the apartment I moved into last month when I arrived in Kansas; in fact, I had a whole post thought out in my head about show casing the items that my grand parents have bought me and how I’ve got everything set up. I still plan on doing this and I’d really like to have some pictures to show you since visuals make it easier than trying to explain how everything is set up in an apartment you aren’t familiar with except I don’t have a camera. I’m going to see if I can borrow my dad’s or brother’s when I go to their house next, I also have to compile a list of the items that were bought for me; many of them are really neat and I think a lot of you would like them.

In general though, I have everything set up and the way I want it – at least for now. The living room and bathroom are taken care of as is the kitchen. I do need to get some new, brighter light bulbs for the bathroom since the current bathroom lighting is not that great and I still need to get some kind of kitchen rack to put next to the stove so I have more room to store pots, pans and foods – I don’t have much kitchen space at all. I also am trying to keep an eye out for a cheap (either new or used) coffee table since the one that came from my dad’s has a loose leg and there is NO way to fix it, so it leans and looks silly.

I’ve tried my best to make it my ‘home’ and make it warm and inviting but I’m not quite there yet, hopefully it will be soon.

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What a busy week.

Sep 17

Posted by Ashley in Education, General | 2 Comments

It’s only Wednesday and my week has already been really hectic. To start off with the kitchen sink backed up for the second time in a week; the maintenance guy came and unclogged it last week after I used the disposal ONCE and shit decided to fly up out of the drain and fly every where – it was so gross. Can  you guess what happened when I used the dispoal the other night? You guessed right, it decided to clog up to the point where water was backing up into both sides of the sink, so I couldn’t use it for the rest of the night; I actually had to use my bathroom sink to wash out one of the bowls I had used to make dinner so I could put it in the dishwasher. I don’t put anything down the disposal that shouldn’t go down, and have only used it after scrapping my plate into the trash and rinsing what is left over. Hopefully, this time around it’s fixed for good and I won’t have any other problems with the sinks in the house, otherwise I’m going to be very upset and someone will be replacing that stuff!

On top of dealing with that (it only stressed me out since it took more than a day to get it fixed thus I couldn’t use my sink at all!), I have my first test in most of my classes this week and next week so I’ve been pretty busy with studying. I had my first math (college algebra) test today and don’t feel like I did to well on it except in certain parts – not enough to make a passing grade though. Luckily for me, I get to retake 2 of my tests so if I ended up doing very poorly I can retake it later, and have my highest grade count instead of the lowest. I’ve never been good at math, and I try really hard but never seem to “get it.” Tomorrow, I have my first in-class essay for my Western Civilization class which is stressing me out a lot. She wouldn’t give us the actual question for our essay but I do know it’s going to based off Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Politics, two stories that I do not care for nor do I really understand. We get to use our notes and books for it but that won’t really help if I don’t understand what the hell is going on!

All weekend will be spent studying for my first Corrections exam on Monday, which I’m not too worried about. I just have to make sure I recognize the definitions and I’m able to write the vocabulary word that goes with said definition (IE: completion problems); the only thing I hate about that is the fact that there’s I think 5 chapters worth of definitions I have to study, along with the information that goes with it. And then finally, my week will conclude with my first test in Child Psychology which I’m not worried about at all since it’s all multiple choice scan tron and it’s over stuff that I’ve pretty much already learned in my psychology 101 class. As you can see though, I have a lot on my plate…hopefully, things will go well and I won’t stress out too much.

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