Kate's Eye View

Jeremy and I moved in to our new apartment last weekend. The move went quite well in part because we were ready to go and because we had some friends help us! Normally we move everything my ourselves so it was nice this time to have the help. We had our walk through and they were very impressed and we are getting all of our deposit back. The property manager wrote on the move-out sheet "In better condition than move-in". That felt good to hear. Hopefully we'll get the money before our vacation. It has been just over a week since we moved and we are almost all unpacked but unfortunately we need to get a storage room somewhere because there isn't enough storage space here for all our empty boxes, sports equipment, and Christmas stuff. We really like this new place. It has a really nice pool and hot tub outside in the courtyard. There is also a nice gas grill you can use whenever. The fitness center is also very nice with all the equipment you need to get a good...

Today I decided it was finally time to fix the chalking around out bathtub. It had mildew from the previous tenants and I killed all the mildew using Tilex mildew root killer, however the mildew had left the white silicone chalking around the edges stained black even though the fungus was dead. This is how it started out earlier today: To start out I first scrapped off all of the old stained chalking with a stiff, sharp putty knife. This was the messiest and hardest part. I made sure to get all chalk that could be contaminated by mildew so this included the chalk around the soap holder and the faucet. Then Jeremy made up the following solution for me that cleans and sanitizes the whole shower area so that no mildew spores remain and the surface will be clean and ready for the new chalk to adhere to. The solution was 3 quarts hot water 1 quart bleach 1 cup Trisodium Phosphate (TSP) substitute 1 cup Dawn dish soap I applied this to the entire shower surface and then let it sit for abo...

Since my last post I officially finished the kitchen cabinet refinishing project! Here are the pictures: BEFORE AFTER I started packing this week. It is good to give yourself a lot of time to get ready to move I think so it spreads the stress out over a longer period of time and is in smaller doses but it is also hard to decide what to pack up so early! I am constantly looking around asking myself what we can live comfortably without for the next two and half weeks. So things like books, winter clothes, extra mug/bowls/glasses/plates get packed up but the rest of it I don't want to do too soon then end up having to rummage through boxes later when we need this or that. So, it is refreshing to know that in only one week I have to have everything packed. You can live with less for one week! :) On Wednesday night I made a fantastic dinner consisting of Spanish seafood flavored rice, Spanish garlic shrimp, and petite lobster tails. It was so good Jeremy took a picture. We ate it...

All of the sudden it is the month of May and we having exciting stuff going on! I haven't heard back from Bruce Randolph about that interview I had with them so I probably did not get that position. But at least it was good practice and now I know what an interview is like. I did however hear back from Otter Tail Environmental and I did get the summer position with them! They called me and asked if I was still interested in working for them and I said yes, and then they asked if I was still willing to drive to Boulder county and I said yes but then she also asked if I would be willing to do mosquito identification in the lab and I also said yes to that. Currently I am not sure about what I will be doing with them but either way I am glad I got a summer job so I can start paying off some debt! Last week I also did a phone interview with The Denver Model Staffing Initiative which is a non-profit organization part of The New Teacher Project which is a nationwide effort to help urb...