Shared Living Quarters

I am so thankful for a nice roof the military provides for over my head. But... sometimes the frustrations of shared living areas are so annoying.

Right now I am doing laundry. Someone decided to start some system where you mark your washers so people know who is using them and if you leave your clothes down there to long, they will come knock on your door. Which has been helpful because usually when I do my laundry I end up finishing someone else's because they don't come and put there clothes in the dryers. But it was also created because the nasty people that live around us like to leave dog/cat feces in the washers. Isn't that what we all want to wash our clothes with? Tonight when I was doing laundry I opened a washer to find the lovely gift of vomit. And guess what? They didn't put their sticker on it to let us know who it was. I am not exactly sure why we aren't able to clean up after ourselves. But more than that, I am not exactly sure why we are vomiting or putting cat/dog feces in the washers in the first place. Nasty people.

My dishwasher is also being complicated. Luckily I have my own and don't have to share that...haha. It isn't getting the dishes clean anymore. It is very sad, I have really enjoyed having a dishwasher, and that word not meaning "Beth." Today I washed the dishes by hand while Kyle "fixed" the dishwasher, washing by hand reminded me how thankful I am for that appliance in my home. I am know attempting to wash the same dishes for the third time I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will work.

I can't just complain about military housing or shared living, because we really are fortunate to have all be do, and I must say they have given us nicer housing than I expected, plus we get the following:

1. No electricity bills (however, that means that the military turns off the heat when they feel like it and turn it back on when they feel it is cold enough.)

2. No water bills

3. No garbage pick-up bills

4. No rent

5. Free maintenance and up-keep. That means if something breaks, we call and they come and fix it. Also we have this cool thing called "self-help," it is a free store. You can get light bulbs, paint, nuts/bolts, basically anything you could need to help take care of the home.

6. When it comes time to move (which is all to often) they pack all your things and move them for you at no cost. Plus they unpack them too!

Alright, well I guess it is back to the laundry. I really let it pile up and think I will be staying up later than usual to finish/fold it. Luckily I got about a 3 hour nap today.