Before you think I’m crazy, let me explain. (And please ignore the fact that these are all sideways. I can’t fix it, I don’t know why. I swear, they are all vertical on my computer!)
Culprit #1:
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| The Light bulb. |
Sure, it may appear innocent, but the problem here is that it burned out. And I have spent the better half of two days trying to change it, but because I’m measuring in at a whopping 5’5″, it’s kicking my ass. It’s in my walk-in closet, and even standing on a chair leaves me a good foot or two away. Now, this wasn’t deadly until I tried to precariously stack some books on the aforementioned chair this morning (No, I don’t have a ladder, so don’t even bother suggesting that!) Of course, my books were not very sturdy and I ate it. Big time. Appliances: 1 Heather: 0.
Culprit #2:
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| The Washing Machine |
(Yes, I know my bras hanging there add a little sass to the picture, but hey–I’m pretty proud that I’m actually remembering to air dry my ridiculous collection of 165 bras instead of throwing them in the dryer. Baby steps!) Anyway, this washer is slowly trying to smoke me out of my house I think. I’ve been reading a book while catching up on my literally 15 loads of laundry, and I realized that my entire apartment was a little hazy and it smells like burning rubber. Yes, my washing machine. Next thing I know it’ll probably catch on fire and burn the whole place down!
Which actually leads to my third problem…
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| The Oven. |
Of the three assassins, this one is probably the worst as he and I have a reoccurring battle at least once per week. You see, apartment complexes aren’t great about providing the best stuff (please see culprits #1 and #2 for further examples.) This oven is no exception. When you preheat it, the lights all come on…but once it actually hits the temperature you are looking for, every light on the whole damn dashboard goes out. In essence, it looks like it is shut off when it is actually all warmed up and ready to go. This typically is fine if you aren’t super scattered and doing a million things all the time like me. This means that I have left the oven on for days at a time every week for the past month. I came back from the climbing wall the other day and realized that my kitchen was 1000 degrees….yup, the over had been on OVERNIGHT. With my poor dog inside the apartment. It is seriously trying to burn me to pieces, along with the rest of the building. No bueno. Luckily, I’m onto his games now, so I’m a bit more aware of his maneuvers. We’ll see who wins this battle.
Now, are there any volunteers who have me by a few inches that are willing to come change a light bulb for me?