One of the first things you notice about someone but don't consciously think about is what kind of messes they notice. Probably the most noticeable is people who don't notice their own messy appearance. This can be confusing when you consider there are also people who notice their messy appearance, but either don't care or completely revel in it. The latter is a little odder to me, though, because if you can't keep yourself relatively put together, who would reasonably want you to keep something else that isn't around you 24 hours together?
Anyway, I bring this up because Carissa cleaned around the house today, and we just had a discussion about messiness and stuff. Now, before you get any funny ideas, it wasn't particularly bitchy or anything, it was actually extremely civil. However, it made me realize that I notice certain messes and don't notice others. I do NOT notice dirt at all. Like vacuuming or stuff like that, I mean, i notice the results immediately after they are done, but the vacuuming is one of the farthest things from my mind. I guess I just don't pay that much attention. Floors? Same. Dirt is just whatev i guess. I think it's laziness. I mean, I appreciate it when it's done, but when I'm cleaning it's just something I will put off.
So what gets me? Bugs. I can't handle bugs. So if i think something is going to be attractive to bugs, I cannot handle it at all. So basically, I bitch about food being left out in the kitchen, dishes in the sink, and counters with brown stuff on it. Ewwww. I think dishes in the sink are the things that get me the most, because they start to smell, and bugs can get to them. Same with recycling stuff. Man, you got to rinse out the cans and stuff, because if you don't, you get the stink and the bugs.
Why do I mention this on a blog? Because I'm a little bored, and, if you're ever worried about the condition of your apartment when I am visiting, remember: every room in the house I couldn't care less, but please have a clean kitchen. a cold water pitcher in the fridge gets bonus points, too
