perks of a small apartment

There are a lot of nice things about living in a tiny apartment.  (There are a lot of bad things about living in a tiny apartment too, but let's think about the positive today.)

Good things that I'm thinking of right now:

• Whenever I need something, it's always at hand.
• My food-related pleasures are only a glance away.  For example, when I make a pie, it has to go on the table or the counter.  That's where it will live until I eat it all.  Its mere presence can make me happy.  Tonight, I'm soaking three different kinds of beans.  Every once in a while, I lean forward in my bed so I can check them out on the counter.  Red kidney beans, white chickpeas, black ... black beans.  Mmm.

Actually, come to think of it, food-related things take up most of my apartment.  Big fridge, oven, kitchen area, microwave.  Microwave is chilling on the floor right now because oven replaced it.  Oven actually has a microwave function, but I'm a little afraid to use it.

My bed also takes up a huge amount of room.  I constantly think how much easier (and more comfortable) it would be just to have a futon of some sort (Japanese/Korean style) but I'm stuck with this bed.  At least it keeps me off the really hot floor, ha.

Today I spent a lot of time cleaning, but my apartment is still not clean. :(  I am slow and messy, apparently.  Maybe I can finish it up tomorrow morning.