The “Buggy” Developer

I’m a mess..

So want to give you a perspective of where I am coming from in regards to why I want to discuss housekeeping here in addition to the other topics I mentioned in my first post. Basically, as long as I can remember I have been a mess. My room was always a disaster – As a kid my room I shared with my sister was a mess, through high school my own room was a mess, through college my dorm room just the same, and when I moved into this apartment I wanted to change.

When I first moved in, I tried really hard to keep it super clean. I was on top of  doing the dishes and sweeping the floor and keeping my stove top shiny white; I made my bed every morning (decorative pillows and all), and bought separate hampers to sort my laundry as I took it off, I wrote up cleaning schedules, etc.

Where it started going down hill..

Then about a month into living here I saw something I wish I hadn’t…a roach. Honestly, I thought it was a beetle, so I vacuumed it up, and let it go outside. Then a couple days later I came across not one, not two, but THREE. That’s when I sent a picture to my dad and long story short – the building I live in has a roach problem. Shiver. I was so freaked out I didn’t want to stay here.

Then, I got bug killer spray, bait, traps – the works. I felt a bit more comfortable since it seemed to be doing the trick, but then was even more particular about keeping everything perfectly clean. I’m not sure when, but at some point I let it slip. I wasn’t as good about making my bed, and doing the dishes right away, etc. I didn’t notice any bugs for awhile, and I kept treating so I figured it was all good. That was, until about a month ago I started noticing little, itty bitty roaches. Long story short – the back of my fridge was a nest and the bug guys some how hadn’t killed it despite my complaints to management. Now that situation has been put under control I was convinced to keep my apartment in better shape such that it will not be inviting to those nasty roommates.

The now

Despite that, I have not been able to keep my kitchen in check (of course that’s where the bugs love to live). So in distress last week I googled how to stop being a slob (because, in that moment since I hadn’t washed my dishes from the night before that’s what I felt like). I found this blog: A Slob Comes Clean. She has been doing this for 8 years now, so I have not read her entire blog, but I have read through quite a bit, as well as have been listening to her podcast (from the beginning). So, her blog is what motivated me to start this blog, and getting my mess under control. I’m not sure where this blog will go in the future, but like Dana, I hope it will help me keep accountable.

So, that’s the origin of the “Buggy” in the name of my blog!