7 Quick Takes: The Adventures in Housesitting Episode

This week's Quick Takes are brought to you by Elizabeth Shue, of "Adventures in Babysitting" fame. And now apparently CSI. 

I've been housesitting for my future in-laws. While this may sound simple and unchallenging, I promise you I've had more than a few frustrations. 

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My future in-laws just had their kitchen redone. It's gorgeous with cherry cabinets and marble (although J tells me they're not marble but actually coriander? I don't know. They look like marble and stay cool like marble...) countertops. Unfortunately, I can't find ANYTHING! I like to cook, but I'm not an adventurous cook, so I rely on recipes. Which require measuring implements like cups and spoons. Which I CAN'T FIND! J has since told me that they are packed away still from the renovation. Sad day.

Look's like I can't do much of this in the next couple weeks. 

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Another kitchen related one (what can I say? I spend A LOT of time in the kitchen). J's family is all tall. J himself is just shy of 6 feet, his brother is a few inches taller, their Dad is around the same, and their Mom is around 5' 8". The only one even close to my height is his sister, and she's 5' 6" I think. Which still makes her over 4" taller than me. The kitchen layout and product placement reflects that height. Important things like the teapot and tea mugs are all on the second shelf. J came over yesterday and asked why I had left the teapot on the counter.

Incidentally, J himself has a weird way of putting things away in his kitchen. He put the tupperware containers on the very top shelf, and then the pie plate on the second shelf (which I can actually reach if I stretch). Gah!

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I took the bus the wrong way. Although I will blame this one more on Google Maps (or my inability to read it on my iPod) than the house itself, it was still an adventure. See I was trying to get to school, and Google Maps told me to take the bus at 7:07. I just didn't realize that there was a stop across the street from the one I was standing at until the bus I was supposed to be on came. It was also -40 C with a windchill that day. I got on the opposite bus, talked to the bus driver, got on a different bus, and finally hooked up to a train station to take me to the University. But the good news is I was only 5 minutes late for class!

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I got a parking ticket. Not in front of the house, because that would be weird, but at the train station which is next to a mall. Apparently the mall parking people really don't like park and riders. I had no other option though! I had to go to the University to work at the Information booth, and then get to my town 30 minutes away from the University to work my retail job! Sigh... I could have really used that $50.

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I have a one hour course every Tuesday that runs later in the evening (annoying, I know, but required!). So I decided to just drive to the University from the house, and suck it up and pay the $4 for parking for an hour. So I left the house, and got on the freeway. Unfortunately, I got on the freeway on the left side, and needed to get off of it on the right side within 2 km. By the time I finally got over, I had JUST missed the exit. Sigh. At least I was only 5 minutes late! (wait, this seems to be a trend...)

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One more kitchen one: I got really excited when I was looking around the kitchen (looking madly for measuring spoons) and found a stand mixer. There are so many things I would like to try and bake using a stand mixer. Except, I don't think my future mother in law uses it all that often. When I pulled it out, all the rubber coating of the cord started crumbling off. Needless to say, I didn't use it.

Aren't they beautiful?

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On the flip side, I have been sleeping really well at their house, so at least I have plenty of rest for all these adventures I keep having!

Have a great Friday everyone!

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