Adventures in caulking.....

This last week, I had another adventure in home improvement in the bathroom of the apartment. I had noticed that the caulking was starting to peel off in a few places along the edge of the bathtub and there were a few spots of mildew. I found a book that is full of home improvement projects with step-by-step directions as well as drawings. Lucky for me, I even found an unopened tube of caulk in one of the cabinets in my apartment. =)

I started by removing all of the old caulk from around the tub (probably would have gone a little faster if I wouldn't have had two furry helpers - dogs tried to see what I was working on). There were some spots that it was no issue to remove the old caulk and places that I thought I would have to use dynamite to remove the caulk (just needed to use more muscle). I then followed the directions both from the book and from the tube of caulk and ran the caulk along the edge of the tub. I made a mess but the job got done and that's what's important. =)

My next thought is I think I want to install a "rain" shower head in my shower. That is something that I think I should do for myself.... I have used my parent's rain shower head and I fell in love with how it made me feel so I figure why not do it for myself? Then, if/when I move, I can either take it with me to install where I go next or I could leave it here as my "gift" to the apartment (others have left behind dishes, pots and pans, a clothes rack, iron, etc.). It will probably all depend how difficult it is to install/uninstall. But I'm determined to install it myself if I get one.

I'm not sure why my "apartment improvement" has been focused on the bathroom but it may have something to do with the fact my landlords don't want me to hang things from the walls or to paint. Fixing up the bathroom is one of the things that they didn't tell me I couldn't do, so I might as well, right? =) A friend of mine joked with me that I should ask the landlords if they would be willing to reduce the rent with the improvements I making to the apartment. We'll see....

Yesterday I had another belly dance performance outside. This time I remembered to put on sunscreen but I didn't need it. The weather report called for warm and sunny but it ended up being chilly and overcast. I was glad that I grabbed a blanket shawl as I was running out of the house. =)

While we were getting ready to go on stage, I ran into my church choir director and his wife and they came to see the show. After 3 dances, I saw that they were gone and I hoped that we didn't offend them (even though the philosophy of my belly dance instructor is this dance form is rated "G" for family entertainment or it's not belly dance). I found out at church today that they had left because they were cold - I don't blame them - we were all freezing!!

The fun part came from the news that there was going to be an article written about the belly dancers in the local paper this morning! I was even in the background of one of the photos! =) It was neat to read the article and to what someone else had to say about our performance. My choir director even brought me a copy of the article and someone else from church said they saw my photo and they will bring me a copy of it to (I even went and bought a newspaper myself so I could send copies of the article to family).

We have another performance this coming Saturday and then not another one scheduled until the Fourth of July - - but I guess that could always change between then and now. =)

That's okay though. What I thought was going to just be a hobby has turned into a slight addiction/obsession of mine but I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing. =)