I am freeeeee!!!!

For those who listen to PotterCast, the phrase "Dobby is freeeeeee" just came to mind when I wrote that title...

Anywho...I turned in my natural resource economics paper today!! Which means I am 100% finished with my first year of grad school. I'm finished with GP turn ins too! I have GP research over the summer, but that's okay since GP will consume my life till the end of next Winter Quarter anyway.

I've been cleaning the apartment and packing since yesterday, though. I scrubbed down the shower (talk about soap scum...), microwave, top of the stove (ugh...burnt on grease), windows in the kitchen/living room, marks on the walls, and table tops. I'm cleaning the 'fridge today and going to spot treat our table chairs. My fingers hurt from all the scrubbing and my nails are going to need to be redone. I'm a little sore from the scrubbing yesterday too. I seriously had to scrub the shower and the stove burner metal thingies (you know, where all the grease and dropped food fall). I ended up having to use a baking soda/water mixture to get all the grease off and make it look clean. Had to really scrub, though. I also don't think the smell of bleach will ever leave my nose. There's a burnt part in our stove on the bottom and I tried scrubbing it off, but our stove is seriously awkward to clean so I might just leave it and make sure it's not greasy looking inside. Hopefully we don't get in trouble for that.

I packed up my bookcases, desk, and most of my drawers. Why do papers and books have to be so heavy?! I just have to pack the clothes, kitchen, and bathroom. I have some other minor things too, but I think I've packed as much as I can right now. I'll start packing clothes I won't wear probably tomorrow. Jane's leftover stuff is still in the apartment (someone's picking it up today) so I don't have a lot of room right now to put packed boxes and stuff.

Anyway, with that...time to relax a little before I get back to cleaning.