APT LIVING

Ok, Some of you have asked exactly what is in the kitchen, as well as in the apt as a whole.

Inventory:

Cutting Board

Toaster

utensils as photographed above, no more, no less

5 juice glasses

22 coffee mugs

36 wine glasses

One cabinet with contents emptied and photographed above (salt, flour, sugar, no pepper, no spices)

One table

4 chair
Entire cabinet for Jed's vacuum

two orchids, not currently blooming

stash of pans as above

home-canned peaches as welcome gift

MIELKA chocolate Pralines-- another welcome gift

paper towels ( paper towels are my vacuum, and being the wife of an environmental lawyer, that really IS a "dirty" little secret)

plastic garbage pail

dishwasher

stove and oven

small refrigerator

and that's it for the kitchen.

As for the rest of the apt (the smaller, abbreviated word apt seems to be, well,

more apt, than the more lengthy apartment) --

----Two bedrooms, one with bunkbeds and a fold out black leather sofa that doubles

as our sitting room, and one where Jed and I sleep, under fitted crib sheets I might add.

---The kitchen as mentioned,

---the bathroom with tub, but no shower. It does have one of those handy handheld devices, that if you've ever used you know, get more water outside the tub than in, AND in a somewhat bizarre decorator's twist, this bathroom's wall and floor tiles are made to look like thousands of water droplets have randomly splashed upon them. So, needless to say, water clean up can get a bit confusing.

----The water closet, which as everyone knows, is the European room for the toilet.

It has door of its own too, but it can not be closed unless you are standing on the toilet. It has come to our attention though, that with the apt's plumbing system, it is more important to close the door when the room is empty, than when occupied.

---Plenty of closet space, but only because there is so little need for it. One mirror that is curvy

and exactly 6 inches in width (see photo). Two bedside tables, plenty of light, a computer desk and a washing machine that will wash everyone's clothes but Jed's (his are simply to big and bulky to fit in it). Luckily, he took 'packing light' to an extreme and doesn't have anything to wash anyway. This is day 7 with same shirt, and pants, that he wore on the plane.

----And finally, there is an entry hall, that is much too big for its own good. It is used as our "diluting room" as the length of it acts to dissipate the many unusual food smells that float in from the outside common hall.

Now, this is where I need your help
What does this apt need the most?

i.e. given a limited budget, what items would you purchase if you were here?

---And remember, travel vs. item, restaurant vs item, opera vs item, etc.

---And be realistic. We're talking 6 months, cold, gray weather, and three kids, without the item.

Enter your choice on the poll, and presumably karma will have it that on your next trip, you will be met with your item of need.