Our hallway

ouch, am i annoyed!! when signing the contract for our perfect apartment, it was clear the contract was ridiculous. it stated things as "you can adjust the temperature in your apartment to your liking". it also gave some guidelines for the usage of the washer/dryer and dishwasher and it suggested how to keep the apartment clean (eh?). other than that, we were supposed not to put anything in the hallway, including a name on your front door. so, we are entirely anonymous. no one knows we live here, and we have no clue who lives around us; i hardly see anyone when coming or leaving home.

i noticed some people have a doormat. and one apartment had some small decoration on the front door, changing with the seasons. the snow came, and boots became a necessity. when coming home they are all wet, full of snow, salt and dirt. it became common practice to leave these boots outside. all to keep the perfect inside carpet clean, no? (ours was entirely new when moving in). but now we got a letter from the apartment management, stating that it is not permitted to have anything in the hallway (and then they give some examples; shoes, doormats, toys etc). buuuuggghhh...! and i thought the ugly hallway looked so much better with my boots...

above tim in the hallway, after the pic was taken, i quickly took him back into the apartment.. who knows, maybe you cannot store your annoying significant other in the hallway either... not even for a while...