mundane saturday

Despite a fairly laid-back day, a lot got done around the house.  I went food shopping, did some laundry, and we even managed a cooked breakfast, something that normally only happens on a Sunday. Also changed the bed, and cooked a roast dinner. Oh, and I finally finished our tax!! <choir of angels sing in background> When I say ‘finished’, I don’t mean, ‘only a few more receipts to enter’ or ‘just have to look up some costings from the purchase of our IPs’ – I mean, ’sent to accountant’.  What a relief.  It also means I could finally put away all the crap paperwork associated with it – five files and a whole heap of loose stuff I haven’t bothered filing away yet.  Yay!

I also took pity on our tomato plants.  I weeded that garden bed, mulched and put down some slow-release fertiliser, then gave it all a really good watering.  There are more tomatoes that I’d originally thought, too – most of them the cherry tomato type, with one decent-sized ‘proper’ tomato.  The only thing is, I suspect they’re meant to be staked.  I should probably look that up and do something about it.  Whether I do or not is another matter. 

I had a good look at them, and I couldn’t see anything like black spot, or any bugs that are eating them, so I think the plants themselves are pretty hardy.  It’s more whether they’ve had enough water to taste decent.  I guess there’s only one way we’ll find out.

Today we have a home open for one of our units. It’s at 2pm. I just hope people show up – it’s amazing how many people say that they’ll come and have a look, then don’t show.  At least it doesn’t surprise me any more.  I’ll be glad to have it sorted out though. The bit I don’t like about investment properties is when a lease comes to an end, it always worries me even though the rental market in Perth is tight.