snags
We discovered today that our students’ apartments do not come with linens. The reasons aren’t that interesting (miscommunications over the summer) … suffice it to say the solution involved an impromptu trip to IKEA to buy 21 sets of linens for the apartments! IKEA is awesome, and it ended up being quite affordable in the end. Here’s John driving the shopping cart full of sheets, duvet covers, towels and – I insisted! – shower mats …
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Thank you for the shower mats. That was so exciting to see the next morning. Even with the mats, i almost die every time i get out of the shower, so No Mat = No Dan.