It's 12:30 and I was making myself some pasta when my landlord comes down to 'chat.' (read: rant) She asked if I could possibly do things when everyone else is up, because me making food in the kitchen while she is trying to sleep is very annoying to her; so annoying, in fact, that while she admits that what I'm doing is not even loud, it still keeps her awake.
This is her complaint: Every night from 11:30-1:30, she claims, she has observed that this is the time when I 'decide to start doing things' and she specified the 'things':
1) Water turning on and off for about 20 minutes (this must be when I'm washing up for bed)
2) Cooking
3) Stepping outside for my 'nightly smoke', walking, moving, and generally any and all noises
She even made it personal by saying "You don't DO anything during the day then at night you suddenly have a million things to do" (this was a thinly veiled dig at me, for sure)
She has lectured me on this same topic before. I really am not loud and I usually go to sleep before 2 AM. They leave before me in the mornings (which is why she must assume I 'don't do anything')
Neither of my roommates have complained to me; she admitted that they haven't complained to her either. Who do you think is the unreasonable one here?



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I'm curious, what have you been doing to adapt to her? In another thread you said smtg abt an argument over the thermostat, right? She keeps it Chilly Fkng Cold? Have you considered an electric blanket? You can get sm that are for great prices, well-adjustable temperatures & you'd be surprised how much energy they DON'T eat up! Have you tried pumpkin seeds for your insomnia? My ex turned me onto that -- grind them up in the blender & mix a couple spoonfuls into sm applesauce, or smtg else mix-friendly, an hr or so b4 bedtime.


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