Good morning.
Mima - I sure hope this fellow will be a good tennant. I would be second guessing my decision to rent to him, by now. Sounds like he doesn't have any money, so I wonder how he will pay the rent, or the heat come winter, while you are gone.
You are right. It is the CLUTTER that builds up and makes it look messy. My hubby picks up after himself and so do I, so we don't have a big problem with that, thank goodness. It only takes a couple of minutes to put stuff back, but takes a very long time when you let it build up.
Tammy - I hope Bob finds some energy somewhere. Poor fellow. I sure know how that feels, but he is sick on top of it all. Getting someone to help out sounds like a good idea. Thankfully, we don't need that. Hubby is good at vacuuming for me, and he looks after the garbage and a whack of other stuff. I do the general house cleaning, but it isn't too bad for just the two of us. I love living in the space I have, because it IS easy to look after. No stairs. I can't do them. I, also, have a terrible time doing the bathtubs, but we only use one. I have to DUST the other one

I wait for a day I can bend easier and then go to it. I am going to buy one of those steam cleaners for the floors. I don't do well vacuuming, but I might be able to use that once in a while, when I have to wash the floors. If not - ANOTHER JOB FOR HUBBY
Joanne - Hope you are keeping well. Seems like you "baby" keeps you busy enough. Hope you are enjoying your visit with your brother.
Well, I must run. Days off are not fun, have too much running around to do on them. It seems I am spending them waiting for service people to come out, and then they don't do anything and my whole day is shot. Today, i have to take my car in - AGAIN. In the Honda CRV, there is a brakelight on the back window. When our car was rear-ended last year, we had to get a new door and window put in. Now the brakelight falls off. So they put in a new one last Thursday, and it fell of by Monday. So back again today for another new window and hopefully a FIX!!! I, also, stayed home monday to get the Intercom working here. Nobody can buzz us from the lobby. Waited until after lunch, the tech came out, said he didn't see a problem, that it just needed to be programmed. The fellow who does the programming came out YESTERDAY, and it still is not working!! Makes a person want to scream!!
I will leave you with that, as I must go get ready to take my car in.
Everybody have a good day.