Mr. Clean/Ms Clean

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I had an inspection yesterday. Once a year, an inspector from the housing authority comes to check my apartment. They want to see if anything is wrong, whether it be my fault, or the apartment's fault (they go through, open and shut cabinet doors, open and close windows to make sure they are safe). For instance, my bathtub used to take 3 hours to drain. If I told her about that she would contact the apartment management and make them take care of it; they would get in trouble if they didn't. Whereas if I'd somehow torn my carpet up it would be upon me to fix it, or pay to get it fixed (or if I moved out I would lose my deposit). So the inspection went quickly, and when it was over she thanked me for having my apartment so clean. I laughed, but she said mine is the cleanest apartment she inspects (she's been my inspector for the last 10 yrs.). She said sometimes she walks into the apartments and it's so bad she tells them they have to reschedule because it needs to be better before she inspects it. I still have some clutter in my bedroom because of lack of space for my late mother's things, but it's placed neatly where it sits. I warned her not to trip when we went into my bedroom, but she said, "You call this clutter?" It would be hard for me to live in a filthy place. Even if one is poor, you can do a lot if you just keep your place clean. Of course some have disabilities and it makes it more difficult (I can relate as sometimes my back prevents me from being on top of things), but I think the atmosphere of where you live really affects your well being, especially mentally.