I have some big news to announce. It is more than just big news; it’s actually
a pretty substantial lifestyle change.
In fact it is a change I didn’t think I’d be making anytime soon, if ever. No worries, this change does not involve
diamond rings or diapers. It does
however involve boxes, packing tape and the possibility of a truck rental.
I’m moving.
In less than three weeks I’m leaving my cozy little spinster
nest to take up residence across town in much larger apartment with two roommates. You read that correctly, this champion of
living alone is going to be sharing space with other living and breathing mammals
that are not cats. Why am I making such
a move?
Like many folks in this country getting by has become
increasingly difficult for me. I am a
full time student, I work part-time and I also earn some extra money through
performing and my crochet work. I make
enough to cover my expenses but each month it has become more and more of a
struggle to make ends meet. It became obvious I had to do
something to either cut expenses or increase my income.
Option number one, taking a second job, would mean I could
continue to live alone but it would be at the expense of my evening and weekend
hours which would leave very little time left to write, dance or create. What few hours I would have left would be
given over to school work. Option number
two, taking a fulltime job, left me making an even more drastic sacrifice. I’d be giving up a part-time job that I dearly
love to make a return to the 9 to 5 grind and I’d still be faced with choosing to
give up either my creative pursuits or school.
Sacrificing those things that feed my spirit for the sake of
keeping these particular four walls, which I’d not likely be home often enough
to enjoy anyway, was not something I was willing to do. So I was left with the option of cutting
expenses which translated into looking for a more affordable living arrangement…which meant living with other people.
Thankfully a situation came along that will work quite nicely. The space is large enough for the three
humans and five (yes, you read that right) felines who will live there; the
bedroom that will be mine is nearly the same size as half my current apartment,
and I’ll be cutting my expenses by nearly a third. Oh, and yes, I actually like the people I’ll
be living with.
I love new adventure and find myself looking forward to this one too though after three years of solitary living it will be a bit of an
adjustment. I’ll have to remember to
keep a supply of clean pants on hand and naked coffee isn’t likely going to be
an option anymore but I will now have people to inflict my Spinster in the
Kitchen experiments on share my Spinster in the Kitchen test recipes with and I
can finally have another body to shove in front of me for protection when someone
is hiding behind the shower curtain waiting to come at me with a butcher
knife.
Yes, I can make all sorts of adjustments and sacrifices
(like wearing pants) to “get by”, but there are certain things I won’t give
up. Writing, dancing, learning and
creating are the things that make my life something I live, not just survive. I'm not willing to give up living...
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