For a long time my fiance and I used an ottoman as a family room table! I would say for about three years we didn’t own a table, that is because when you own something, it is yours forever, then my fiance won’t let me throw things out. So the family room table was going
I’m not sure that living in a moderate temperature is for me. I grew up in Siberia where it was frigid year round. My family moved to the USA when I was seventeen, and I became a U.S. citizen at the age of eighteen. I graduated from a good school, and met the man of
Several years ago I realized that I was rather unfulfilled in my life. I have been working my butt off for a number of years trying to make a residing. However, none of my work ever seemed like it mattered. I was fatigued of catering to rich housewives plus their spoiled children as a tennis
You know, you try to do a nice thing and sometimes it backfires. A few weeks ago my great-aunt was extremely upset because she felt so isolated during the pandemic. She couldn’t get groceries or supplies on her own, and she was fearful of contracting the illness all alone. I decided to invite her to
When you live with roommates, you start to really appreciate alone time. Since I have been living with other folks, I have been immersed in human interaction whether I want it or not. Even if I’m quietly sitting in my room, I can hear people moving around and speaking outside. It stresses me out and
Life is going to throw unexpected curveballs at you when you least anticipate them. I’ve learned this the hard way year after year in my relatively short lifetime. It seems like whenever I think I know what’s coming my way I am bound to be surprised. This has definitely been the case with my living