Three weeks ago, Stephen and I were left alone in our two bedroom, one bath apartment. With the exception of the second bedroom, which we are attempting to utilize as a study room, we are unpacked and settled in. Hooray!
This has technically been my first time living on my own. Okay- not really on my own because I am living with Stephen. And there was also 2006 when I lived in Long Beach for a semester with my two cousins; however, this experience has definitely been different from that experience. And although I am living with Stephen, I'm still not used to being so far away from my parents. So here are a few things about living away from home that I have learned so far:
- I understand why my mom was ALWAYS cleaning. I'm not exactly sure what it is we do throughout the day to make our living space so cluttered, but I feel like I have to clean up after ourselves every single day. I'm thinking of secretly filming us one day to document exactly when we go from tidy to unkempt.
- Things are EXPENSIVE- food, cleaning products, furniture, cable & internet, electricity, etc.
- One nice way to save money is to thrift furniture and look into making your own cleaning products or bug repellents
- Coffee is my best friend, especially to help me get through the days of infinite cleaning.
- Waking up at noon is no longer pleasurable, mostly because I am always thinking about cleaning and what miscellaneous errands need to be done....
- I miss being with my family, A LOT. Thank goodness for unlimited phone calls and Skype.
I thought I was gonna be able to add more things to the list, but I haven't had enough coffee yet.
On the brighter side, tomorrow Stephen and I will be heading out to Vegas. One weekend in Vegas, a couple days helping my parents move, and then we will be driving cross-country to Washington, D.C.
Which also reminds me that I need to get back to doing laundry. Oye, with the cleaning!
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