Oh Hell to the No. You pay rent, your room is yours. She doesn't get to dictate what goes in it. No way no how. Of course having a major argument with your roomate is no fun either but you have to draw the line some place. That's your private domain. She doesn't get to rumage through your space any more than she can dictate what furniture you have in your space. Wait, she's not rumaging through your stuff when you go out is she? Have you sever seen Single White Female? Ha. Wait, don't watch that. She's a controling loon. I mean, I really hope you work out your differences and we don't see a news report about a chair being chucked out a window whilst someone was still sitting in it.
Glad to see you are settling into London so well. Hope you find a little corner of calm somewhere between the weird work place and weird home arrangements.
I'm glad you're backing me up on this because otherwise I'd wonder if I was being unreasonable - she makes it seem so normal that her chair should be in my room! Crazy. And yes, I have come to realise in the last week she is weirdly territorial and controlling about the space in this flat. I have not seen Single White Female - is it about crazy housemates?
I am still looking for my corner of calm. At work I sometimes I find it in the library and my room is quite nice so they will suffice for now. How have you been? I feel out of the loop!
Yes, it's about crazy roomates. It's an old movie from 1992. You probably shouldn't watch it if you want to be able to sleep without a lock on your door and a bat in hand. Ahaha.
Calm is a very precious spot to find in life. When work gets crazy sometimes we wander around in the archives in the basement for a little peace and quiet for a few minutes. I can totally understand. Fortunately I have a space to call my own. Maybe that's a suggestion you should give the school. I come from a family of teachers and everyone needs their little corner to call their own to organize lesson plans or grade papers or just to chill. They should try and give everyone their own little space, even a personal locker is helpful as a place for the teacher to store some personal items.
Hmm... what am I reading. Good question. I keep up with the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs and the related series around it. It's shape shifters and werewolves and lots of other magical creatures in modern day society. I think I've mentioned it before. She
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It's not great when you realise your housemate isn't meant to be sharehousing. Some people just aren't suited to it. My brother's in the process of being kicked out of his sharehouse because the other two are a couple and the girl has realised she actually can't handle sharing with someone who isn't her boyfriend. She's pretty awful.
I'm sure it will get better soon though, as she gets used to you being around and realises that you are now an equal member of the household. Stand your ground and unless she's actually an awful person, she will ease off and start respecting it.
I read your other posts too - sounds like quite an experience you're having already. I love the way you describe it all. I feel the feels. Missing you!
HELLO CAN YOU PLEASE TELL MARSHALL AND SCOTT TO MOVE TO LONDON PLZ I WANT THEM AS MY HOUSEMATES.
Seriously though, why are awesome housemates so hard to find? I waded through like 10 different places with unsuitable rooms/housemates of various sorts before picking this one and she has turned out to be A Bad Choice.
It's lovely to hear from you. When are you going to start updating a blog again? I remember greatly enjoying reading your posts back when you still made them! Have you moved in with Beth yet? Update me on all the goss - by email if you'd prefer not to make it all public on a comment thread, haha.
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Glad to see you are settling into London so well. Hope you find a little corner of calm somewhere between the weird work place and weird home arrangements.
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I am still looking for my corner of calm. At work I sometimes I find it in the library and my room is quite nice so they will suffice for now. How have you been? I feel out of the loop!
PS Do you have any good books/new shows to rec?
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Calm is a very precious spot to find in life. When work gets crazy sometimes we wander around in the archives in the basement for a little peace and quiet for a few minutes. I can totally understand. Fortunately I have a space to call my own. Maybe that's a suggestion you should give the school. I come from a family of teachers and everyone needs their little corner to call their own to organize lesson plans or grade papers or just to chill. They should try and give everyone their own little space, even a personal locker is helpful as a place for the teacher to store some personal items.
Hmm... what am I reading. Good question. I keep up with the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs and the related series around it. It's shape shifters and werewolves and lots of other magical creatures in modern day society. I think I've mentioned it before. She ( ... )
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It's not great when you realise your housemate isn't meant to be sharehousing. Some people just aren't suited to it. My brother's in the process of being kicked out of his sharehouse because the other two are a couple and the girl has realised she actually can't handle sharing with someone who isn't her boyfriend. She's pretty awful.
I'm sure it will get better soon though, as she gets used to you being around and realises that you are now an equal member of the household. Stand your ground and unless she's actually an awful person, she will ease off and start respecting it.
I read your other posts too - sounds like quite an experience you're having already. I love the way you describe it all. I feel the feels. Missing you!
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Seriously though, why are awesome housemates so hard to find? I waded through like 10 different places with unsuitable rooms/housemates of various sorts before picking this one and she has turned out to be A Bad Choice.
It's lovely to hear from you. When are you going to start updating a blog again? I remember greatly enjoying reading your posts back when you still made them! Have you moved in with Beth yet? Update me on all the goss - by email if you'd prefer not to make it all public on a comment thread, haha.
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However she's got a friend coming over tonight to crash in the living room. Sigh.
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