“I get by with a little help from my friends” so goes the Beatles song. And so it goes with my project of adapting my house for a housemate. It’s taking me a lot longer than I thought it …
Being Brave and Facing the Future
The day after I tore my meniscus I lay in bed and felt so helpless! The knee hurt. Badly. All the tasks I had on my list were not going to get done. Period. I could tell I wouldn’t be tearing up a …
Modifying My Home for Shared Housing Comfort
“It’s awfully close,” said my new acquaintance when I showed her the ground floor bedroom level of my home and told her about the changes I’m planning for having a housemate. This got me thinking …
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I Don’t Like Living Alone
It’s been three and a half months since my partner died. Three and a half months of living alone. Sort of. Initially, there were family around who stayed with me. But everyone eventually returned to …
Shared Housing: Making a Golden Girls Home a Reality
This article first appeared in the Solo Aging volume of Generations Journal, a publication of the American Society on Aging.(Summer, 2023) When Blanche, Rose, Sophia, and Dorothy became household …
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A Toxic Stew: Add Chronic Loneliness
When Ralph Yarl approached the door of the wrong house, he had no idea that he was on the wrong street. When Kaylin Gillis's driver pulled into the wrong driveway, he realized quickly and started …
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