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 …
Things that go thump, whirr, chirp, meow, bang…
I love the few weeks in late summer/early autumn when it is neither too hot nor too cold, and I can keep my bedside window cracked open for temperate fresh air. This time of year also features the …
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The Time Has Come to Share My House
This is the first post from Ellen Dudley as she sets out to home share. My name is Ellen Dudley and I am nearly in the market for a home-mate. I am living alone after putting my husband in a …
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The highs and lows of shared laundry
Clean laundry, for me, is one of life’s little pleasures. I typically do a cycle of clothing once per week and my bedding every two weeks. Nothing beats throwing a pile of dirty, sweaty clothes into …
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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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Positive Housing Attitudes, in College and Beyond
A Pew Research poll shows that the number of “doubled up” households–meaning, individuals in a platonic relationship under the same roof–is steadily increasing among all age groups. Approximately 30% …
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