Shared housing for seniors? Absolutely. Even if you've never lived with anyone besides a spouse or family. Even if you've spent years comfortably living alone. Being a senior is a new stage …
When a Housemate Gets Sick: How to Protect Your Health and Your Home
Along with the wonderful things shared in a home–food, conversation, music, games, even pets–there’s also something less pleasant that is easily shared: germs. Sometimes, these germs are brought in by …
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Invest in Shared Housing (How Jude Does It)
Here is an innovative idea. Invest in shared housing. This is what Jude and her husband have done. They created a shared house with six bedrooms that they rent out as a house share. They …
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Worthwhile and Changed Our Lives
Nancy and John are an older couple, retired and living in a town outside of Boston. They have lived in their three-bedroom house for twenty years. They’ve had a number of short-term housemates and …
Sheetrock and Stuff
Note: This is a continuing story as Ellen works on her house. See links for previous posts below. I am almost done with the contractor and he is almost done with me. Sheetrock I …
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 …
