Sometimes I find myself grumbling about mess in the house, something along the lines of "Why doesn't he EVER clean up after himself?" Years of experience have taught me to look again. Oh, I say …
Cooperative Living — Two Couples and Three Children
Karen and Tom live with his fifteen year old daughter and their two-year old child in a large house in the Boston area. They share this house with Dan, Selma and their four-year-old …
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A Case for Organization When Living with Home-Mates
Ladies and gentlemen, I stand before you to make a case for organization. By this I mean if you find yourself living with someone who has the mistaken notion that the expensive Henkels paring knife …
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Meanwhile They Own a Condo
Judy and Donna own a condo they have lived in for almost 20 years. Says Judy, “By buying together and moving in at the same time, it is all fair. No one has a foot over the other. We have mutual …
When Bureaucrats Mandate Sharing
The bureaucrats - who I am sure were well-meaning, nice people –thought it was a great idea. The residents will share kitchens! This would be nice, they could cook together, have meals together and …
Unexpectedly Gaining a Deep Friendship
“The best part is the deep friendship we’ve created,” says Wendi Burkhardt, CEO of Silvernest. Silvernest is a service that helps seniors share housing. As part of developing the Silvernest business, …
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