social life

The Kitchen – Independent or Communal?

In sharing housing, the kitchen is the center. Everyone has to eat. Few people have the money to eat all their meals out. So how do you share a kitchen? The easiest is to have separate food. This avoids conflict around shopping, meals, cooking, meal times, tastes, guests, money, etc.  The refrigerator can be divided [...]

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Active Social Life May Delay Memory Loss

Article on Healthy Aging website.  From article: “Social participation and integration have profound effects on health and well being of people during their lifetimes,” said Berkman. “We know from previous studies that people with many social ties have lower mortality rates. We now have mounting evidence that strong social networks can help to prevent declines [...]

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How to Write a Great Roommate Ad

The ad you write needs to have six types of information: Location Features of the room and house Something about who you are What you are looking for The financial information Contact information The location is in the subject line or headline of a paper ad. The headline should also describe the basics. It is [...]

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