During this time of Covid-19, it might make you wonder is living with a housemate safe? In some respects, I consider myself lucky I live alone. Why do I say this when we at Sharing Housing advocate …
Syd’s Good Fortune
Good fortune came easily. Syd helped a friend move into the house where Syd now lives. And that friend, Gwen, was a woman whom Syd had lived with in a close-knit group more than 20 years ago. Ever …
Forced to Live Together: Lessons from Our Pets
Minka and Sasha Pets are housemates that are forced to live together. They don’t get to choose. And while here at Sharing Housing we are all about teaching people how to choose whom they live with, …
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‘Til Death Do Us Part?
A little over a year ago, I contemplated moving back to California to be with my friend Natasha, who had been diagnosed with ALS. We would mutually help each other out financially, but also be there …
That’s How I Do Things
Labeled spice jars on a rack. Photo by heather mckean on Unsplash I have a good friend who comes to visit often. She arrives in a whirlwind of activity for a three day visit and has …
The Case of the Leaning Commode
Leaning Outhouse. Photo by Dan Myers for Unsplash I currently live alone in a 100-year-old, two-family house. I live in the downstairs apartment, which is quite large and reasonably comfortable, …