Letting go of a good housemate is a sad thing. But it happens. For a good percentage of my adult life I’ve lived in a shared housing environment–platonic and romantic–where in all cases it didn’t turn out to be a permanent solution. In this post, I’ll share my experience of what happened with the platonic shared […]
Read More...The Winter House
The Winter House, by Joan MacCracken is the heartwarming fictional tale of four single women in their seventies who spend the five months of winter living together in rural Maine. They make this choice for companionship, sustainability, and cost-savings. How It Starts It all starts when Elizabeth, a recent widow, decides that she would like […]
Read More...When An Adult Child Needs a Home
Almost 20 years ago, my late partner and I were faced with the issue of an adult child needing a home. My partner’s son had broken up with his girlfriend, had been living with his brother and his housemate, and after several months of playing Radio Head, smoking weed, and not really contributing much to […]
Read More...When Failing Health Forces You to Make Lifestyle Changes
This is about Tasha, my best friend, and her failing health. Tasha was recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. This diagnosis has forced her to make major lifestyle changes, and re-evaluate her living situation. Tasha’s Diagnosis ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Prior to […]
Read More...Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Should I stay or should I go? This lyric by The Clash (remember them?) has been sticking with me. For The Clash the question was about a relationship. But it could also be about a house. This week I visited a friend whom I knew when we were much younger. We were in school together, […]
Read More...Silvernest: A Home-Mate Yenta
In our continuing series of services that provide home-sharing options, we take a look at Silvernest: a pioneering service that’s specifically targeted to empty-nesters and boomers, which helps homeowners and home seekers to find the perfect home-mate. What is Silvernest? When Silvernest’s co-founder and CEO Wendi Burkhardt’s father passed away, her mother, who had never […]
Read More...Home Together Canada
There are a number of home sharing services and resources that have cropped up over the last three or four years for individuals who are looking for a shared housing environment. Today we look to our Canadian neighbor and offer an overview of Home Together Canada, an incorporated, non-profit association that creates, provides, and makes […]
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