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Good Hearts, Crowded House

July 11, 2018 by Annamarie Leave a Comment

agreement of hands and hearts

Larry and Jane,* out of the goodness of their hearts, have developed what one might call a non-intentional community. Aware of the difficulty of finding affordable housing, they’ve opened their home to a variety of people. As Jane says, “We don’t have a lot of money, but we do have housing. It’s one of the […]

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Filed Under: Real People Sharing Housing Tagged With: agreements, companionship, housemate, real people

Tools for Your Home-Mate Selection Process

March 17, 2018 by Annamarie Leave a Comment

Tool: The Home-Mate Compatibility Assessment ToolKit

She knew she hated dirty dishes in the kitchen sink. It didn’t seem so important when she interviewed to live with others in a large house. She fell in love with the room, the house and the location. She noticed the dirty dishes but internally she shrugged and thought, “I can live with it.” So […]

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Remember “POSSLQ?” Now it’s POSSSLQ!

July 22, 2017 by Annamarie 4 Comments

POSSSLQ — Sharon and Deb

POSSSLQ is the phrase that Sharon and Deb use for their relationship. When they got in touch with me and I read their booklet,  POSSSLQ: ELDERS LIVING OUTSIDE THE BOX, I was deeply gratified and excited. Their experience is one that I know is possible if and when we are open to it. It goes beyond […]

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The Five Commandments of Keeping a Tidy Household

June 27, 2017 by Rebeca Schiller 2 Comments

keep a shared home tidy

As someone who has lived with a series of flatmates, I learned for that initial interview to ask, “Are you neat?” Of course, everyone answers in the affirmative yet the the reality is that we have lapses when it comes to keeping our home in order. That’s why I came up with five commandments for […]

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Filed Under: Commentary, household tasks, Keeping Good Housemates Tagged With: agreements, cleaning house, ground rules, home-mate

The Golden Rule and Its Mate

June 5, 2017 by Annamarie 2 Comments

Golden Rule Scales

“Morning,” greeted Stephanie as she walked into the kitchen where her home-mate Nancy was sitting in her bathrobe and drinking a cup of coffee. “Morning,” said Nancy. She continued, “You should know I’m going to go visit a friend in a few weeks, the weekend of the 16th. I’ll be gone from Friday until late Sunday.” […]

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When Genna and Sally Met — House Tour

August 18, 2016 by Annamarie 6 Comments

Sally pointing at herself

This is Part 3 of a continuing story. Links to Part 1  and Part 2.   Genna opened the door. “Hello, hello, welcome, welcome” she said to Sally as she held the door open and Sally stepped into the house. Sally smiled and said, “Hi, it’s good to see you.” Sally looked around. She was standing in a […]

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Cooperative of Friends—A Lively Life

May 23, 2016 by Annamarie 3 Comments

Cooperative house member Julie

It became a cooperative. Julie and friends from college had a vision of living together. And where many of us may have enjoyed conversations where we dreamed about maybe living together, these friends actually did it. In 1979, they bought fifty acres in New Hampshire. Eleven years later, they moved into the house they built […]

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