Thor and I returned yesterday from our annual New Year’s retreat, which we take together each year, just the two of us, to go into our deep inner lives and look at our intentions for 2010. This year we
Entries Tagged as 'housemates'
The Win-Win Of A Work-For-Rent Arrangement
May 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, home & garden, lifestyle, sustainability, work
Who says that single people ought to live alone, or that married couples wouldn’t want or need a housemate? I’m happily married and I love having a housemate who helps us garden, clean the house and tend our urban chickens in exchange for rent. It raises our quality of life altogether, and also reduces overall [...]
Tags: carbon footprint·fun·happiness·housemates·urban farming
Laid Off: Not A Disaster If . . . .
January 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments · home & garden, lifestyle, simplicity, work
“I’ll need to move. I’ve been laid off.” Our housemate Scott’s face was unusually sober. He had been happily working as a carpenter here in Portland for a company that did home remodels. “The work has dried up because nobody is signing new contracts. My boss cut me loose yesterday.”
My eyes welled with tears. I [...]
Tags: consumption·economics·family·government·housemates·jobs·laid off·life·Oregon·stimulus package·thrift
Top Ten Tips For Living With Others, Part II
January 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, lifestyle, simplicity
Everything I read about the year ahead of us refers to a tighter economy, including widespread job losses. Interestingly, I haven’t seen any buzz about a very sensible economic option if you’re one of the millions of Americans who lives alone: having a housemate.
In Part I of Top Ten Tips For Living With Others I [...]
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