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What Housemates Really Want: Uncluttered and Clean
Visiting a friend for a weekend, I observed how she manages with her partner their shared space. It became clear to me that one is a neatnik, she might even say obsessive about it, and the other more...
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How Do You Know When It’s Time To Move Out?
Moving is an effort. From locating a new place to live to informing the bank of the change of address, there are tons of details that cost time and energy. And also money. No wonder people don’t like...
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Three’s Company: Perfect Symmetry or a Threat?
Three’s Company the situation comedy of the 1970’s depicts three housemates: one male and two females getting into scrapes and getting out of them. It was a very popular show of slapstick and...
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Thinking, Positive and Negative
Our culture is full of reminders about the power of positive thinking, from the bestselling book of the same name (by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, published in 2003) to the 1960 Bing Crosby / Andrews...
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Houses, Yards and Connectedness
A recent NPR (National Public Radio) article titled Garden gnomes and porch swings: Lively front yards linked to more connected residents summarizes the work of researchers at the University of Buffalo...
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Cleaning – Springtime, or any time
It’s (almost, very nearly) Springtime. Are you in the practice of “spring cleaning”? Back when wood or coal-burning fireplaces were the only means of keeping a space warm and lit, the walls would get...
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Refrigerator Organization
Is a well-organized refrigerator the secret to a happy shared household? It can certainly be a contributing factor since a fridge is the central home appliance. Every person uses it multiple times a...
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Phrases, guidelines, sayings and wise battles
An entire book and website devoted to sharing housing may make the subject seem a little overwhelming. Once you choose a suitable home-mate or mates, however, the guidelines for a harmonious household...
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The highs and lows of shared laundry
Clean laundry, for me, is one of life’s little pleasures. I typically do a cycle of clothing once per week and my bedding every two weeks. Nothing beats throwing a pile of dirty, sweaty clothes into...
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Famous Roommates
I love to watch movies, read People magazine and keep up with what’s going on in Hollywood. This is, understandably, not a hobby that everyone enjoys. The entertainment industry and ‘who’s who’ aren’t...
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Paper products – to share or not to share?
The areas most commonly shared in a multi-person household are the kitchen and bathrooms. Each of these areas requires a set of disposable products. In the kitchen, along with cooking supplies such as...
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The Puzzle of Shared Housing
Have you ever considered how amazing it is that humans come in so many different sizes, styles and shapes? Each one of us is unique. As a Yogi tea bag says, “There is nothing like you, there was...
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SHIFT — Why it Exists
SHIFT is our acronym for “Shared Housing Incentives for Taking Action.” It’s our new pilot program. SHIFT is based on our observation that it’s difficult for homeowners to take the risk of opening...
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Co-Living and Owning Together
We would call it “co-living.” They called it “co-housing.” The confusion in terminology highlights how English really doesn’t have a word to describe it when people who are not a nuclear family choose...
View ArticleDo It While It’s Easy
“Do it While it’s Easy” is one of our four guidelines for living well with others as described in the book, Sharing Housing: A Guidebook for Finding and Keeping Good Housemates. An essential part of...
View ArticleWhen the Housemate Wants to Sublet
Whose job is it when the housemate wants to sublet for a chunk of time, say a summer or a semester to find someone to sublet? If you don’t think about it, the quick answer is that the housemate...
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Co-Living and Owning Together
We would call it “co-living.” They called it “co-housing.” The confusion in terminology highlights how English really doesn’t have a word to describe it when people who are not a nuclear family choose...
View ArticleTurning Down the Heat on Housemate Conflicts
Your housemate works in an air conditioned office and drives in an air-conditioned car. When he comes home he finds the house unbearably hot. You work outside in the hot sun and love to have the...
View ArticleFeedback — Essential to Successful Home-Mating
Here is excellent article about feedback that showed up in my inbox. This one offers a slightly different twist on this most important aspect of good relationships. I’m republishing it because the...
View Article4 Simple Secrets to Roommate Bliss
Laura Drucker over on The Daily Muse wrote a post called, “Four Simple Secrets to Roommate Bliss.” (It’s no longer on line.) Her four simple secrets are a bit different from the four principles for...
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