Cheaper by the half-dozen?
This was taken from my blog. The first section is the original post, then a comment from one of my friends in Texas and my response to the comment. Forgive me if my response was a little randy...it was intended only to be cheeky.
We have one new family member and several more on the way. Yes, Betsy & I have decided to start a community house.
We've found this beautiful old bungalow in the Alberta Arts neighborhood (just a block from the Kennedy School theater/pub/soaking pool!) and we're trying to fill it with our new intentional family.
Crazy? You bet. Rewarding? We hope. Financially beneficial? Perhaps, but we're not counting on it. We'll soon know if five or six can eat as cheaply as one.
Meanwhile, pray for us and give some thought to joining us in the GreenHouse.
Comment:
sean, for us non-Greenies reading, besides the possible financial benefit you mentioned, what are you hoping to gain from this? Truly curious.
My response:
Actually the financial benefit is pretty unlikely. Even if we save money on food, rent or utilities, there will undoubtedly be roomies who are going through hard financial times, which will necessitate our financial assistance.
Actually there is no 'good' reason for this: our space will be invaded, people will need to use my car on a regular basis, there will be loud noises and late visitors who I didn't invite to the house, we will have at least one mandatory group mealtime each week to have a community business meeting/planning session/'airing of the grievances', people will know intensely private information about me and my current struggles, Betsy & I will have to work extra hard just to schedule time alone together, personality clashes and other conflicts will arise, no more yodeling during sex, roomies will use up the last of the hot water right before my shower, roomies will use up the last of the shampoo right before my shower, roomies will take a really big dump without lighting a candle right before my shower...
So, those are pretty much the reasons.
Those and the scientific fact that the more bodies you shove into a small space, the warmer it gets.
Smiles to all of you,
Sean
Cheaper by the half-dozen?
Our living situation has changed over the past few weeks...We have one new family member and several more on the way. Yes, Betsy & I have decided to start a community house.
We've found this beautiful old bungalow in the Alberta Arts neighborhood (just a block from the Kennedy School theater/pub/soaking pool!) and we're trying to fill it with our new intentional family.
Crazy? You bet. Rewarding? We hope. Financially beneficial? Perhaps, but we're not counting on it. We'll soon know if five or six can eat as cheaply as one.
Meanwhile, pray for us and give some thought to joining us in the GreenHouse.
Comment:
sean, for us non-Greenies reading, besides the possible financial benefit you mentioned, what are you hoping to gain from this? Truly curious.
My response:
Actually the financial benefit is pretty unlikely. Even if we save money on food, rent or utilities, there will undoubtedly be roomies who are going through hard financial times, which will necessitate our financial assistance.
Actually there is no 'good' reason for this: our space will be invaded, people will need to use my car on a regular basis, there will be loud noises and late visitors who I didn't invite to the house, we will have at least one mandatory group mealtime each week to have a community business meeting/planning session/'airing of the grievances', people will know intensely private information about me and my current struggles, Betsy & I will have to work extra hard just to schedule time alone together, personality clashes and other conflicts will arise, no more yodeling during sex, roomies will use up the last of the hot water right before my shower, roomies will use up the last of the shampoo right before my shower, roomies will take a really big dump without lighting a candle right before my shower...
So, those are pretty much the reasons.
Those and the scientific fact that the more bodies you shove into a small space, the warmer it gets.
Smiles to all of you,
Sean
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