If you’ve ever watched New Girl, I would have to say I am like Schmidt when you mess with the eco-system. I get physically ill. Every time I have moved into a new place, it takes me about 2 weeks to get adjusted. During this time, my sleep is disrupted and I have an upset tummy. Well, I have lived in my current place for 3 years now. Everything has been going well, my roommates and I had our routines down and our schedules didn’t collide.
Last week, I was informed by my roommate (also my landlord – it’s his house), that another roommate will be joining us. I have met him before, and he’s a nice guy. But, I immediately went into panic mode because that now meant there are 3 of us sharing a bathroom (landlord gets his own bathroom). He told my other roommate that bathroom sharing wouldn’t be a problem because the new guy goes into work at 10am (I go into work at 8:30am), but the new guy told me he goes into the bathroom around 8am, which collides with me, because I go in between 7:45 and 8am depending how long I sleep in, and the other roommate that has lived there goes in right after I do.
He moved in on Sunday. Ever since then, my stomach has been a wreck. My schedule is all off, and I feel like this guy never sleeps. I’m a night owl, so I’m usually awake until about 1am, and he is also awake. When I wake up in the morning, he is already awake. I’m almost certain he has the same Mon-Fri schedule as I do; the other two roommates work on weekends, so I am used to having the weekends to myself, which is actually really nice. Now, I’m worried I won’t have that to look forward to any more.
Don’t get me wrong, I have been blessed with awesome roommates. The two that I lived with before the new guy moved in, we’ve been friends since about 2008, so it’s been real comfortable. There is no awkwardness or tension (usually). The roommate I had prior to them when I lived elsewhere was also a really good roommate. As with any roommate, yes there are some differences and sometimes they do get on your nerves, but it could be A LOT worse. So, I’m grateful for that. I just hope my body gets adjusted to this new change quickly and that things don’t get too complicated.
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