The Past Few Weeks

Over the years that I have lived alone there has been many times that I have thought it would be a good idea to get a roommate to help with expenses (particularly during those rough stretches of eating mac & cheese for weeks straight and dodging phone calls from creditors). I count myself fortunate that I have found a way, purely by the grace of God, to provide for myself well enough to survive living on my own.
I have been faced with that decision again in recent weeks. Not because of my need, but because of the need of a friend. I learned by the example of many people in my life, when you have the ability to help you should do what you can. I offered my help to a friend up to and including allowing them to move in with me, if they felt that was a good option.
It appeared that it was going to head in that direction until this weekend. I spent Saturday with this person and their dog at my house, cleaning up the yard (mowing and such things). I found myself stressing out about the dog, it figured out how to open the gate in all of about a minute. This dog, while friendly and apparently smart, is very high spirited and curious. That whole evening I spent thinking about this and praying for the wisdom to determine if this was really the best course of action. That whole experience just reminded me of how much I like living alone.
I had a couple conversations with this person on Sunday and together we came up with other ideas and ways that I could help out and make things easier. We found a couple of solutions that will provide the freed up cash they need and the space that I need. Things are resolved and back to normal…I think. For the foreseeable future I will continue to live alone.

On a different note, here is an update on my job situation.
I seem to have finally shaken my old job. After weeks of sitting with my new team but doing my old job, and making trips back downtown to do filing of all things, I think I am now fully dedicated to the new position. That’s both good and bad. The good is that I am no longer under the tyrannical thumb of my old manager. The bad is now I am stuck on the see-saw of learning new things and fighting of boredom.

So this has been my life during the past few weeks.