Hard Things When You Live Alone

I really do enjoy living alone. I didn't think that I would, and I thought I'd get lonely, but I really don't. I like the down time. I like the fact that I can do what I want, when I want, and no one to answer to. Of course, this means that the laundry piles up to the point that it takes all night to do. And the bed doesn't get made. And the shoes sit by the front door for potentially a week. Who's going to complain but me? And I'm ok with it! But I have found that there are some things that are harder to do when you're a girl living alone. Here's just a few:

1) Killing a bug. I know most guys don't give this two thoughts, but this is difficult for some of us. You know the feeling when you spot it - some sort of ENORMOUS spider the size of a green pea, or some other weird thing with a million legs that runs fast - and the adrenaline rush that comes with it. It's like you've made eye contact, and you want to run as much as the bug does. But you can't. Because then you won't sleep. It might be in the bed. It might be in your hair. It might be in your shoe that you've left by the front door. You HAVE to find it and it must die. So a few deep breaths and a half a roll of toilet paper in hand, the quest begins. And shivers run down your spine along with a look of utter disgust when you feel it crush. But what a sense of satisfaction when you see it go round and down with a flush. It's not in your bed, it's not in your hair, and it didn't crawl in your shoe. Crisis overted, but wouldn't it have been better if someone else were around to do it?

2) Jewelry, in particular, necklaces and bracelets. Again, this one's for the girls. Trying to put on a necklace or bracelet by yourself at times can be downright impossible. I wanted to wear a cute new bracelet that I got for my birthday this morning, but couldn't get the darn thing on! I tried and tried for about 5 straight minutes or so, but couldn't get the angle of my wrist, the clasp, and the moon and tide to align just right to clip it on. I guess this bracelet will only be worn when I have company over because that's the only time I'll get help.

3) Changing the sheets on the bed. Anyone living alone can relate to this. You know, it only takes about a hundred trips back and forth around the bed to do this seemingly simple task. SO much easier with help from someone else.

4) While we're somewhat on the subject, cleaning the house goes much faster with help from someone else, too! It's taken me all freakin' night to clean my tiny house and I'm still not done!

5) A hug. A hug is hard to do or to get when you live by yourself. My dog does a good job trying, and I'll take what I can get, but sometimes you just need a hug and that's much easier to come by when there's someone else in the house.