Rule No.7 - If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. Who's going to know?

As long as it's in 5 seconds from hitting the floor. This quote is from Julia Child, what a gem. You can get away with so much when no-one is watching. You can walk around the house naked, pick your nose, burp as loud as you can, wear pj's all day, watch days of our lives and scratch your bum, if you want to.

For as long as I can remember I have had a roommate, from sharing with my big sister, to then having to share with my little sister when she arrived 7 years later without warning, my favorite mistake. Then roomies at Tech, then boyfriends, then friends and lastly my brother.

So now I have the house to myself, which also means that now when I get home, I also only have myself to talk to, and the TV of course. It's a huge adjustment, lots of pro's and a couple con's. No one to blame the dishes on anymore, or to talk about the day to, or take the daddy long legs out the house without killing it while I scream from the top of the chair. But now I can get home and have popcorn for dinner, or know that there is still milk in the fridge and get to choose which channel I want to watch.

Spending time with just you is scary but I'm really starting to love it. Conversations with myself do make me feel a little crazy but they also helping me to get to know me and understand what I want.

Next time you drop some food on the floor, or trip over your shoes that you left at the door, stop and have a giggle. It's your own little secret and no one has to know.

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