The hardest thing for a young person (and their parents too) is to make the move out onto their own whether it be to go to college or just to spread their wings. When some students go to college, lets face it, they get a sort of restricted practice run of truly living on their own. I do give these students kudos because they do in some respects have to balance a budget and time but they never have to go beyond this point. Their meals are generally chosen for them and they don't have to worry about getting to campus early to find parking.
A fact I will readily admit is that eventually
everyone will have to live on their own. This blog is created for the
individual whom is interested in learning more about living on their own
or for the person who is making plans to move. My blog beat, called, "Brave
New World" is for all the people out there
just like me who need the information gathered together. It would have
been so much easier had I had a resource that told me how to select a
roommate, create and maintain a budget and how to resolve issues
involving the community, housemates and school.
One year ago, I moved away from home. For the first time in my life the
decisions made had real consequences. The choices I made influenced not
only my own life but my roommate's life as well. We spent six months
making plans and figuring out how to start out away from home. All of
what we learned came from advice from family, friends and not
uncommonly, the Internet. We took from all these sources a mish-mash of
information others have used and together we found the things we needed
and even some things we didn't know we would need (like spatulas and
extension cords). The planning we did over the months before move-in day
truly helped to relieve some of the stress (although stress is
inevitable).