I am about to embark on my first experience of living with people other than family. My siblings have moved out, and in comes one of my old mates from school. Now I’m looking forward to the opportunity, but also kinda wary that not all house sharing experiences turn out happy and healthy. But what if suddenly you did find the perfect housemate, what would it look like? I’d call it Housemate Heaven, and if it ever existed, I think it would look a bit like this…

1. Housemate does the dishes without me saying a word about them.

2. Housemate always puts the seat down after toileting.

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3. Housemate never eats my food, or uses up my last bit of milk in the fridge!

4. Housemate shares the vacuuming and household cleaning so it doesn’t look like a pig sty.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/philips_newscenter/7849288160/

5. Housemate always pays their share of the bills on time.

6. Housemate picks up after themselves, rather than leaving stuff lying right throughout the house.

7. Housemate offers to put out the bins, and he actually does it before the truck comes.

8. Housemate keeps quiet after 10pm every weeknight.

9. Housemate only watches what I watch on TV.

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10. Housemate can cook, and makes my lunch for me each day.

Okay, so not all these ideas are realistic! But some of them are reasonable, and it does beg the question, if they are things I would like in a housemate, well I better start doing them myself! I guess it’s not fair to expect them of others if I don’t put in a good effort and start the ball rolling.

There’s a challenge…

Oh and check out Mishell’s blog on her apirations in life!