I've given up on getting the other thread on track :rofl1: so, any advice for living with a roomie?
Right now we have been toying around with.."Rules" (but I am blanking on good rules to have/add)
*label food that is yours
*visitors/guests are only there if you are. Inform roomie if guests are coming
* No music/loudness after 10PM on weekdays
* No overnight guests more than 2 nights per week
* Dishes cleaned after you eat/don't sit in the sink
* He takes out garbage/cleans bathroom.. I clean kitchen/do floors. We both tidy up common area.
* No sexy times in the common area (duh) lol similarly, be decent in common areas when it comes to clothing choices (or lack there of)
* I go shopping and we split expenses on house common items (cleaning, toilet paper, paper towels, swiffer pads, garbage bags etc...)
* Weekly roomie meeting on tuesdays
* No smoking inside (we don't smoke but it seemed like a decent thing to add)
* Books or DVDs can be borrowed but only with permission, don't dog ear my books.
* Door is locked when you step out
* Let other roomie know if you are going to be gone so I don't think you have died
* No shoes on in the house
* No entering bedrooms without permission
* No food left uncovered on counters, tables, bedrooms etc.. including crumbs. (I have a paranoid fear of rodents/bugs..)
* Your daily shower time is ____, mine is _____.
* No illegal stuff in the apartment
* Rent is paid on the ____ of the month. Utilities are split evenly and paid on the ____.
Any ideas for rules regarding Merlin? His crate will be in my room of course, and he comes to work most days. Bob really likes him and is great with him but I figured perhaps having a few rules about him is a good idea..
I was thinking "Merlin is 100% my responsibility and is to be crated when I'm not around. If you'd like you can take him out of his crate only if you can watch him and walk him once you learn his training rules.
or any other rule ideas?
Those with roomies, how do you deal with sharing a bathroom? cooking? shared items? chores?
any other general advice?
Right now we have been toying around with.."Rules" (but I am blanking on good rules to have/add)
*label food that is yours
*visitors/guests are only there if you are. Inform roomie if guests are coming
* No music/loudness after 10PM on weekdays
* No overnight guests more than 2 nights per week
* Dishes cleaned after you eat/don't sit in the sink
* He takes out garbage/cleans bathroom.. I clean kitchen/do floors. We both tidy up common area.
* No sexy times in the common area (duh) lol similarly, be decent in common areas when it comes to clothing choices (or lack there of)
* I go shopping and we split expenses on house common items (cleaning, toilet paper, paper towels, swiffer pads, garbage bags etc...)
* Weekly roomie meeting on tuesdays
* No smoking inside (we don't smoke but it seemed like a decent thing to add)
* Books or DVDs can be borrowed but only with permission, don't dog ear my books.
* Door is locked when you step out
* Let other roomie know if you are going to be gone so I don't think you have died
* No shoes on in the house
* No entering bedrooms without permission
* No food left uncovered on counters, tables, bedrooms etc.. including crumbs. (I have a paranoid fear of rodents/bugs..)
* Your daily shower time is ____, mine is _____.
* No illegal stuff in the apartment
* Rent is paid on the ____ of the month. Utilities are split evenly and paid on the ____.
Any ideas for rules regarding Merlin? His crate will be in my room of course, and he comes to work most days. Bob really likes him and is great with him but I figured perhaps having a few rules about him is a good idea..
I was thinking "Merlin is 100% my responsibility and is to be crated when I'm not around. If you'd like you can take him out of his crate only if you can watch him and walk him once you learn his training rules.
or any other rule ideas?
Those with roomies, how do you deal with sharing a bathroom? cooking? shared items? chores?
any other general advice?