One, of course is being away from the Boyfriend. He’s still in San Francisco, for now.
And two – the fact that I’m living in my old house and having to bunk in the guest room AKA Mom’s storage space.
I haven’t lived in this house for eight years now, and my mom hasn’t lived there in probably nine or 10 – she lives in South Lake Tahoe. While we’ve been away, the house has been rented to my mom’s sister and now my mom’s brother (she has 10 siblings).
My uncle, his wife and their son take up two of the three bedroom house. The third bedroom is meant to be a guest room for when I or my mom come down to visit. But as the years go by, it’s really become an extra room for my mom to collect and store clothes, trinkets, and who knows what else.
When I decided to move, we all thought it was best for me to move back into the family house so I could save a little bit of money before buying my own home. Who knew that Mom would be unwilling to move out her belongings so that I could live more comfortably during my estimated 6 months back at home?
Yes, she came down last weekend to unpack the dresser so that I could have space for my clothes, and pushed all her clothes to one side of the closet but I implored her to donate clothes unworn to Goodwill or charity. Why let it sit there collecting dust? She firmly turned me down.
With all our clothes hanging in the bedroom closet of our 30+ year-old house, it was bound to happen. The bar where we hang stuff couldn’t hold up the weight of everything and snapped in half over the weekend. Worse, I was out of town enjoying a lovely weekend with the Boyfriend in San Francisco and had to end it on that note.
Now, all of my office-wear is wrinkled and I cringe at the thought of having to iron. I’m hoping that hanging my clothes in the hall closet for now will help to straighten them out again.
As for Mom’s stuff? Of course I called her the very next day to say “I told you so” but she would have none of it. Sigh.. I guess I’ll have to continue sharing a room with her. All the more motivation for me to save up and finally buy my own home.
