Life is interesting

I have been wanting to get back to writing this blog on a regular basis but I have been adjusting to have a new roommate and her son is a big adjustment.

And I have been very stressed about whether or not Section 8 would allow her to live with me. Today we got official word that she can stay as my live-in aide which is awesome.

I feel like going from totally living alone one day to virtually having two people living with me the next day is like going from 0-100 mph in 10 seconds.

Fortunately, I am finally starting to adjust and feel that I have the mental capacity to start writing again.

I never would have believed how much noise adding an adult and son would add to the apartment. That is one of the biggest things I have had to get used to. Before having roommates I knew that I really preferred peace and quiet. But now, in the rare moments that there actually is peace and quiet I think I have a new found appreciation for those moments.

Learning to communicate with another person has been a challenge also.  In my late teens and twenties I used to think I was a good communicator; then I got married and quickly found out that I was a poor communicator and that it actually takes work.  For those that know me "work" is a word and an action that I tend to stay as far away from as possible.

For the most part since I have never been around a lot of people and tend to prefer it that way I never concerned my self with being good at communication. With Amanda that is different. I actually like her and care for her very much so I want to be good at communicating with her so I am actually trying to be better at it.

I have a long way to go but I hope I have improved in the short time she has lived here.

The biggest surprise to me so far is that I actually am really beginning to enjoy having a kid around. For most of my adult life I have wanted nothing to do with kids. In fact, I was very grateful that my ex and I never had a child because that was something I did not want.

Amanda's son, Wyatt, is almost four and amazes me with his intelligence, willing to learn and he is more "mature" that I ever would have thought a child his age would be.

So over all I am happy to have a "family again.

Are things perfect? No.  Do Amanda and I always get along and never annoy each other?  Heck no.

Are there times when I wish they would go away for a while and give me some peace and quiet?  Yep.

But my life is some much happier and enjoyable with them here in my life.  And I am grateful.

Now if I could just figure out why I feel like I am having a Doogie Howser moment...