What's yours is mine...or is it?

I knew getting married would be an adjustment - but an ever bigger one is living with a boy. I have lived on my own for so long, I wasn't really expecting my space to be challenged or that I would actually like it. For us there are four rooms which we spend the majority of our time: kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom. All rooms used to just be mine and now, there is somebody else's stuff in there. How have things changed? Well let's start with the kitchen.

Kitchen:
This is my favourite room in the house. It allows me to get out of my head and just be creative. It's relaxing and fun - most of the time. I hate clutter. I hate having a lot of stuff and I hate a full fridge where you can't find anything or a full freezer with frost bitten meat or bread. When C moved in, we did a big grocery shop. Not only did my weekly grocery bill double, but my fridge is now full of foods and juices I would never have had before. I must admit, I was a little anxious about having such a full and unorganized fridge, however after moving things around I can honestly say that I am rolling with it and continue to keep a full fridge and even drink juice every so often!

Living Room:
My tv, my couch, my tv....yes I am a tv junkie. I love watching my reality tv (The Bachelorette is starting to get on my nerves though...Bentley is gross, get over him miss Ashely) and I love to watch the Young and the Restless. What's the problem? There is a boy watching tv with me who does not like those shows, not he likes to watch cars or How's it's Made etc. How do you adjust to having your remote taken over? This is one to work on. So far we've been good at sharing but I bet C will not be so pleased after our honeymoon phase is over.

Bedroom:
I sleep in a ball in the corner of the bed and I don't move all night. When I get up in the morning, I don't have to make the bed. All I do is pull my cover over, put on my throw pillows and go. C throws all the blankets around and take the entire bed. How strange it is to have to remake the bed everyday. I miss the easy days of just putting my blanket  back up.

Pillows...I have a pillow that I sleep on that's cozy and wonderful. C did not. After some restless nights, C felt his pillow was the culprit. Being the doting wife I am, I gave him my pillow, my fluffy wonderful pillow. I now have the crappy pillow and he sleeps like a baby. hmm...good thing I love him so much.

Dirty laundry....how many times did I used to do laundry for myself? About once or twice a week. I changed my sheets every two days and that was it. Now with C, laundry has gone through the roof. Not only do I have to do at least three loads each time, but I have to do it more than once a week. I am starting to feel like a cleaner. Maybe he'll tip me for my services?

Bathroom:
My bathroom always smelled good and was always clean. I was in for a huge surprise - when C shaves...his hair sticks to everything. I now have to wipe the bathroom down everyday and on top of that scrub the sink hard to get those little hairs off. How my dad never made a mess, I will never know. C is good though, he does wipe it down after he's shaved, however, my definition of clean is much different!

So, here we have it. Living with a boy is changing how I do things but I can honestly say that everyday I wake up happy to be with C. Not only do I get to have the person I love the most with me everyday, but I get to learn more and more about him everyday. There will definitely be some adjusting but at least it's with him.