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Living Well with Roommates
For anyone sharing a home with roommates, housemates or friends. Each day is one small way to talk things through kindly, share the space fairly, keep your own corner restful and enjoy the people you live with.
Relationships · Relationships · Communication · Boundaries · one to-do a day · you choose how many days
The first seven days
- Day 1Say a cheerful hello to whoever is home when you walk in, and ask how their day was.
- Day 2Rinse your own mug and set it back on the shelf with a small smile for whoever shares the kitchen with you.
- Day 3Hold the front door for a housemate coming in with their arms full.
- Day 4Put one thing you love, like a photo or a plant, where you can see it from your bed.
- Day 5Write down the three shared bills you think about most, so they are out of your head and on paper.
- Day 6Ask a housemate, while the kettle boils, how their week is going so far, and simply listen to the answer.
- Day 7Wipe the sink after you finish the dishes tonight, so the next person finds it clean and dry.
Further into the year
The to-dos keep changing as the year goes on. A few from later in this theme:
- Day 30Open a money reminder with something kind, such as "No rush, just a heads up," before you mention the amount.
- Day 60Keep a soft throw blanket in the living room so someone who runs cold has a cozy option besides turning up the heat.
- Day 120Clear a shelf in the bathroom and one in the fridge before a new roommate arrives, so they have room from the start.
- Day 240Use "I" statements when raising a money worry, like "I feel stretched right now," instead of "You never pay on time."
- Day 365Close the day by thinking of one thing you appreciate about the people you live with, and tell one of them soon.
How a challenge works
A Theraglee challenge is a theme with one small to-do for every day of a year. You choose how long yours runs, anywhere from a week to the full year, and each day you get the next to-do: something that takes a few minutes and fits inside an ordinary day. Tick it off when it is done. Nothing is scored and nothing is lost if you miss a day; the next to-do is simply waiting when you come back.
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