I know that I have been MIA lately with the blog posts (and I promise to get back to it soon, just been a crazy semester), but I need to get this out and this is the only outlet where I can vent and a certain someone won't read it and be offened (although at this point I almost don't care).
I am having roommate trouble - AGAIN! I am absolutely positive that at the age of 30 (almost 31), I DO NOT need a roommate! Especially one that insists on staying up to all hours of the night watching T.V. and/or having friends over and making so much noise that it is nearly impossible for me to go to sleep. What was I thinking agreeing to live in this apartment with someone who 1) isn't in classes this semester - which would (maybe) require her to study and have quiet time and 2) is on a completely different schedule than me? I still stick by my rationalization for it being okay to live with this person in particular because the loose friendship that we had is about to be blasted to kingdom come!
I have absolutely no tolerance for inconsideration and rudeness! That's just how I was raised (although my parents might say that I didn't learn how to not be rude - Mom may have felt that way just this past weekend - but still). I made it known from the beginning of this living arrangement that I have to get up pretty early (for college students) for WORK everyday and thus would need to go to sleep at night. So, when I do get up and know that my roommate didn't go to bed until 5 AM (yes, that's right - 5 AM!), then I try to be quiet as not to disturb her sleep. You'd think that after all the comments and discussions that we've had about her having people over at night (early morning) and it bothering me, that she would finally get it through her head that I'm trying to sleep, but NO!
I know that part of it is my fault because I have taken on so much this year with work, school, cooking for the church (which is why I'm living in this apt with the rudeness), and babysitting a friend's daughter two nights a week. However, all I'm asking is for a little courtesy in letting me sleep. And it's not like I'm wanting her to be quiet at 9 PM (although that would be lovely); but I think that once midnight hits, she could at least suggest that they all go to somewhere else and let her roommate sleep.
I sure hope that we both survive the next 6 months cause I'm sure that I'm going to kill her and dump her in Lake Alice! It's sad, but I'm looking forward to the few weeks at the end of December when all the students are gone and not only do I not have to cook for almost a month, but she won't have anyone hanging around to be making noise in my livingroom after midnight - so I just might get some sleep.
I know that this isn't an exciting read or anything and I do promise to post some fun stuff soon. Thanks for "listening" and feel free to leave any comments/suggestions for how I can remedy my lack of sleeping (and I've tried earplugs, but use them as a last resort because I apparently have narrow ear canals and they hurt - which doesn't help in the sleep department either).
