Adios old roomie, hello new one!

Hey friends! It's Tuesday, and it's bright and sunshiney with a cool crisp-ness to the air here in the D-Cizzle! Despite the title of this post, I'm in a good mood, and feeling pretty ready to take on the day!

I had previously planned to do a review of some e.l.f products I got last week (maybe I'll do that post later on today), but I thought I'd fill you all in on my current roommate woes. Let me explain....

I spent my night last night meeting a new potential roommate. My current roommate only moved in 5 months ago, but decided about a month ago that she was going to attempt to find someone to sublease her room in our apartment, post an ad on Craigslist and not tell me about it. I happened to stumble upon an ad that was about my complex and sounded like it described me, and my dog Cooper, to a T. When confronted about it, she said that it is too expensive for her to live in our apartment, and that her commute to work is killing her (her job recently changed locations so she has a much longer commute). All of these things I can understand....other than the sneaking around and not even mentioning it to me. At the time, she said she didn't think she would move. I was just annoyed that she never said anything to me, and was trying to do this all behind my back.

Flash forward to this weekend, when I came back from visiting my parents, and she stops me and says "I decided to post that ad again. There are some people interested. Do you want to meet the people who are interested in coming by?" (to which I sarcastically said to her, in my head, "No, (roommate), I would like to live with someone who I have never set eyes on before, never met, and know absolutely nothing about...."). So, of course I said yes. The girl who came by yesterday seems nice, is 27 (closer to my age than my current roommate who is 23....not that there is anything wrong with 23 year olds!) and liked Cooper. All wins in my book.

The problem with my current roommate seemed to stem from me not being at the apartment. At least one night a week and usually most of the weekend, I'm over at MG's place. This is for a few factors: 1) roommate's sister comes over every weekend and they take over my living room, so I have no access to the TV, or the DVR, and sometimes the kitchen is so full of their crap that it's hard for me to use that either. 2) it is more comfortable at MG's since he lives alone and I don't have to worry about inconveniencing anyone else. Also keep in mind that my current roommate is in school late (til like 9pm) on Tuesday and Wednesday nights (so it's not like she's around a ton either). But, it seemed like every time I would come back from having not been there for a night, or the weekend, she would give me the cold shoulder, hide out in her room,etc. I didn't understand it. (Still don't really)

I tried a few times to suggest a roomie date night to hang out, or when she seemed really stressed I bought her a card and some candy, let her know I was there for her, and I hoped the stress would go down some. And nothing. Same cold person. Hid out in her room, didn't say a word to me really. Until my dad had his heart attack, and then she got nicer to me.

I still have NO idea what I did that made her be so snarky to me, but the only thing I can think  is that she is annoyed that I'm not there....which, to be honest, doesn't make sense to me. I LOVE it when I have the entire apartment to myself. I look forward to it!

The best part of last night was after the girl had seen the place, my current roommate goes "Well, if you want the place, it's yours!" without even waiting to see if I agreed, or talking to me first. So I promptly stepped in and suggested we wait til later in the night or tomorrow to talk. It had nothing to do with the girl who came by,and more to do with making sure my roommate knew whose decision this was. So rude!

So, maybe this is all for the best. Maybe I'll get a roommate who knows how to put things away when they are clean, doesn't leave empty wine bottles on the counter for 3+ months,  doesnt do laundry literally at least 4 days out of the week (many of those times letting the washer and dryer that are in my bathroom run into the night so I wake up to the buzzing when it's done), and knows how to shut off the lights when she isn't in the apartment. And one who doesn't get mad at me for having a life outside of where I live.

This whole situation has made me want to live alone. Sadly, I live in a pretty expensive area of Virginia right outside of DC. It's where people my age live and go out. I could move further out and pay less, but then I wouldn't be able to be near my friends and the fun places. It's all a trade-off I suppose. I'm just hoping new roommate is more normal. My roommate/bestie I lived with before this current roommate was like the best roomie ever--I'm not sure Ill ever get someone who tops that, or even comes close. But, I can hope!

Do you guys have any horror roommate stories? Please share...make me feel better! haha