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It still works..............

I feel estranged from my own kitchen. I've told you for years how tiny my kitchen is. And so, when the roommate headquarters in that kitchen, together with her large dog, there's no room for me. And, if she's home, she's in the kitchen. That means that, with her alone, about half the kitchen is unreachable. You can't go there without permission. And then there's the large dog. He's in the middle of what's left in the kitchen. But, I was desperate the other night. I needed something from the kitchen.

She was watching something on youtube on her ipad. I stood there for less than a minute and heard "the f word" seven times. I was offended. I don't use that kind of language and I hate hearing it in my own kitchen. I was about to spew a sarcastic rebuke (in that she claims to be a Christian). I stopped and prayed instead. Within seconds, she changes the channel she is watching. No more "f word". Yep, prayer still works. 

I USED TO HAVE A KITCHEN..........

NOW, IT SEEMS, I DON'T. THE ROOMMATE HAS TAKEN IT OVER. IT'S A TINY ROOM. IN FACT, IF YOU'VE HUNG AROUND HERE FOR A WHILE, YOU'VE HEARD ME COMPLAIN ABOUT HOW SMALL IT IS. WELL, IT'S GOTTEN MUCH SMALLER THE PAST MONTH OR SO. sHE GOES OUT THERE AND PLANTS HERSELF IN THE ONLY AVAILABLE CHAIR. BUT, FIRST, SHE CLOSES THE DOOR FROM THE DINING ROOM. NEXT, IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT IT'S WINTER AND THE HEAT IS ON, SHE PROPS OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE GARAGE, MAKING THE KITCHEN THE COLDEST ROOM IN THE HOUSE. ONCE SHE IS ESCONCED OUT THERE, I AM DOOMED TO EATING WHATEVER I CAN GET TO. LAST NIGHT, DINNER WAS A CARTON OF GREEK YOGURT. TONIGHT'S DINNER WAS RAMEN. (SURE GLAD I BOUGHT A LOT OF THAT DURING THE LAST KROGER BOX SALE.) HER CHAIR BLOCKS SEVERAL CUPBOARDS AS WELL AS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO GET TO MOST OF THE OPEN SHELVES ON WHICH STAPLES ARE STORED. 

WITH DIFFICULTY, IF HER DOG ISN'T OUT THERE WITH HER, I CAN REACH THE STOVE, THE FRIDGE AND THE FUNKY LITTLE PANTRY. THE COUNTERTOPS ARE CLUTTERED WITH 'STUFF'. FOR SOME REASON, WE MUST HAVE TWO OPEN ROLLS OF PAPER TOWELS. (IN 7 WEEKS SHE HAS USED MORE PAPER TOWELS THAN I WOULD ORDINARILY USE IN 4 OR 5 MONTHS.) WHY SOME THINGS HAVE TO SIT OUT I DON'T KNOW. BUT A CLEAN & CLEAR COUNTERTOP IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. SHE HAS FINALLY STOPPED LEAVING CLEAN AND DIRTY DISHES MIXED TOGETHER ALL OVER THE COUNTERS AND HAS STOPPED USING THE DISHWASHER AS A DRYING RACK WHEN THERE IS A PERFECTLY GOOD DRYING MAT ON THE COUNTER. MOST OF THE FRIDGE IS CLUTTERED WITH 10'S OF TINY CONTAINERS FROM THE GROCERY DELI COUNTER WITH ONE OR MAYBE TWO BITES OF FOOD IN THEM. IN FACT, MY FRUIT IS PART OF WHAT HAS TO SIT OUT ON THE COUNTER AND A HEAD OF MY CABBAGE IS RELEGATED TO THE PATIO.  INSIDE THE CUPBOARD UNDER THE SINK THERE IS A TOWEL RACK. DOES SHE USE IT? OH NO, NOW WE HAVE TOWELS HANGING OVER THE DOORS TO THE CUPBOARDS.

ONCE I HAD TWO BATHROOMS. NOW THE DOOR TO THE HALL BATH IS KEPT CLOSED AT ALL TIMES AGAINST INTRUDERS. (DON'T TELL ON ME BUT I SOMETIMES HAVE TO SNEAK IN FOR KLEENEX WHICH ARE STORED UNDER THE SINK IN THERE.) 

SEVEN WEEKS AGO I ASKED HER TO BRUSH HER DOG WHO IS SHEDDING CLUMPS OF HAIR EVERYWHERE. SHE HAD THE DAY OFF AGAIN TODAY. DID SHE BRUSH THE DOG? NO, OF COURSE NOT, EVEN THOUGH I MADE THAT REQUEST AGAIN THIS PAST WEEKEND.

SHE HAS FINALLY STARTED GIVING SOME INDICATION SHE IS LOOKING FOR ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE, GLORY BE TO GOD. HOWEVER, SHE'S GOING ABOUT IT IN AN IDIOTIC WAY. SHE TELLS ME SHE EARNS $10 AN HOUR AND SHE WORKS 28 HOURS A WEEK, GROSS. $280 A WEEK X 4 WEEKS IN A MONTH = 1120. SHE HAS BEEN LOOKING AT HOUSES RENTING FOR $910 A MONTH UP TO $1150! HOW DOES SHE IMAGINE SHE IS GOING TO PAY THAT RENT?

I REALLY WANT HER GONE SO I CAN START TO HAVE A LIFE AGAIN. MY LIFE, MY RULES, MY KITCHEN, MY BATHROOM, MY FRESHLY VACUUMED CARPET SANS CLUMPS OF DOG HAIR. PLEASE PRAY WITH ME THAT SHE MOVES OUT SOON. TOMORROW I AM INSTIGATING A PER NIGHT FEE OF $15 FOR HER, HER DOG, OR HER STUFF..............