The Space Between Kitchen and Bathroom

When I was a very young....oh, about 10 years old, we lived in an old trailer next to my grandparents in Pennsylvania. We moved there from the state that I was born in, New York.

The trailer was small and my aunt and uncle and cousins had rented it from my grandparents before we did. There were too real bedrooms and mine. I don't call mine a bedroom because it was actually in between the kitchen and the bathroom in a hallway. I think there were doorways that slid left to right when I went to bed at night. My bed hung on chains and at night I would unhook my bed from the wall and I climb up on the little bunk. It didn't affect me much, and I look back at that room and realize that when we're young certain things that may bother us when we get older don't bother us when we're kids.

The only time I did not like my bedroom was if somebody got up before me. Back in those days (around 1972) they may have needed to make their way into the bathroom or the kitchen and go through my bedroom to the kitchen. I was usually the first person up anyway, so it usually wasn't a disturbance.

Once upon a time, I remember living in that trailer and waking up at 4:00 in the morning and waking up Mom on Christmas Day believing that it was time to get up. Mom and dad were not really excited about that idea and told me to go back to bed until morning.

I remember feeling very guilty for waking them up and told them in the morning that they could give away my presents for being bad. They were nice and did not do any such thing. From that time forward I was very careful to make sure it was actually morning on Christmas.

I look back on those times and laugh thinking about wanting to get up so early in the morning. My average time waking was when the sun was rising in the East. Nowadays, I wake up when the alarm rings at 5:00 am and I hit snooze for a while because I really don't want to get up.

I'm particular about my personal space. My bedroom is on the small side, but not too small. I have a queen size bed and I'm very particular about that bed as well. I like sheets that are a little more expensive than Walmart brand but not as expensive as name brand stores. Walmart sheets are really uncomfortable and they pill up. My sheets are a night luxury and insist on at least 400 cotton thread count. Everyone has their thing. It is funny how we get accustomed to our space, or lack thereof.

The apartment I have now is quite spacious, although it's on the rundown side. I can't complain because rent has never gone up from $400 since I moved in here in 2002. What do you think about the space you're in?

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