Today is Not Forever

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When I was a teenager, I couldn’t wait to have my own apartment. I loved my parents, but I also loved the show “Friends” and they made living on your own look like it meant having the time of your life.

The university I attended was about an hour away from home, so I lived in the dorms. Senior year I lived in an apartment with four roommates, but that didn’t quench my desire to have my own place.

Unfortunately, I knew that my Senior year was closest I was ever going to get to living on my own before my 28th birthday. Continue reading