So, for the last two years I’ve been single and living by myself.  And while I enjoy living by myself there are moments when I could use a hand doing something around the apartment.  There are also many times when I am forced to do (icky) tasks that I got use to not having to do because I could whine and get my significant other to do them.  It’s such things that make me wish there was another body in the room.  In a way, it seems like these tasks taunt the single person.  It is as if they are daring you to maintain said status or reminding you that you are alone, in case you momentarily forgot.

Anti-single-person task #1: hanging plastic on your windows.

When the thermometer starts to drop and you live in an uninsulated circa 1910 bungalow that has been converted into apartments, hanging plastic over the windows becomes an important task.  While seemingly easy, the extremely sticky double sided tape and static-inducing thin plastic become enemies.  Plus, they are extremely accurate indicators of how dirty your house really is.  Standing on a step stool trying to smooth plastic over the window without getting it helplessly stuck to the tape is daunting enough, but when said plastic rather cling to your sweater only adds to the challenge.  The real fun begins when the fuzzies from your sweater and the cat hair that appears out of thin air stick to the tape first, rendering it useless and you have to start all over again.  A thumbs down to you, window plastic, for attempting to derail my efforts to save energy and stay warm!