My life... circa 1990.

As many of you know, I've taken a temporary assignment back here in St. Louis. It's a great opportunity to learn something new and work with an entirely different staff. Not that there was ANYTHING wrong with the OC staff. Just want to make that clear. But nevertheless, it will be an interesting experience at work.

The other side of the interesting experience will be living back at home. I've been living in California for just shy of seven years. That's kind of a long time. That's longer than being away for a Bachelor's degree. I could almost have a Master's and Doctorate as well. Needless to say, when you have been living on your own for a long time, you have your own routine and have surrounded yourself with your own style of furnishings. It's a bit of a shock to move back home! Here's the top 10 things to consider when moving back home.

1. Other people use up the hot water first if you're not quick enough. (-)
2. You have to sleep in your old bed that was designed for a pre-teen. (--)
3. Laundry is done when you get home from work. (+)
4. Dinner is on the table and you didn't have to prepare it! (++)
5. You don't get to pick what's for dinner. (-)
6. Always have to let others know what your plans are after work and when you will be home. (-)
7. You don't have to do the grocery shopping. (+)
8. You have to share the guacamole. (-)
9. You can't leave dishes in the sink and hope no one notices. (-)
and the biggest thing to consider is that:
10. You instantly feel more like a highschooler with a curfew than a high-dollar earning professional. :)

Really, it's not so bad.
For those who have been asking, this is my home for the next several weeks. I picked out this furniture in November of 1990 when I was 11 years old. We bought it at the House of Denmark, which sold up-scale Scandinavian furniture before IKEA was on the map.