Recently, my sister Casey unexpectedly lost her job and needed to move out of her apartment.
When I found out that she was heading for some hard times, I did not hesitate for her to come and live with me until she could figure things out.
I live by myself, and I have an extra room in my home, so it would be no problem for Casey to move in. I helped her pack up her apartment and we placed most of her stuff in storage, and we used some of my garage space to store the remainder of her stuff. She has now been living with me for close to a year now. It’s been great, but we ran into one issue. In the Winter months, I don’t use the heat unless the temperature drops below 40 degrees outside. I live in a state where we get mostly mild Winters, so I barely turn on my heat. Plus, I can’t sleep with the heat at night because it makes it hard for me to breathe, and it’s always too hot no matter what temperature I choose. On the other hand, my sister loves using the heat in the Winter. In fact, she likes the thermostat set to 76 degrees, which is way too warm for me even during the day. Well, we had to come up with a solution to our problem, and it was one of two things. I could have installed a smart thermostat so that we could each program our rooms to the ideal temperature, or we could purchase a space heater for Casey’s room. We chose the latter, which was the easiest solution to the issue.