Sleeping Diagonally

For most of my life I've been used to having plenty of personal space. I've always had my own bedroom. I've have lived with people - family, friends & even employers (when I was an au pair) - but I've always had a door I could shut to separate me from them, and the rest of humanity.

I find solitude peaceful. I arrange my bedroom as a santuary. Everything is where I need it to be: all my favourite things on display, everything I don't want to see tucked away.

So now, I'm about to head off to Manchester, and at the age of 24 I'm going to have to learn to share my space. I can't just do everything my way. And I'm fussy about my bedroom. How is that supposed to work?

I'm also fussy about my bed. I like having the whole of it at my disposal. I go to sleep on one side, and I wake up on the other. I wriggle and twist. I like to sleep diagonally... Where exactly will C fit in all of this?

I calculate that I have at least twice as many belongings as C. I'll be moving into his room, filling it most of it with my junk and my life. I can hardly expect him to sleep in a ball in the corner of his own bed. Maybe he could sleep on the floor?

I'm glad that I'm not the only person that has these problems. I spotted this cartoon in the London Paper back in February, and it made me smile (I hope it's not too small to read):










http://www.emcartoons.com/february-2009/

Maybe it's time I take half my belongings to the charity shop and learn to sleep in a straight line?