Obviously we have different ideas

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A friend just called round and brought a colleague from work with her. The colleague had just been to look at a potential place to rent, as they need accommodation for a few weeks, because the flat they were renting was being renovated. It should have been finished by the start of November but everything has been delayed. So basically they just need somewhere to stay for two or three weeks. I mentioned that they could come to us, as we have spare rooms and we have many times talked about possibly getting a lodger but then never done it. But the friend said ‘Oh no it’s OK, he’s going to come to us.’ Considering she lives in a small three-bedroom house I was surprised. It already houses herself, her husband, their four children (two girls, two boys), her cousin and his partner. And since it’s a very modern house the rooms are really quite small. I asked ‘Are you sure you really have enough room?’ And she replied ‘Oh yes, there’s still the kitchen!’ Obviously she (and presumably her colleague as well) have different ideas to mine concerning the need for space. I don’t think I’d want to spend more than a couple of days sleeping in someone’s kitchen, on the seat the children need to sit on to eat their breakfasts (and have often spilled food on!). And with nowhere to put anything, unless he takes a very small bag of clothes that could double as a pillow, in the manner of minimalist camping. I guess it depends on whether free accommodation of any kind is better than your own space. What would you choose? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2023.