I am a non-traditional not-so-starving student who has no desire to be traditional in any way. I recently (one week ago today) moved out of my aunt and uncles, and into an efficiency apartment on campus. My bedroom went from a rent-free spacious bonus room with walk in closet to a rent charged not as spacious bedroom/kitchen/office/dinning room/living room in one with a closet the width and depth of my shower/bathtub. You ask: "What were you thinking?" I can answer in one word: Independence.
Independence is in the vocabulary of most traditional and non-traditional college students these days but is often not achieved fully. While I have not fully severed my dependence from my rent-free home, I have come to savor the "quiet, uninterrupted, free to cook what I please (healthy/unhealthy), hog the bathroom all I want, and not feel obligated to mingle if I don't feel like mingling" freedom. My remaining reliance on my old household is limited to the use of the wash-machine and a minor amount of storage for the items I do not have the capacity to store myself.
From here on out, my life is mine and God's alone. I am not saying I will not receive support from others; more simply that I am done making excuses for living my life according to God's plan. My faith stands firm on my salvation through Jesus Christ. I will proudly live my life according to God's Word.
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