Making do vs. Living large
My husband and I are polar opposites. I have always been in the "make do" frame of mind. And he has always taken the "live large" position. I should have known that this would be the case when we went apartment hunting as newlywed college students. After looking at every kind of "remodeled for married students" apartments, we shuddered at their makeshift quality.
One had a shower drain in the kitchen eating area and a makeshift shower curtain, and another had a ceiling height so radically different that going from one room to the next required that you duck through the doorway while navigating a step down. Perilous, I thought, if one's mind or attention happened to be elsewhere. These, of course, were the bargain apartments--near mazes and "make do" places to live. But live was the operative word here. How do you live showering in the kitchen and ducking your head through doorways? My husband's perception was that "living" may cost a few more dollars than "making do" does. We kept looking.
It has always been so for us. The quality of your life is something to be considered deeply. Just because you are stretching a dollar doesn't mean you should forego the pleasures of life that bring you joy.
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