I live in my parents' basement. It's great while I'm in school, I have a huge space, a bathroom to myself, but also the ability to go hang out with my parents. Growing up, I was always scared of the basement- I feel like every kid is. Like it's dark, and scary, and my brother had all the walls painted black, so it was even worse. Running up the stairs after being down there always felt like someone was gonna get me.
Anyway, COVID brought me home from college in 2020, and we decided that with that time we were gonna move me down to the basement. I was alittle wearing at first, but after painting the room, putting light carpet down, and adding all my trinkets it became the coolest place. I was extremely lucky to even be able to have such a large space during the pandemic to be by myself.
Now, what's the downside? It's a basement, so every 2 or so years, the sub pump (the pump that is a little lower than the basement floor, that pushes the water that collects outside) either breaks or shorts out, which means I wake up to a squishy floor.
That was what happened today. I was taking a nap between my online classes, and so I didn't really notice what was going on. Anyway, I will be spending the rest of my night with a shop vacuum and a soggy carpet. Still love my basement space though, maybe just a little less today.
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