4 to 1

I got back to my room tonight and had it all to myself for a moment. It's a rarity these days now that I have roommates. I have gone from being one person living in a 4-bedroom to four people living in one room. It takes some adjusting. We are all on different schedules and I think most often I am the last one in at night. So all the other gals are cozily tucked in their bunks reading or computing while I come in and try to get settled. I don't think I'm a great roommate. I'm loud - mostly because I'm naturally clumsy, so I'm always dropping something or knocking something over. And our uniforms don't help - all the Velcro ripping noise from trying to get into a pocket. But tonight I left work early (early being 8 pm) so I could stop at the PX before it closed and look for a little clip-on fan. I didn't find one, by the way. So when I got to my room - YAY! I was the first one back. I had some alone time.
One of my roomies just showed up a few minutes ago. The first thing she said to me was, "Are you alright? You aren't sick, are you?" :) She was surprised to see me home so early. Now I just have to fall asleep early, so I can get up early and go to the gym. If I make it back from the gym by 5:30 am, I will get the showers all to myself! Funny how your perspective changes and the simplest things bring you true joy.