Well, my friends, it seems your fearless leader of the broke brigade has finally found it necessary to pack up her bags and head “back home”.  That’s right folks my time here, living on my own, has run its course.  I’m all tapped out.

And while Craigslist proved to be completely worthless in the role of helping me find gainful employment, it somehow managed to find a lovely couple to take my apartment off of my hands.  (I didn’t even have to convince them that, after awhile, they wouldn’t notice the Green & Orange Lines whisking past their window.)

So if you too are preparing to relive your childhood, here’s what to expect:

the good

1. you’ll get free (or cheap) room & board
2. you’ll finally have food in the fridge
3. you’ll be surrounded by good company (if you actually like your family)
4. you’ll be under less financial pressure
5. you’ll be able to start saving money again
6. you’ll finally be able to afford that (much needed) haircut
7. you’ll have a legitimate reason to watch American Idol [or insert cheesy "family" programming here]
8. you’ll be forced to address the inevitable, “So what’s your plan?“

and the bad

1. your dad will start waiting up for you again
2. you’ll be forced to explain why you didn’t come home last night
3. you’ll be expected to do “chores” like, making your bed and cleaning up after dinner
4. you’ll be distracted by things like, “dinner with the family”
5. you won’t be able to walk around nekkid whenever you feel like it
6. you’ll feel compelled to watch American Idol with your mom
7. you’ll be forced to address the inevitable, “So what’s your plan?“