Mary Anne's room

Eco Home/furnished, big room, 5 min walk to downtown/transit, shared with an RMT and Herbalist in their 30/40’s. Available Sept 1st, 2024 or sooner.

Ideal for a respectful, mindful/kind, clean/tidy/organized, eco-minded, non-smoking (no cigarettes on the property at all inside or out and no chronic/addictive/depressive vibes with alcohol or cannibis) and health minded individual.

Someone who works a 9-5 at an office or who can work quietly from home is ideal for the living/working situation. Mary runs her massage therapy practice from home, so it’s essential that it’s quiet during the day from Mon-Thur. Mary often goes to her partner’s home in the evenings and wkends.

Looking for a peaceful/light footed individual who knows the value in doing the little things to create harmony in a home. Also, someone who doesn’t have a lot of things as the house is furnished and has limited storage. Plugging into your computer or using ear pods while listening to music or watching something is requested so that others can enjoy quiet if they want. Sharing music while cooking dinner may be nice etc….Just want to avoid the type of person who listens to loud shows/clips on the train while everyone sits quietly.

Environmentally, someone who conserves energy because they understand that when we mess up our environment, were basically doing the same to ourselves…So turning down the heat at night and putting on a thick blanket, wearing a sweater and slippers in the winter etc…

The house smells of essential oils from my practice. We clean with non-toxic cleaners like vinegar and effective, natural disinfectant. Natural laundry detergent is used. Synthetic smells like perfumes, cologne, certain laundry detergents and incense cause headaches and discomfort…so we’re looking for someone who avoids such things. I use oxyclean with my laundry. I would just like to avoid ongoing synthetic smells.

When I’m working, if you’re home, the house needs to be pretty quiet and the living room unoccupied. Quietly working upstairs with the door closed works well and taking food/kitchen breaks every hour when clients leave and I change up the room is a good time to run a blender or make noise in the kitchen. Refraining from cooking smelly food like fish etc. would be greatly appreciated when clients are present. The driveway needs to be clear for clients to park when I’m working. Your car, if you have one, can be farther up the driveway or on the road (cars will need to be changed up….Mary doesn’t have a car, but Naomi does). If you’re in the driveway during working hours, you’ll be able to access your car in the 45 min breaks when clients leave (usually every hour, but could be longer or shorter). Coming in and out of the backdoor would be the most helpful to reduce noise disruption when clients are present. There is a space in the kitchen for jackets and shoes so that the front hallway is left clear.

Rent is $850 inclusive and includes:

• All utilities (if utilities rise up abnormally quickly from neglect/misuse, then sharing utilities may need to be introduced)
• Wifi (If you need more speed that is currently available, the upgrade/extra cost is your responsibility)
• Some storage space in the basement
• Some storage space in the outside shed
• Some storage space in the upper washroom
• Shared garden space (there’s a black walnut tree just fyi, but some veggies still grow…just need to do your research)
• 2 kitchen cupboards
• Use of washer, dryer, drying racks and clothes line/pins
• Use of powerful blender, coffee grinder etc. pretty much any appliances and dishes in the kitchen

House pros (in my opinion:):

• Close to downtown, train etc., but not noisy like downtown. About a 5 min. walk to the downtown core and bus stops to the university. -We are pretty considerate, respectful, clean/tidy people who enjoy friendly chats and also enjoy alone time.

• The semi-detached home is shared with quiet neighbours who are friendly. We ask each other for help from time to time if packages arrive and we’re not home.

• You’re welcome to have an overnight guest or the occasional out of town family/friends stay over. There is a pull out couch in the living room. The room rental is for a single individual however, not a couple e.g. partners need to have their own place to live, do laundry etc. Occasional out of town guests are welcome to use the amenities as needed to make their stay enjoyable.

• The room could be furnished with: two solid wood bedside tables, a solid wood desk, a firm queen fold up floor bed (you can add a topper to make it softer) and some lamps if needed/desired.

• Mary is away most weekends, so there’s only 2 people in the house…although Mary reserves the right to be in the home as desired and sometimes stays the weekend if she’s working on house projects.

• Rent was reduced to honour the extra effort needed during the day when Mary is working.

Cons:

• It has to be pretty quiet when Mary is working…So that could feel limiting during that time…Or peaceful if you need a quiet place to work…Naomi is at work most of the day.

• The house is furnished and Mary likes space to be simple and clear in shared space, so that could limit storage space or creative decorating. For example, there’s not really room for more things in the living room, especially since it acts as a waiting room for Mary’s business and needs to be kept simple and clean.

• The house has some storage, but it’s ideal for someone who has minimal things.

Mary is a fun, athletic, spiritual, down to Earth and kind 41 year old.

Mary’s interests: x-country skiing, healthy living/eating, gardening, hiking in trees, dance/music, saunas, family/friends/partner

Naomi is 32 and loves gardening and herbalism/cooking/healthy living/dance.

Looking forward to hearing from you:)