Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: a private person in cohousing

[byron patterson (byronpatterson]

On 11/6/06, Byron Patterson^ byronpttrsn [at] yahoo.com
Hi, Lynn
This is a very important group study. I a member of CohoDC
a fairly new formed cohousing group in Washington, D.C..
The study will be helpful in developing our group and planning
the design of the community's construction. Thanks


On 11/6/06, Lynn Nadeau <welcome [at] olympus.net> wrote:
> Lynn here, at RoseWind, a long established community in Port Townsend
> Washington. This isn't just about caring for the needs of self-identified
> introverts. There is a wide spectrum of preferences about communication
> and
> socializing.
>
> We had a successful discussion circle, with summary notes emailed, and
> additions made by people who weren't at the circle. It was about How do
> you
> like to be contacted? and such.
>
> Topics included
> = at your home: drop in any time, knock and enter, call first, assume I
> only
> want to meet with people in common spaces and not at my home, I nap in the
> afternoons, etc.
>
> =use of email: check all the time, check once a week so phone if it's time
> sensitive, fine with emotional content in email, only informational email
> please do emotional processing face to face, etc.
>
> = phone preferences- best times, like long chats, want only brief...
>
> You could initiate a survey form, followed by a discussion circle, or
> whatever process. I'm feeling it's time to do it again here, as it's been
> a
> few years and the population and preferences have evolved. I'm sure you'll
> find a lot of variety among even those you see as extroverts.
>
> At the very least, you can email your community, saying you value your
> connections with them, and want to let them know what works best for you,
> in
> terms of -- whatever your list is, about in home, in common spaces, phone,
> email, and so forth.
>
> One other thing we did here, for a while, was that some who found meals
> over
> loud and bustling, set up a couple tables in the rec room for a designated
> quiet dining area.
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