I am one of those people who tends to freak out about privacy and personal space, generally speaking.
I do not like people in my room, looking at my things, or moving any of my items around.
I have an issue with controlling my environment and keeping everything exactly where I left it. That being said, I’m trying very hard to let go of some of these anxieties, especially considering how many house guests we have these days. I hardly have any privacy whatsoever, with all the humans rotating through our home. I’ve managed to let go quite a bit, but every so often I’m reminded of my underlying concerns. For instance, last weekend when our in laws stayed over and managed to break our furnace within 2 days. We were out of town, but allowed them to use our house for the weekend. On their way out the door, they thought it would be kind to shut off the heating and cooling system to reduce our energy usage while the house was vacant. Little did they know, they would do a lot of HVAC damage with their good intentions. You see, they are accustomed to living in Florida heat. When they arrived, it was going to be only 60 degrees outside, so I powered up the furnace to a low operating level for extra warmth to keep them comfortable. They clearly didn’t realize that the heat was running, interpreting the slightly chilly outdoor air as indoor AC. As such, as they left the house, the thermostat was bumped up to 85 degrees in order to keep the air conditioner from cycling unnecessarily. Well, flash forward to our arrival home 5 days later… The house was burning hot, humid, and stagnant inside, and our furnace was a smoldering, inoperable hunk of metal. Our energy bill was through the roof, and we have to replace our central heating system. So much for saving us money.