Own place

I cannot tell you how excited I am to have my own apartment/house/place of residence. I like having roommates, but for some reason lately I just want to have a place I can call my own. My own dishes and way of putting them away, my own cleanliness, my own way of decorating. I think part of this stems from the fact that I live with 3 boys, 2 dogs (husky and husky mutt that shed soooooooooooooooooo much), a turtle, 2 snakes, and various other critters. The house is just... dirty. From the dog hair and dander to mud and leaves that come into the house, it's just... dirty. There's literally a layer of filth over everything. I don't even let the dogs upstairs in my room but there's always dog hair everywhere. It's not a bad house and I have my own floor and space that I am in 95% of the time I'm at home, but it's just not the ideal living situation. Whenever I go into stores, I scour the clearance section to find house ware items. Oh plates are on sale? If I had my own place I would need plates. Or look at that pot and pan set? That's a good price. Too bad I already have pots and pans at my current house. I don't know why I'm going through this, but I'm almost excited for grad school so I can have my own place. I almost want to live alone even though it will be more expensive and although I get afraid whenever I'm home alone, I think it would be a nice change of pace.