It’s no secret that living with your significant other will change your relationship. But putting in the extra effort to ensure it changes for...
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Space Savers
Exercise at Home
It is often difficult to make time to go to the gym or the park to workout. Even worse, in today’s busy career-driven world, many of us find ourselves working late and just wanting to head home when we finally finish up at the office.
It is still nice to be able to workout, even...
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Top 5 Long-Distance Moving Tips
Moving from place to place is usually a daunting task, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. So when you find yourself moving to a new place, especially if it is quite a big move (in terms of stuff and/or distance), staying organized is key. While it may take some...
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Too Many Shoes, Not Enough Square Footage
Before you get anxious that I am favoring the female readers with this post, I shall let it be known that I know a fair number of males that have quite a shoe collection of their own. This post goes out to all of our shoe-loving readers – no matter your gender, age, or...
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JUST MARRIED: Consolidating Spaces
My husband and I recently got married on February 13, 2010. I have found that with marriage comes baggage, and I mean that literally! My man has over 40 white t-shirts, enough sneakers to fill Foot Locker and I swear that he has kept every book he was ever given or bought in his...
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Technology, Stop Infiltrating My Space!
We live in a time of technology, technology, and hey, why not throw in some more technology? A new Smartphone comes out just about every week, along with the latest apps (my friend just showed me her newest one – an app to keep track of her menstruation cycle! …sorry guys). We...
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Extras You Don’t Want to Part With? Take ‘em to the Office
Spring cleaning time is either right around the corner. With it you will surely come across a home décor piece here, an office piece there, that you just don’t have a place for in your home anymore. In fact, what is more likely is that there will be a handful of said things that...
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Succumbing to my Inner Neat Freak – Four Ways to Save Space
Last month I came home after a particularly rough exam. It was one of those days that exuded negativity – and my bedroom displayed evidences of last night’s all-nighter everywhere. Piles of loose leaf papers piled high amidst empty bottles of Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino (my new drink of choice) that littered my cluttered...
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Pet-Friendly Apartment Design Elements
Living in an apartment with a pet can be difficult, but for pet lovers like me, it’s a necessity! Unfortunately when it comes to keeping a spotless home, my pup isn’t exactly helpful. Pet hair getting embedded in carpeting, sofas and even the occasional bed sheet can be pretty disgusting; especially for guests–not everyone...
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Jack of Trades, Master of None – Put Function In Your Apartment
I want to be a master. I want to be good at one thing.
Have you ever felt like you do everything in life part-time? I go to school part-time. I work part-time. I write part-time. And even though there is no such thing as a part-time Mom, I sure...
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DIY Double-Duty: A Seat for the Butt, An Ottoman for the Feet
If you are anything like me, you like to have the resources readily available to host a party at your place but you also hate having “stuff” just laying around the apartment. For one, I do not like a lot of excess “stuff” and even more importantly, I simply do not have the space...
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