It’s here! The Ultimate Apartment Handbook has released! I’ve been dropping hints for a few weeks and am so excited to finally get this resource into your hands. I truly believe it’s going to make your life so. much. easier. Listen, apartment hunting is stressful. So is moving. So is finding furniture without spending every cent in your bank account….
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Introducing the Ultimate Apartment Handbook!
First Apartment Checklist (The Stuff You *Actually* Need)
When I was moving into my first apartment, I was overwhelmed by just about everything. Did I really need all that stuff on the Target checklist? How could I afford a bed and rent when I hadn’t started my new job yet? How was I going to find a place we’d like, anyway? While you can find answers to all…
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Step by Step Fridge Organization for Normal People
Can we have a heart-to-heart about fridge organization? I LOVE scrolling through photos of beautiful organized spaces. I own multiple books on organizing. But I have long been irked by how disorganized our fridge feels. The mess of bottles, the having to reach wayyyyy to the back and then knocking everything over to find that bottle of hot sauce, the…
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Realistic Home Organization: Expectations vs. Reality
In a whirlwind of spring cleaning, you decide to tackle that disorganized closet that’s driving you crazy. You throw away weird random stuff. The shelves get a good swipe-down. Everything gets put back in a logical way. And when you’re done, you back up. Maybe you snap a picture. And while you’re satisfied with how much easier it is to…
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Small But Mighty Ways to Freshen Up for Spring
About this time of year, at the very tail end of winter, everything feels a little tired. My body is craving Vitamin D. Our apartment feels in desperate need of all-new lamps and fresh sheets and a good vacuum and maybe even a total renovation, please and thank you. The turtlenecks lingering in my closet begin to incite mild despair….
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5 Hearty Soup Recipes for Winter
Let’s talk soup. Particularly, hearty soup recipes that will help you limp over the finish line of winter. Because it’s (still) chilly outside. And this is the point in winter where everything begins to feel tired. Maybe you, too, are sick of all your clothes. Bored with your usual dinner rotation. Annoyed that you’re (still) staying home. Very, very done…
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23 Fun Board Games for Two Players
Okay, let’s imagine a scenario that maybe looks, um, exactly like your last Saturday night. At this point in the pandemic, you’ve watched everything good on Netflix. It’s too cold to go outside. You can’t handle another puzzle or another Zoom happy hour. This weekend is shaping up to look exactly like the other approximately 572 weekends in the past…
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7 Self-Help Books (That Actually Work)
I’m normally pretty meh about self-help books. Many of them are too fluffy, too jargon-y, or too anecdotal to really jive for me. But these books? These are the real deal.