Tip #67: Clean the curtains and window sills. Revisiting post #65 for a little bit of clarification, commiseration, and hopefully some helpful advice. In that post, I wrote about thinking seasonally and embracing about new…
Tip #66: Tidy up before you go on vacation. Bits of entirely practical advice for surviving the return home after a short stint away. These tips require a modicum of forethought, but the payoff…
Tip #65: Think seasonally.I’ve already written about the usefulness of having at least a small bit of storage relegated to storing off-season clothes. Wrestling with an over-stuffed dresser drawer is nobody’s idea of fun…
Tip #64: Approach your tiny apartment joyfully. My mom and dad are hands-down the cheeriest people I know. It’s not that they don’t sometimes get annoyed, or grumbly about driving in traffic (ok, fine,…
Tip #63: Create a common space, even a tiny one. As the weather gets warmer, coming back to our tiny apartment has a way of making me feel just a little bit hemmed in.…
Tip #62: Mop your floors. Friends, spring is finally getting here. I’ve worn sandals, I’ve stood awkwardly close to other people’s flowers and sniffed them, I’ve flung open the windows and planted seeds outside…thank…
Tip #61: It doesn’t matter how tiny your apartment is, if you share it with someone, divvy up the housework. Without going into all the mushy details about how we met on a tiny…
Tip #60: Your stovetop is not your countertop. Even if you want it to be. I was going to take a photograph of my sandwich sitting on this charred wooden cutting board. But then…
Tip #59: Maybe splurge just a little, sometimes. I like to think of myself as being fairly resourceful. Once a girl scout, always a girl scout. Or something similar. When we first moved into…
Tip #58: Divide and conquer. I grew up in a house with three sisters and one shower. Most people who hear this fact make a sharp intake of breath and finish with a word…