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  • natural beauty: deodorant.

    Judging from the questions that I’m still getting about deodorant, I thought I’d include a definitive deodorant post in this series. And considering we’re just back from a trip where showering required quarters and…

    August 20, 2015 63 Comments
  • natural beauty: camp essentials.

    It goes without saying, when it comes to beauty basics and camping the emphasis is on the natural. As in au natural. As in, nada. As in, just the fresh air and morning dew…

    August 4, 2015 2 Comments
  • natural beauty: bar soap.

    If a post about bar soap isn’t the most thrilling thing that your Monday has to offer, then I can only imagine that you’re busy lounging on some terrace in Positano instead of sweating…

    July 20, 2015 39 Comments
  • make your own: blender lemonade.

    I’ve had a revelation this summer and that revelation is that the easiest, tastiest, frothiest lemonade can be made by plunking an entire lemon into your blender.Behold.New York Magazine ran a piece in their…

    July 6, 2015 30 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #123: It’s hip to be square. Or, consider a square table for a tiny space. To be clear, this is a tip for small spaces, not teeny tiny spaces. Sometimes I hesitate to…

    June 10, 2015 25 Comments
  • make your own: upholstery cleaner.

    Upholstery might be a slightly grand word for the bit of cotton canvas stretched over a 70 year-old wooden frame, but no matter. I’ve also used this same combination of simple dish soap and…

    April 30, 2015 21 Comments
  • valentine’s day gift guide.

    This isn’t really a gift guide, but I had to get your attention. Also, if this post sounds like a not-so-thinly-veiled attempt at hinting to my husband about what I’d like my Valentine’s Day…

    February 9, 2015 13 Comments
  • shake the wintertime blues: ten tiny things.

    Ten tiny things we did over the weekend that made our apartment feel fresh and bright and the frigid temps more tolerable. 1. Light some candles. The hardest part about coming back to our apartment…

    January 12, 2015 39 Comments
  • giving: useful & usable.

    One person’s trash is another’s treasure. One person’s useless is another person’s useful . One person’s clutter is another person’s keepsake. It’s not possible to come up with a list of gifts that would be perfect for all…

    December 4, 2014 14 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #109: Channel the nuns.Or Fraulein Maria.My point is: have less, don’t worry about the bathroom tile.Remember that scene in The Sound of Music when Maria skips down the poplar-lined lane, swinging her one…

    September 17, 2014 62 Comments