In the mid-1990s, in my small town in coastal Connecticut, there was still a small general store. It had a post office inside and the requisite bins of wrapped candy. My sisters and I…
Tip #51: Streamline your music collection. Maybe. Growing up my parents had a shiny silver stereo system that took up a corner of our dining room. Below it was a cabinet housing their record…
Tip #50: Be kind to your radiator. Our radiator has the biggest personality in our tiny apartment. When people exclaim about our ability to live together in such a tiny space, I’m tempted to…
Tip #49: Tiny apartments, not for the Jetsons only. Last week’s announcement that Mayor Bloomberg had selected a winner for his micro-apartment design contest has temporarily thrown tiny apartment living back into the public eye. The…
Tip #48: Revisiting an old tip and a recurring theme on the coldest day of the year: just don’t give a damn.Things this week are a little topsy-turvy. I’m currently waiting patiently at my apartment…
Tip #47: Scrap the tutorial, trust yourself. At this time of year, organizational tutorials, tips and the tricks, solutions, and repurposing DIYs reach fever pitch. Much of it is encouraging. Much of it misses…
Tip #46: Clean out the insides, too.I admit that our apartment is super tidy 98% of the time. The other 2% of the time exists between the hours of 7:00 pm and 7:10 pm…
Tip #45: Start fresh, but slowly.I like January. February? Give me Valentine’s Day and take the rest. March? You test my patience. But January, you feel full of promise. There’s a chill in the…
Tip #44: Invest in a throw blanket.I’ve been sitting on this post for awhile (pun intended). Part of me felt just a little bit embarrassed to share what is, admittedly, one of the less-than-charming…
This year I’m wrapping all of my tiny presents in magazine pages. As you all know, I’m the picture of recycling perfection, so I never have back issues of The New Yorker floating around my tiny…