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moving

  • be back soon!

    The quickest note from under boxes and dust bunnies and half-finished projects to say, we’re moving! Back to regularly scheduled programming ASAP.…

    August 28, 2020 13 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    1. this napkin. {and putting the “special” things into regular rotation.} 2. this tape measure. {for being my trusty companion.} 3. these plans. {for being in the works.} 4. this direct-to-metal primer. {because some…

    August 21, 2020 9 Comments
  • my week in objects (mostly).

    five little things that made my week. 1. this collection of precious things. {in their temporary new home downstairs.} 2. these boxes. {for meaning we didn’t have to go on a neighborhood sweep of…

    May 11, 2018 16 Comments
  • simple matters 10: maureen bleeker paal.

    Maureen Beeker Paal | The Moksi CollectiveI first met Maureen when we bumped into each other on the street here in Brooklyn. She mentioned that she was a reader of my blog and mentioned…

    November 30, 2016 18 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #95: Unpack the kitchen. Forgive the upcoming onslaught of unpacking posts, but our move has gotten me thinking about ways to make a tiny apartment move more tolerable. In hopes you might actually tolerate…

    March 5, 2014 20 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #94: Look around. I guess it’s time to drop the two fifty from these apartment posts. It was never really the right title anyway: more careful measurements revealed that the apartment was only…

    February 26, 2014 14 Comments
  • moving boxes.

    Blame it on Yankee thrift, but despite the fact that we’ve moved house together four times, before this move James and I had never hired movers. We’ve coerced unsuspecting friends and family into helping…

    February 25, 2014 16 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #93: Keep a razor blade handy. When moving into a tiny apartment my number one, couldn’t-live-without tool is the humble razor blade. Beyond being useful for cutting through tape on box after box…

    February 19, 2014 13 Comments
  • home, anywhere.

    For every bit of me that’s itching to travel, to pack things up and head out for some grand new adventure, there’s a part of me that really likes to be at home. It’s…

    May 7, 2013 14 Comments