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  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #90: Host dinner parties.My best friend growing up had a penchant for reading Emily Post’s Etiquette. It was fuel in the private war she waged against loud gum chewers and clumsy utensil wielders…

    January 29, 2014 15 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #89: Think hopeful thoughts. Think of this the preamble to the next chapter. Better yet: consider it the pretty page separating Part I from Part II, except that instead of a bold serif…

    January 22, 2014 44 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #88: Put a lid on it. Especially if it’s your laundry hamper. Can you tell I’m still not ready to talk about the impending new apartment search? Before I regale you all with weepy…

    January 15, 2014 18 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #87: Cover your ugliest books. This is something I’ve been meaning to share forever and even though it’s a kind of ho-hum way to start the new year, I’d rather write about how…

    January 8, 2014 17 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #86: Holiday gift ideas.This year, I went tiny with my holiday decorating. Tiny trees with tiny lights because nothing else would do. More on that here.But today let’s talk a little about the…

    December 11, 2013 11 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #85: Turn off your radiator. James has been pestering me to write this post. But I was chagrined to broach the subject again. Remember this radiator post from last year? I’ve already covered…

    December 4, 2013 15 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #84: Consider your cutting boards. Last Sunday, after going to the grocery store, James and I wandered into a local kitchen shop to browse. As we wandered among the shelves crammed with every…

    November 20, 2013 12 Comments
  • sailing.

    I don’t know how to sail, but I’d like to. There’s something satisfying about learning a wholly new skill and when it comes with its own special set of vocabulary, all the better. There’s…

    November 4, 2013 12 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #83: Everything seems terrible at first glance. Oh? You need a pep talk? Me too.   Here’s the thing about moving into a tiny apartment: On the day that you move in, you…

    October 30, 2013 30 Comments
  • life in a tiny apartment.

    Tip #82: Choose white sheets. Not all tiny apartments have tiny sleeping lofts, but some do, and even if yours doesn’t, unless you sleep on a futon or a murphy bed, there’s no way…

    October 16, 2013 34 Comments