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…
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…
Tip #92: Have a checklist. In the spirit of not counting chickens before they’re hatched, I’m not going into details about last night’s apartment search. They’ll be plenty of time for that. Instead, here’s…
Tip #91: Make a portfolio. Thanks so much for all of your kind words about the apartment search. As my mom would say: Onward and upward! Since we’re back on the hunt, I thought…
Oh, the difference a day makes. Yesterday when we kissed goodbye (read: I squealed annoyedly from the shower as James left the apartment door to hang wide open while he put on his snow…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…