How to make the breaking up and moving out process as respectful as possible
I’m breaking up with my partner of four years (cohabiting for two) and we’re moving into separate spaces. How do I make the breaking up and moving out process as (relatively) painless and respectful as possible? Is there even a way?
Help! My bedroom is overrun by bras
Underwear easily rolls/folds and fits into the drawers I have. But I can’t figure out how to economically stuff 20 or more bras into a drawer and make them accessible. I can’t be the only bra hoarder. What do you do with clothes (but seriously bras!) when you don’t have a lot of closet space or existing furniture?
Top 10 ways to embrace, rather than fight, summertime heat
My friends, it gets hot in the summer. So I just don’t see a purpose in getting angry about it, or trying to avoid it. As with many things — swimming in a cold lake, childbirth, writing an essay that feels like it’s going nowhere — the way out is the way through. So here are my top 10 ways to embrace the heat,,,
DIY this simple, no-damage, statement piece headboard
I’ve been trying to update my guest room/study for the last two years. It seemed to me that I just needed one simple focal point — which should be the bed. I was on a budget, on a mission and working with a limited amount of space. It seemed like the best solution was to create my own headboard using fabric.
Anchor’s aweigh and into your home with these nautical housewares
Got a house near a lake or beach? Or do you wish you did? Or maybe you just love sailing and ocean creatures. Let’s celebrate our love of the sea with this nautical-themed shopping roundup…
Use an app to help keep your orchid alive
In the comments of How to hide the ugly: 5 cheap tricks for renters, Offbeat Homie PattiLain made a comment that just may change my thumb to green!
6 moving tips from folks who moved four times a year!
Last year, we lived with family in New England for six weeks during Christmas, and we lived in China for a month for school. The last two years, we moved out of our school housing to rent an apartment for just four months until school housing would open at the end of August. Moving every few months is exhausting, especially when we know that every move will be just as short-term as the last, at least in the near future. Here are the six things I’ve learned to do, to make our constant moves a lot easier…
How to deal with a bad landlord that just doesn’t care…
My husband and I really love our three bedroom upper duplex, and we get it for a really great price. The problem is that our landlord, a property management company, could not care less about anything that we contact them about. What are your tips on dealing with landlords that just don’t care?