Handling noisy neighbors without being passive-aggressive
When noisy neighbors strike, what’s the best course of action to quiet them? Are you a landlord-caller, a note-leaver, or a face-to-face door-knocker?
Good fences make good neighbors, so I need a damn good fence fix
Jen’s fenced yard is great for two dogs, but being able to see neighbors’ junk through its chain links sucks. She’s looking for advice on a way to spruce up her backyard view.
Starving artists live in New York, while The Heartland’s artists are fat and happy
I spent a LOT of money and time learning to paint, and then I decided not to move to a cultural center to work. I promise, I’m not stupid. Flyover country is great for creatives.
Entertaining Offbeat Eaters: feeding all the different diets at your party
It’s basic party planning: “What can I serve?” Kids these days have all sorts of dietary requirements and it can throw a wrench in party planning. Let’s talk about Offbeat Eaters.
Home is the lint in the bottom of my pocket
When I graduated university, I didn’t know what I was going to do. What I knew was, whatever I decided to do wouldn’t involve staying at home. It didn’t involve native Ontario at all.
I didn’t plan on winding up in a pretty little contradiction of an English town 30 minutes south of London, but here I am.
How do you get to know your neighbors without seeming like a weirdo?
It’s a little sad to move out of an apartment realizing that you never learned the names of your neighbors. What schemes can we concoct to make the neighborhood friendlier?
I’m heart broken over a house that’s not mine
The time between making an offer on a house and getting the final word is gut-wrenching. If you get too excited, you might be disappointed… but Ashley doesn’t regret falling in love with a house.
The best ways to display your action figure collection
Collections: awesome to cultivate — hell to decorate. But, you guys have worked your ass off to collect these things, you should totally work ’em into your decor and show ’em off! Here are some (hopefully) inspirational options…