In which we find you some new (but not replacement) friends After an in-depth and extremely scientific poll, I’ve found that people like friends. I know, I know. This…
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Apartment Living
“L” is For the Way You Live With Me: A Valentine’s Ode to Roommate Love
Boyfriends, girlfriends, and their so passé boxes of chocolates and high-maintenance needs are great… if you’re into that sort of thing. There is a deeper, truer, and more sanitary love,…
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10 Things To Do Before Leaving For The Holidays
Let’s hear it for the holidays! Finally, a worthy use of some PTO. Us smarties have been strategically saving for those three little days following Christmas and before New Years….
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App List: Top 5 Neighborhood Watch Apps
It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood, a beautiful day for a neighbor… Those sinking potholes and tagged up dumpsters? Not so much. I’ve read a lot lately about apps…
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Housewarming Gift Guide: For the Bachelor
1. Aunt Sadie’s Sizzling Bacon Candle - Bacon everything! $16.95 on Amazon 2. Everyday IPA Beer Making Kit – The pro’s will tell ya this shit’s for weenies, but it’s a…
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Housewarming Gift Guide: For the Brain
1. Pac Man Magnets – Bursting with nostalgia, these magnets are made from old school iron-together Perler beads and represent the ultimate in vintage video games. $6.50 on Etsy. 2….
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Housewarming Gift Guide: For The Hipster
1. Pink Flamingos - Once the symbol of trailer trash nonchalance, now the epitome of irony. $18.46 for a pair on Amazon.com. 2. Terrariums – Found locally or ordered on Etsy or more niche…
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Housewarming Gift Guide: For the Hostess
1. Throw Pillow – This lovely pink peony throw pillow is available for $59 on Etsy, though less pricey options certainly abound. Here’s a tip: skip the complete package to…
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Renter’s Remorse: Problems to Avoid before Move In
Standing in the middle of your dream apartment with twenty other applicants, salivating with your paperwork in hand, it’s easy to overlook potential problems. Who cares if it’s nine o’clock…
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The Apartment Dweller’s Thanksgiving: One Dish Recipes
If you’re anything like me, you’ve got a collection of pots, pans, and serving dishes that would make your mother cringe. I get by (and I’m sure you do too)…
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App List: Splitting Utility Bills with Roommates
Say goodbye to broken email threads, group texts, and whiteboard scrawl. A new wave of apps has emerged to help take the pain out of divvying up those monthly bills….
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Back to School: Bare Essentials for Your First College Apartment
The glow of early summer has faded into the hot, lazy days of August. Soon, autumn will be here, bringing with it our favorite things like pumpkin spice lattes…
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Top 10 Apartment Friendly Dog Breeds
You know the saying: “a dog is a man’s best friend.” Well a dog is also a girl’s best friend, a grandma’s best friend, and could be your best friend…
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Adding Class to your Act: 9 Easy Appetizers That Make You Look Like An Adult
It’s warm outside, and that means its party-with-no-reason season. You’re older now though, and entertaining has grown past lazily opening a bag of chips and springing for a case of…
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5 Benefits to Community Gardening
With all the hubbub surrounding the food and obesity debate these days, you’d think Americans were subsisting completely on the McDonald’s dollar menu and the Taco Bell taco that’s wrapped…
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7 Crafty Projects Fueled by Your Wino Tendencies
In case you hadn’t noticed, being “crafty” is popular again. It was popular back in the old days when they called it “surviving,” but then consumerism and feminism happened and…
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5 Cool Apartment Pets (That Aren’t Dogs)
Maybe you read our article last week on getting a dog for your apartment, or you’re aware that you’re lazy, or maybe you just fancy yourself an original, but yes…
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Feng Shui: Not Just for New Age Hippies Anymore
Feng shui used to be just for vegans who refused to wear shoes, but veganism is an increasingly mainstream diet choice and likewise, feng shui isn’t just a bunch of…
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The Only 10 Tools You Need To Be A Real Grown-Up
In our perfect world, we don’t need tools. We don’t have to hang curtain rods or assemble Swedish furniture or hang anything on a wall, ever and we certainly…
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Find the Right Dog: 7 Factors to Consider in an Apartment
So you’re getting a dog. Welcome to being a quasi-adult and the realm in which something depends on you to live. Your responsibility level is somewhere between houseplant and baby,…
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