Making the choice to eat healthy is a great beginning to a new lifestyle. It’s not always easy though, especially when you’re just starting out. Here are some ideas about how to stock your healthy pantry and fridge, with foods that last a long time. 1. Grains Grains are a big part of a healthy [...]

Delineate your desires Are aesthetics your most important consideration? And if so, what are you looking for, aesthetically? Is it also important that the material be easy to clean? Or what about to stand on for long periods of time—for example, do you cook for hours? Do you need something cushy to lie on in [...]

Just because your apartment complex hasn’t gone green yet doesn’t mean you can’t. Setting up a home recycling station is an easy project that can help you make a difference in the environment and even earn a little extra cash. Follow these simple steps and you’ll have your own eco-friendly apartment in no time.  1. [...]

This one is going to be quick and dirty, folks. The basics of a kids’ DIY party, and some ideas for making them super fun. 1. Plan for about two hours. They’re kids. They get tired. 2. Serve snacks. They’re kids. They get hungry. Also, serve adult snacks, if parents are sticking around. 3. Choose [...]

Got a new roommate? Train ‘em fast to keep the tears from falling later. Tell ‘em:  1. What you’re bringing/already own No one needs two microwaves. Or two stripper poles. Actually, two stripper poles are better than one, but we stand by the two-microwaves-as-overkill.  2. What they’d bring, ideally Since you’ve got the pole covered, [...]

We’ve written recently on how you can rent an apartment even if your credit score leaves something to be desired. First, brush up on these tips; they’ll help you get an apartment in the first place. Once you’ve found somewhere to live, you can get to work on repairing your bad credit.  The first step [...]

For those of you who need to impress your friends by one-upping them, but don’t always feel creative enough to do so on your own.  - Tax Returns Party  - Ski Resort Party (most hilarious if not held anywhere near a ski resort)  - Come as Your Favorite Cocktail Party - 1940s Masquerade Party  - Politically Correct [...]

This recent revelation from Apartment Therapy: things you can get at a hardware store in order to divide a room in your apartment, and either save money by splitting rent or save your sanity by not having to look at your roommate all the time. 1. Rope Apparently, you can make walls out of rope. [...]

If you don’t know about Maintenance Mania®, you’ve been missing out. Lucky for you, this year’s competitions are right around the corner. Technicians competing in a skill-based sport, based on everyday maintenance jobs? …What more could you want? Well, if you’re a contestant, maybe money: the event offers over $20,000 in cash and prizes to [...]

So, you’ve got a hot new neighbor. Lucky you. Gone are the days of staring at withered old women hanging up their laundry; hello, hot-gazing. (Part of me dies as I write this, thanks to the many times I smacked my housemates for ogling the sunbathing sorority girls next door. This sounds like a cliché, [...]