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One year later
August 27, 2007 – 3:53 pm | One Comment

This update came from blogger Jeff in Chicago:
Getting out of my parents house was the best decision I ever made. Although the bills and the added responsibilities of making my own food (I miss my …

Update: One Year In
August 24, 2007 – 1:36 pm | No Comment

I have now been living in my apartment in Chicago for a year and 2 months. As you can probably guess, I decided to renew my lease. I’ve been happy with the apartment, I didn’t …

Apartment’s First Anniversary!
August 24, 2007 – 11:02 am | No Comment

To be honest, it feels like yesterday that two strangers (soon to be roommates) and I signed a yearlong lease to an Apartment in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. The three of us had met on …

Time Flies
August 23, 2007 – 12:21 pm | 2 Comments

It’s almost been a year since I made my move to the Big Apple (well, across the river from the Big Apple, anyway), and I’ve been having a blast.
The Jersey City apartment is still wonderful. …

Alissa’s Tips for Buying a Mattress
August 22, 2007 – 10:04 am | 2 Comments

Your first big purchase for the new apartment is likely to be a mattress. Before you step a foot in a mattress store, read our blogger Alissa’s tips on how to get the best …

Organizing Your Desk (and Other Miscellaneous Things)
August 15, 2007 – 6:49 pm | One Comment

An organized desk… nothing beats it. This is the one area of my humble abode that has a tendency to sometimes get out of hand. Like most things, the battle is in the maintenance. Here …