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How to Make Your Roommates Clean When It’s Their Turn
April 13, 2012 – 4:08 pm | No Comment
Kitchen Clean

This post is for all my people out there who have ever taken out the trash AGGRESSIVELY! This is for you, you poor souls who fight with every fiber of your being not to turn …

4 Secrets for Getting Along with Roommates
December 30, 2010 – 4:55 pm | No Comment
Elyse roommates

Our blogger Elyse shares her strategies for handling money matters and common chores with roommates.
I’ve lived with a lot of different people in my life. When I lived at home, I had to share a room …

Living with Shared Kitchen
August 17, 2010 – 1:33 pm | One Comment
Let's clean it up

Colleen from Washington, DC gives her tips for sharing a kitchen with a bunch of roommates.  Our favorite,  make your roommates take the dirty dishes to their room if they don’t want to wash them.
Living with a …

Girl vs Rank, Disgusting Fridge
July 26, 2009 – 6:43 pm | No Comment

When I moved into my apartment, two roommates moved out and two(including me), moved in. As it was, one gal stayed on. I didn’t think too much about the fridge, as there were more important …

10 Ways To Make Your Apartment Greener
November 24, 2007 – 8:00 pm | 5 Comments

Ed. note. This is a repeat of one of our most popular posts from last summer.
‘Green’ is a concept that not only describes safer, more environmentally-friendly products, but also a state of mind. Let’s …

You’re Sniffy, You’re Sneezy, and it’s Time to Blame your Apartment
September 4, 2007 – 11:58 am | No Comment

With the seasons changing, if you’re feeling aglow with sneezing, scratchy throat, and itchy eyes, you could very well be allergic to pollen. What you might not know, and might not want to know, …

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 …

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 …

Don’t be a product hoarder!
June 4, 2007 – 2:25 pm | 3 Comments

I was at a dinner party over the weekend and mentioned that I just began writing an “organization column/blog.” Before I could start my next sentence, a guest (a female, 20-something, fashion design major) …

No wire hangers! Tips for an organized closet.
May 24, 2007 – 9:32 am | 9 Comments

Closets… Many of us have forgotten what a real one even looks like. Since the majority of us don’t have the luxury of having a walk-in closet, having an organized one is essential. (By …