How to Safely Have Friends Over As States Reopen

June 5, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Nearly three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, many states have begun to reopen their economies. As restaurants, storefronts, and other businesses return to a semblance of prior functioning, you may feel tempted to start seeing your friends again too. But is it safe to see friends or have visitors to your apartment yet? Or is…

Tips to Be a Great Apartment Guest

June 3, 2017 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Summer is the perfect time for visiting friends near and far, and if you are lucky, you might even get invited to stay over for a few days. Being a great apartment guest isn’t difficult…but few people know how to do it right! When you are invited to stay in someone’s apartment, here are a…

Apartment Activities with New Friends

May 20, 2017 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

If you’re moving into your first apartment away from your college city or hometown, you may find it difficult to make friends! This is totally normal, and happens all the time. But after you move away from college roommates and friends, you’ll need to find a squad to support you in person when Face-Time just…

7 Ways to Stay Friends with Your Roommate

May 2, 2016 | By Kalee AuthorMy First Apartment

Living with a roommate can be fun and exciting, but it can also be hard. You and your roommate may have different schedules where you don’t see each other often. You may like a clean apartment while your roommate doesn’t mind a messy floor. You may not like your roommate’s significant other crashing every night,…

Living Alone Doesn’t Have to be Lonely!

October 9, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

When you are living alone for the first time, away from friends and family, it’s easy to feel lonely. Don’t let yourself get into a rut of Netflix and pizza. Get out, socialize and make new friends! Here’s how.