What Is The KonMari Method And Should You Try It?

June 30, 2019 | By Shea AuthorMy First Apartment

If you hadn’t heard of Marie Kondo, you probably have now. The tidying mega-star is known for her book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and now she’s got a Netflix series under her belt that basically made her name one of the most well-known for users of the streaming service. If you haven’t watched…

7 Weekly Cleaning Activities You Should Be Doing

May 24, 2019 | By Shea AuthorMy First Apartment

Sometimes, you just don’t want to clean your place. Whether you’ve gotten off from a big day at work or you’ve been swamped studying, daily cleaning can get lost in the busy fray. However, taking care of these 7 weekly cleaning tasks makes your monthly cleaning that much easier. Your cleaning can be easily split…

5 Tips for Avoiding Roommate Cleaning Drama!

January 12, 2019 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Living with a new set of roommates comes with unique challenges, from getting used to each others schedules and preferences to sharing your living space with them! That’s generally where cleaning drama can start to unfold – living with roomies that have different expectations of cleanliness than you do! But, this doesn’t need to be…

Refresh Your Apartment for 2019

January 3, 2019 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

January is the perfect time to take a few steps to refresh your apartment so you enter the new year feeling relaxed and ready to smash all your goals. Start with doing these few things to get ready for 2019! Deep Clean They say spring is the time for a major clean, but I believe…

5 Natural Cleaning Brands To Go Eco-Friendly In Your Apartment

July 19, 2018 | By Shea AuthorMy First Apartment

Going green doesn’t just mean having a compost pile in your apartment (though composting is a great idea). There are little changes you can make for your health and for the environment. These 5 natural cleaning brands are a great way to begin your journey into working with natural products that are also eco-friendly. The…

4 Things to Clean that Make a Big Difference

February 24, 2018 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

There are so many things in your apartment to clean, it’s no surprise that some things get overlooked. But there are a few things that you should never forget, because they make a huge impact on your living space. Here’s a list of four things that are particularly important to remember. Inside the microwave This…

Things My Boyfriend Never Washed: Part 2

January 27, 2018 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

I wrote before about my horror at discovering how little my boyfriend and his roommate knew about cleaning (and the instructions I gave them regarding how to remedy these issues). When I visited him in his new apartment, I had high hopes that I would see some of my advice being utilized. And yes, he…

Things My Boyfriend Never Washed

November 4, 2017 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

When I visited my long-distance boyfriend’s apartment for the first time, I discovered that the organized persona he put on in front of me was just that. He and his roommate were unaware of some of the most basic housekeeping necessities. Like washing things. Please, learn from their mistakes! The dish towel There was a…

Move-Out Cleaning Checklist

September 29, 2017 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Moving out of your apartment can be a stressful time! Add the drama of not understanding how or what to leave squeaky clean in your old place and many of us end up feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the move. Almost every apartment complex or landlord will require the apartment be left as clean as…

Beat the Lazy: Staying Productive After Work

September 14, 2017 | By Kristen AuthorMy First Apartment

You get home from work and all you want to do is lay in bed. The pressures of day-to-day routines and work duties are taxing on a person. We spend a majority of our hours at the office or focusing on a work project, confined by four walls. We no longer have the flexibility to…