Five Steps to Rodent-Proof Your Apartment for the Winter

December 18, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

If you know how to keep your apartment warm and which supplies you need during the colder months, then your apartment is mostly winter-ready. Yes, with the right insulation and supplies, your apartment will be warm, but there’s a potential downside to this: Rodents may try to enter your apartment to escape the cold. This…

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…

10 Things To Declutter This Month

February 18, 2019 | By Dedreanna AuthorMy First Apartment

The decluttering craze has taken over the world, and is making us all a little KonMari crazy. I personally love the KonMari method, however it’s not for everyone. If you’ve caught the decluttering bug but don’t want to go full stream with it, try starting your journey on a smaller scale. Here are 10 things…