No wire hangers! Tips for an organized closet.

May 24, 2007 | By Amanda AuthorMy First Apartment

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 the way, in case you’re wondering what’s behind the left side of my closet, I have no idea. It belongs to…

Let’s get organized!

May 16, 2007 | By Amanda AuthorMy First Apartment

Hi there! My name is Amanda and I’m an organization addict. It started with simple to-do lists and finding pleasure in crossing off each completed task, and has now spread to making sure every single thing in my apartment has a purpose and a place. My objective here is to help you, too, get organized…

Laundry-O-Rama

March 14, 2007 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Our clothes go through a lot of wear. By jove, just this very day, during lunch, a fellow co-worker and I participated in crab-walk contest and in my haste to the finish line, ended up dragging my sweater across the dirty blacktop; now, it looks like my sweater has a black eye. And, no way…

Flooded Toilets and Ants, Oh My!

December 20, 2006 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

When my toilet flooded for the second time in a week yesterday morning at 6:00 A.M, I wanted to argue with it. I wanted to chastise it for being so thoughtless during the holidays. Didn’t it know that I was out late the night before altruistically looking for presents for others? I did not deserve…

Kate’s Apartment

July 26, 2006 | By Kate AuthorMy First Apartment

Managing your first a apartment is a constant learning experience. I, for example, just learned what mouse poop looks like. My boyfriend, who grew up in the country, pointed it out. “Are you sure those aren’t just really stale Rice Krispies?” I asked, crossing my fingers. I’m not bigoted, but I hate varmints. “Don’t worry,”…

Clean Living: Cleaning, laundry and mouse patrol

November 23, 2005 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Every now and then (preferably on a weekly basis) you need to get into your gym clothes, crank up some Zeppelin on the CD player, and break out the cleaning supplies. If you are semi-incompetent when it comes to cleaning and laundry, this section will give you the basics on how to get the job…