Sustainable Living: Should You Hang-Dry Your Clothes Instead of Using Your Dryer?

September 8, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

In our Sustainable Apartment Life series, we look at how tenants and homeowners are changing their apartments to be more sustainable. If you want to be environmentally friendly and take steps to adopt an energy-efficient lifestyle, hang-drying your clothes could be an excellent way to start. But is doing so right for you, or will…

Is a Laundry Service Worth the Money?

October 29, 2019 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Although stretching out with a warm blanket pulled fresh from the dryer is among life’s best small comforts, few people enjoy the time and effort that goes into doing laundry, not to mention folding clothes once they’re out of the dryer. Laundry can be even more annoying if you don’t have a washer and dryer…

Making the Best of Your Community Laundry

January 24, 2019 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

One chore that is pretty much impossible to escape? Laundry! At one point or another, you’ll run out of clothes and will be forced to face the task. Having to use a shared laundry facility adds difficulty to a chore that many aren’t interested in in the first place. Whether your laundry room is within…

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…

Airing Your Dirty Laundry in Public: How To Use A Laundromat

December 1, 2015 | By Eliza AuthorMy First Apartment

In college, I lugged my laundry up and down three flights of stairs weekly, running the risk every time of having to interact with a certain dormmate over sweaty gym shorts and mismatched socks. Sometimes my laundry and I would hide in the bathroom until said dormmate went back upstairs. (Stay tuned for a future…

Checklist for Prepping Your Apartment for Your Vacay

July 28, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

One of the best things about summer is having the time to get away from home on vacation. Whether you’re a beach, cabin, lake, or destination-lover, you probably still have a trip or two in your plans. But what happens to your apartment while you’re away? Here’s a quick and easy checklist-timeline to help you…

My Second Apartment Will Have These 5 Things

March 10, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

As a first-time apartment-mover, I wasn’t really sure what I was looking for. What I mean by that is that I didn’t know what I wouldn’t mind sacrificing to save some money. In a few months, I’ll be graduating and hopefully have a more steady source of income. So, for my next apartment, I can…

Laundry In Your Apt: Meet the Laundry Pod

January 5, 2012 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Sometimes here at MFA, we get some really neat opportunities. Like, being among the first to learn about cool new products to make your apartment living easier. One of the recent items sent our way was the Laundry Pod – which is essentially a large salad spinner for clothes. It was designed by a mom…

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…