Packing for the Big Move Has Started

April 10, 2011 | By MFA Editors AuthorMy First Apartment

Our guest blogger Dedreanna shares her packing tips. Packing for the Big Move Has Started by Dedreanna With less than a month until the Big Move, we’ve begun to pack the items we know we won’t need until then. The first step in this process was to find boxes- this included even some good old…

Lessons Learned from Moving from Chicago to NYC

March 10, 2011 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Hi All, My new colleague Katie just moved to New York all the way from Chicago — and boy did she have some tips! Enjoy! “I recently moved from Chicago to New York City and the experience was a bit of an eye-opener for me. I wish I had had someone to give me some…

Welcome To My First Apartment’s New Online Home!

April 18, 2010 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

As you can see, My First Apartment has moved on up to a snazzy new design! We've cleaned out all our old webby cobwebs, scrubbed under the sink, and managed to come out the other side with a brand new site that should make life easier for, well, you!

Tips to manage the move to your new apartment

October 2, 2009 | By Alissa AuthorMy First Apartment

Once you’ve found that dreamboat apartment and signed the lease, there is that small, teeny-tiny, issue of actually changing abodes. I just went through it. Oh, it was a blast. A real hoot. I’m grateful to still have my sanity. Some tips I can share? 1) Decide if you need to hire a mover. If…

Decorating and furnishing when you and your roommate have different styles

November 14, 2007 | By Shelby AuthorMy First Apartment

So you love sleek, modern design and your roommate adores the lacy, floral, Victorian look. Now what? If you don’t talk about your conflict before you furnish your apartment, you’ll end up with a goofy hodgepodge look that you’ll both hate. There are two basic solutions to a design conflict like this. One, you could…

How to make friends in your new hometown

October 22, 2007 | By Shelby AuthorMy First Apartment

How does a recent transplant make friends in a small town? If anybody knows, they should tell me. Seriously, though. When people talk about moving, they talk about finding the best deals and being near public transportation and making sure you don’t forget to bring or buy a bath mat. (Ahem.) Nobody talks about what…