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Season’s Greetings

beth — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:20:34 +0000

How to Keep Your Apartment Warm

beth — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:09:35 +0000

Edited by Steve McCutchen and 8 others

Winter can get pretty cold. While we put on a cheerful face by playing hockey and having snowball fights, at the end of the day, we’re all dependent on our furnaces and heating systems to get us through those dark, cold months.

However, winter is only as cold as you want it to be – with a few easy-to-implement winter apartment heating tips, you’ll be able to keep warm and toasty when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

Keep reading here: http://www.wikihow.com/Keep-Your-Apartment-Warm

Can’t wait until October 4? Get your Facebook Timeline NOW

beth — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:35:40 +0000

How to Enable the New Facebook Timeline NOW

by Charlie White

You’ve been hearing about all the wonderful new Facebook features, and like us, you’re probably super-eager to get started with them.

If you’re willing to go through a series of eight steps, you can get into the brand-new Facebook Timeline right now.

Simply follow the instructions in our gallery below, and suddenly you’ll be basking in a new world of Facebook goodness, just like the developers are. Follow the instructions carefully, and good luck.

Continue reading: http://mashable.com/2011/09/22/how-to-facebook-timeline/

Trick-or-Treating, Apartment Style

beth — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:53:39 +0000

Great Halloween advice for confused apartment dwellers (like me)…

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Enjoy Trick-or-Treating When You Live in an Apartment

Make the Most of This Fun Halloween Tradition

By Ron Leshnower, About.com Guide

Do you think that trick-or-treating is just for kids who live in houses? The truth is, this Halloween tradition can be fun for apartment dwellers, too. Your neighbors are close by, you never have to brave the cold, and your children can flaunt their cute or creative costumes without having to cover them with jackets and scarves.

If you have children who will be going trick-or-treating in your apartment building this Halloween, play it safe by doing the following…

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How to Keep Halloween Trick-or-Treaters Away

What to Do When You Don’t Want the Interruption

By Ron Leshnower, About.com Guide

Maybe you’re the type who doesn’t like Halloween, or you just didn’t get around to buying treats this year. Perhaps it’s that you feel you’re entitled to relax and enjoy a book or your favorite TV show without interruption, regardless of whether the calendar says it’s October 31.

If you live in a building where children celebrate the holiday by going from apartment to apartment in search of Halloween treats, you certainly don’t have to participate. But you probably don’t want your neighbors to think you’re a hobgoblin, either. If neighbors get the impression that you’re being rude and interfering with their holiday fun, it can cast a gloomy spell on your relationship.

Here are some tips to help you opt out of the revelry with grace….

8 great places to find free moving boxes

beth — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:37:03 +0000

by Naomi Seldin Ramirez

Moving is expensive enough. Why should you pay for boxes to pack your stuff in?

For the past few weeks, I’ve been collecting boxes from friends and co-workers. They know I’m moving, so whenever someone gets a package, they drop off a box or two at my desk.

I’m lucky, apparently. I have no shortage of boxes now. Packing tape, on the other hand, always seems to disappear or run out when I need it.

Here’s a roundup of good places to find free moving boxes, drawn from my own experience and tips from readers…

Via http://blog.timesunion.com/simplerliving/where-to-find-free-moving-boxes/5377/

How Happy Is Your State?

beth — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:30:07 +0000

Do you live in a “happy” state? And just what would that mean, anyway?

To find out, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index conducted a survey of a random sample of 352,840 adults over 2010.

The Index looked at six categories of well-being, including life evaluation (self-evaluation about your present life situation and anticipated one in five years), emotional health, work environment (such as job satisfaction), physical health, healthy behavior, and basic access (access to health care, a doctor, a safe place to exercise and walk, as well as community satisfaction), according to a report yesterday from LiveScience.

The happiest state?

Via How Happy Is Your State?.

End Of An Era: Atlanta Housing Project Imploded

kathleen — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:54:47 +0000

via cbsatlanta.com

Woo hoo… not fit for habitation… even in best of times.

Posted via email from Kate PARTAKES

let’s hear it for the boys

kathleen — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:02:06 +0000

11 FEBRUARY 2011

By Dean… a girl with a boy’s name.

…even though my little apartment is evoking a soothing, white-washed, minimal, desert-y vibe…I can’t help be be super attracted to strong, dark, masculine spaces like these:

all by Roman & Williams, via my new favorite blog, Miss Moss… more via my little apartment: lets hear it for the boys.

How To Design 40 Square Meter Apartment Comfy

kathleen — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:03:00 +0000

Friday, January 28, 2011 by Mike

This apartment has only 40 square meters of living space but it’s still very comfy and cozy…

get the whole scoop … via DigDigs

RentWiki Launches First Socially Integrated Apartment Rental Site

kathleen — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:15:00 +0000

By Robert Turnbull

RentWiki.com announced today the launch of the first online rental site that lets apartment hunters vet not only the property but the neighboring community as well. By integrating social media and networking features with property listings, RentWiki.com allows existing renters to contribute content about their neighborhoods, 5a8 as well as interact with potential neighbors before they commit.

“It’s hard to get a feel for the day-to-day life and character of a neighborhood from such standard sources as chambers of commerce, property listings, random blogs or basic apartment listing sites,” said Jamie Gallo, CEO, RentWiki.com. “RentWiki.com gives an insider’s look at potential areas of residence and a platform to network with the people living there, making it faster and easier than ever to find the right place to live.”

RentWiki.com was designed after six years of research to deliver what people have been looking for but unable to find through existing online rental services. The site offers an unprecedented, interactive look at daily life at the neighborhood level in a wiki format via locally contributed content, content widgets, and other social networking tools. In addition to wiki content, RentWiki.com includes neighborhood reviews, pros and cons, and renter recommendations. Unlike other Internet sites that focus solely on apartment features, RentWiki.com helps people find a home and neighborhood that fit their personal style, taste and financial needs by seeing what people who actually live there have to say about the area’s:

Neighbors – what do the local residents think of the area?

Social scene – bars, clubs, restaurants

Value – how do prices measure up to quality of life?

Transportation/parking

Unique rental process ‘ins and outs’

Pet friendliness/unfriendliness

Entertainment/recreation

Recommended streets/areas

Essentials – groceries, gyms, banks, etc.

Family information – schools, community centers and houses of worship

And more categories as users create new and relevant topics

RentWiki.com content is screened by the company and its site users. Malicious or inappropriate content is removed. In addition, all renter leads sent to an apartment community are reviewed and validated as legitimate leads.