Some days it feels like every where you turn, there's something that is going haywire and looking chaotic. Actually, I feel that way about many areas and corners of our apartment on any given day of the week because having a four-year-old at home all the time can...
Living in an apartment doesn’t usually afford you with the same amount of space that a house normally would. And even if your indoor space is the same or even greater, you usually lack side buildings and storage areas like garages, sheds and so forth. Sometimes, to...
During the last few weeks, my kitchen has decided to do a purging of its own. For some reason, the gadgets which we have been using for the last 5 or so years have begun to break. My guess is that they just reached the end of their useful life cycle (and probably had...
It is no secret that becoming energy independent is a major goal of countries around the world. It's been one of the driving topics of this 2012 election and it will be increasingly important to all of us in the future as the world figures out how to continue...
You can host wonderfully festive costume parties and other events right in your own home. Not only will you save a lot of money by doing this since you won’t have to pay a rental fee, but guests will enjoy the informal atmosphere. Even big events, such as wedding...
As the holiday season comes closer into view, it's time to plan ahead for holiday guests. You're ahead of the game if you already know that Aunt Sarah is coming to visit, or your cousin Jill will be in town during a certain week. Single travelers are usually a delight...
When we moved from the farm, we had exactly one of these fabulous metal IKEA RATIONELL VARIERA cup racks, although I guess you could consider it a shelf divider? They come with little screws that hold the feet in place and you can even stack multiples on top of each...
Multitasking has become increasingly popular with time-stressed families, and many decorators now choose kitchen appliances that deliver an astonishing range of services and shortcuts that rival the capabilities of professional restaurants. Simple appliances that only...
As each year passes and we all get larger and larger hard drives, both internal and external, do you ever stop to take a moment to actually go back to the older files to see if you actually still need any of those things? Or are you just lugging them around, like...
It's hard to imagine that we have now been in Berlin for 3 whole months. In some ways, it feels like we've always been here and don't know how we never managed to live anywhere else. And in other ways, it's strange to think that we were so settled into a far more...
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