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I’ve been scheduling a massage regularly for a few months, so I feel like it’s truly a habit now. The tricks to keeping up with massage appointments are:

Go to a hospital instead of a spa. Most hospitals have PT/rehab offices that accept any patients (check with your hospital or one that’s close to you). You [...]

You either love or hate GTD (Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity). Although the Allen-ite way of productivity seems to have lost it’s best-seller momentum, it’s still a decent way to get things accomplished. So I decided a re-read was in order. I hadn’t read this book in a few years, so it [...]

My room was featured in this week’s post on Apartment Therapy! It’s great motivation to finish the 8 week cure. Of which, I’m almost done with the “chore list” for this week. I declared yesterday Fall Cleaning (I know, it doesn’t have the same ring to it as Spring Cleaning).
Fall Cleaning:

Dust
Vacuum
Wash: sheets, duvet, mattress pad, [...]

It’s the last room in the apartment - I’m almost done! I bought the IKEA pots/plants last week, so I think that about covers the “inspiring” part. I absolutely love the color combination of the pots and painting. So other than the general cleaning and organizing, this week I just need to decide on extra [...]

I have mixed reviews about The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. First, it’s an excellent reminder of how short life is and that we should pursue what makes us “happy”, not stay in dead-end jobs etc. However, I really dislike the idea of “outsourcing” your life and producing or [...]

Thankfully, this week wasn’t too much work. After cleaning the bathroom and organizing a couple of drawers, I just need to pick up a few bathroom organizing containers at IKEA. I’m also still looking for a small vase for the bathroom.
Still to pick up on my Apartment Therapy Shopping List:
laundry hamper liner
drawer organizing containers
something to [...]

This week, it’s all about the bathroom.
Week 6 - Light Therapy
Clean bathroom
Declutter bathroom cabinet
Arrange bathroom efficiently
Upgrade razor and shaving supplies
Purchase bath salts and nice soap
Place a candle in the bathroom
Consider scents for your home
Plan for the week ahead on Sunday
Wake early and take a bath before work
Straighten desk at [...]

Today was Blog Action Day, thousands of bloggers posting about 1 issue relating to the environment. So I’ve decided to take the 2 Mile Challenge… sometime!
40% of US urban travel is 2 miles or less. Ride your bike to fight global warming.
Now why didn’t I decide to take this challenge in the spring?

I finally tackled the cord octopus! After buying 2 power strips at IKEA, I cut another hole in the back of my TV bench and moved all of my electronic stuff all into the same area. And all the cords are behind the bench. My top accomplishment of the week! :)
BEFORE:
Wireless router, cable modem, cable [...]

It’s good to know that Week 5 is the typical week to fall off the “Apartment Therapy Cure” wagon. Maxwell (Apartment Therapy author) posted that we should focus on what we’ve accomplished so far in the cure to try and motivate ourselves (and each other). So here’s what I have –and haven’t– done.
DONE:
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