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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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It’s been a while since I did a food post. Part of week 5, for the Apartment Therapy Cure, is cooking 3 meals at home. So to round out my week, I tried a new recipe. It’s based on the Everyday Food recipe for Chicken Stir-fry wraps, but I used tofu instead. Even better than [...]

I have in my possession a gorgeous, old ring. It was given to me by my grandmother, who received it as a gift from her father. Why don’t I ever wear it? I’m not sure. But this is probably one of the easiest things on my list. Not much action required, other than getting it [...]

Dear Netflix, how do you know the Movies I’ll <3
So I signed up for Netflix again. It’s been several months since I did the free trial, and now that we’re heading into fall, I think I’ll actually use it. I do have one complaint though, ok make that two…
#1: Why are all the “Watch Instantly” [...]

I have been warned about week 5… looks like I’ll be spending some time organizing my files.
Week 5 - Getting Into the Thick of It
Clean office area
Vacuum, dust, mop
Declutter files
Tackle the cord octopus
Try a one-day media fast
Buy fresh flowers
Choose at least 1 soft/hard thing to add or subtract
Cook 3 [...]

I’ve crossed the 1/2 way mark! Only 4 more weeks to go! This week was one of the more inspiring weeks of Apartment Therapy, because you start to see whole rooms coming together with just a few little changes - framed wall art, color, etc. I went to IKEA and picked up 3 frames for [...]

Is it cheating if items on my ‘101 Things in 1001 Days’ list overlap? Anyhow, as part of #72- Apartment Therapy Home Cure, I finished #92- Load the rest of my CDs on to iTunes. I needed to clear out media items in my living room (books, CDs, DVDs etc) so it had to get done! [...]

First week 4 task: figure out what I need, to increase/decrease color in each room.

Rooms Cool/Warm plus/minus
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Now the real work starts… week 4 is the declutter deep treatment, so it looks like I’ll be spending some time sorting through my books/media. I think the hardest part of this week will be deciding what colors and items to +/- in each room. It’s so ambiguous.
Week 4 - Retail Therapy (& Declutter)
Clean [...]

I like how this book is divided into alphabetized 1 page blurbs (otherwise known as riffs, rants and ideas). While all 183 are not remarkable it, it’s a great read/listen. I first checked this book out from the library and after skipping around, reading a few pages, I checked out the audio book. I think [...]