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I totally had help with this one! My mom gave me a gorgeous pot full of shade plants and flowers. So no planting required – I just wheeled it out to the balcony. Then, I was given a tree chute, or whatever real gardeners call them. So, I went to Home Depot and bought a [...]

Summer is officially over. Last week’s list of “10 things that make me happy” was really fun and good for the happiness quotient. Maybe I’ll make this a weekly list. In no particular order, here are 10 things that make me happy {about fall}… rainboots As the rains set in, colorful rainboots make me smile. [...]

As inspired by the last page in every Domino magazine. In no particular order, here are 10 things that make me happy. nike+ I never considered myself a “runner”. Being able to track your runs is the perfect mix of tech/exercise. It’s the best of all worlds. Nike+ sensor $25+shoes+ipod. Nike+ iSport Mixes on iTunes [...]

It’s official. I completed my first Apartment Therapy Cure. Yes, there’s always more that could be done, but I’m really proud of everything that I accomplished in the last 8 weeks (& my apartment thanks me too). Biggest accomplishment: Adding living room wall art (my 2nd favorite purchase, at only $15 per frame and I [...]

Today was the big day. After hopping between lines at the Kaiser pharmacy & nurses station, I finally got all of my shots and prescriptions done, in under 1 hour! The list: Yellow Fever shot Hep A. shot Flu Shot Malaria pills (1 a week, 2 weeks before, during, and 4 weeks after) Typhoid fever [...]

The end is here! Although I still have some Incompletes, I think my first official cure went pretty well. Now I need to clean this place up, wrap up a few little projects and call it “DONE”….. until the Spring Cure? Week 8 – Throwing A Party Find a recipe Prepare your apartment the day [...]

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 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: [...]

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 [...]