Our family moved to Spring, Texas in 2001 from New York. What we missed the most (after family), was the delicious food and desserts sold in the small family owned and operated cafe’s, restaurants & bakeries that prepared all things yummy like grandma used to make! So, with an uncontainable passion for cooking and entertaining, […]
Decorating is challenging enough, but add no extra space and you have problems right? Wrong! Decorating for small spaces like apartments and dorms is challenging yes, but not so much you cannot accomplish this during the Christmas Season. There are some tricks and tips that can help you get going with decorating your small apartment […]
The holidays are coming, the holidays are coming! No, but really: Hanukkah starts today. Christmas is now 12 days away. And Kwanzaa begins the day after that. Yes, there’s always express shipping, but this time of year that’s hardly the most dependable or cost-effective move (lost package alert = saddest news ever on Christmas Eve). […]
Make Christmas Crackers! Transform holiday cookies and candy into Christmas crackers for an extra festive touch. They’re perfect for gifting and make lovely party favors. Stack this year’s holiday cookies and sweets inside store-bought clear tubes. They’re more affordable — and festive — than tins or plastic containers, and they’re also sturdier in transit than […]
Whether you find yourself moving to a new apartment that’s smaller than your last; or maybe just wish you were more organized and want to use your move as the ideal opportunity to make that happen, here are a few tried-and-true storage and organization ideas to help make your new space all it can […]
Everybody gets the itch to take a long weekend away; particularly if there hasn’t been time for a full-fledged vacation. So what do you do if you find yourself on the receiving end of a call from a friend who wants to drop in for a night or two—but your apartment doesn’t have a guest […]
Organizing your kitchen can seem overwhelming. Even in small kitchens, there are usually multiple cabinets and shelves, and so many different potential areas for clutter: food, cleaning supplies, dishes, and so on. But creating a neater kitchen doesn’t have to be an onerous all-day project. You can really get a lot done in 30 minutes. […]
