we got rid of cable. then we decided to kick the tv habit all together. Our apartment is happily television free and we're loving the design possibilities now that we don't have to worry about wher...

i love the walkability of our new place in West hollywood, I walk to work, Trader Joes, the w.hollywood park and library, and there are tons of great restaurants. I do miss the taco trucks and prod...

fake plants are worse than nothing! the thought makes me cringe.

big, big thumbs up! THIS is what small cool is about. Real people, real FAMILIES, living in small, creative spaces and being at peace with it. re: "house on the prairie" - we should a...

laundry.

Binge cleaner here! But I'm getting so tired of spending so much time cleaning on my day off! I really want to get in the habit of spreading out my duties so I can play more on the weekends. ...

I'd make proximity to work your first priority, there are lots of things to love about L.A.'s different neighborhoods. We personally loved Koreatown but the 7 mile commute that average...

We give ourselves a weekly cash allowance, which my husband refers to as WAM (walking around money). It keeps us from using our debit cards on little things like a coffee here or a coffee there (wh...

I'm really quite surprised that so many AT readers openly admit to buying cut trees. Another option for you murd...er... traditionalists is to buy LIVE trees that can be planted...

we live on the fourth floor, something we swore we'd never do again without an elevator. When we found this place we were told it had an elevator, we were not told that it only works 25% of ...

i think it's a brilliant way to remind ourselves how precious and fleeting each day is.

i think it's creative! And for a nontraditionalist (like myself) it gives new life to boring old roses.

my sense of style is "champagne taste on a beer budget".

learn all the rules...then forget them! shoot from your heart, shoot often.

Thrift stores for life! My parents shopped at thrift stores out of necessity, in college it was both "cool" and cheap, and now it just seems like the smartest choice.

ooh...love them all but riverbed is my fave!!

I think it's pretty but as an elementary school teacher I find it hard to fall in love with such a hard to read time piece -- it's hard enough to teach people (young and old) how to read a traditio...

PS you can see our Basenji here: http://flickr.com/photos/7540042@N07/sets/72157600037120107/ and info...

Basenjis! They're small-medium sized, BARKLESS dogs from Africa. They have very short fur and shed only a tiny bit if at all. Very intelligent and known for their cat-like independence. Ours is ev...

The dog park! it's a weekly tradition that's good for my dog and good for the soul. You can't spend 5 minutes at the dog park with out smiling and laughing at all the cute and crazy dogs!