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I would also suggest taking detailed pictures before you do anything. Very helpful when trying to get your deposit back.

Anyone else notice that rather than celery, it looks like Daisy Duck is firing a rifle?

You can also purchase split box springs for full and queen sized mattresses.

I have always been very lucky and have been able to paint. Once my apartment manager actually painted for me. He told me that he was going to paint the apartment and was tired of white so he said...

I spilled a gallon of Pepto-Bismol pink primer on the carpet as I was moving out of my apartment. After a lot of water and swearing and the help of a steam cleaner I was able to get most of it out...

I forgot how they always served tacos with watery corn! The soggy shell and the faux cheese that never quite melted. The rectangle pizza with sausage was always a favorite of mine and...

No creepy stories but I did go though the old population records that are available at the Denver library. Turns out the first person to live in my apartment back in 1928 and I have the same first...

Careful purchasing from Macy’s. I purchased a purchased on sale $900 instead of $2200 (I would never pay full price there because they seem to mark up for sales) and hated it. When I looked...

I was short about $1 on my meal card in the cafe at work. The person behind me covered it and when I asked where his office was so I could repay him he said, "don't worry, just cover someone when ...

I would be so tempted to do that same and think it is a great idea for weddings. If you do want to sell them or if you are in the market to buy items like this, check out

Here is an example of an easy, no sew kit. I made one with some spare fabric. It took about an hour and turned out great.

A friend taught me an easy way to remember which bread plate and glass is yours. Simply make an "okay" sign with your hand. The left hand looks like a "b" for bread plate and the right hand looks...

Also, if you decide to give (or received) a Visa gift card, use it right away. I received a Visa gift card and put it aside to use on a rainy day. When I tried to use the non-expired card, it did...

WOW! Love it!

Great in the summer. Great for staying in bed all day. Not the best for work. Having had a fabulous view before, I learned that sadly sometimes it is better not see how dreary it is all day. Th...

I had the same situation except it was the apartment manager smoking below me. I casually mentioned it to him and he was very apologetic since he didn’t realized that it was flow...

I used to have wonderful neighbors that lived in the garden level apartment. When I would return home from work they would sitting outside and always ask me to join them for wine. There were many ...

I had a cat that only ate tulips. I could have a huge bouquet of mixed flowers and sure enough the next day all of the tulips would have disappears while all the rest remained.

My bedroom window was right by my neighbor's front door. More than once (many time more) I heard her at the door drunkenly saying to the latest gentleman next to her , "Ohmygod - I never do this......

My landlord once mentioned that it was about $1K to replace the carpet in our units. At a later date, when discussing renewing my lease, I asked him if he would be willing to switch out the carpet...