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I'll definitely be giving my kitchen a deep cleaning this weekend. However the cooking will need to be postponed as I'm doing a Juice Cleanse over the weekend and cooked food won't be happening until the middle of next week.


Liveblogging Day 8: Plenty of Polenta Liveblogging the January Cure
1/11/13 8:48 PM

I have a lot of little projects on my list, but I'm going to make "add more storage in the kitchen" the priority.

I'm going to install a couple shelves around the stove (there's lots of open and unused spaced). I'm also going to either hang a curtain wire or install a few hooks over my sink so I can hang some my larger kitchen utensils.
I also want some better knife storage, but that may just be buckling down and buying a knife block. :)


Day 5: Select One Project from Your List to Complete this Month Apartment Therapy January Cure
1/8/13 8:21 PM

Method offered a limited edition Vanilla Chai hand soap a few months back and it turned out to be my most favorite smelling soap.
Unfortunately, since it's limited edition, they don't offer it in the big refill back, so I had to buy 6 of the individual hand soap bottles.


Holiday Dish Soap Scents: 4 Favorites
12/6/12 2:19 PM

I am SO in love with your room!


Rohde's "Energetic & Inspiring" Room Room for Color Contest
10/11/12 3:12 PM

Yup, you can get them at Trader Joe's. 12 for $6.


Pop Up Sponges
9/7/12 5:58 PM

Ugh, where was this 4 months ago?????


A Musical Holiday Send Off For The Broken Hearted
12/16/11 6:51 PM

This seems to work a tiny bit, but my battery is still draining rather quickly.
I've had it off the charger for an hour and 20 minutes and my battery is already below 80%. And this is with my phone in standby for most of the time, the rest of the time was using text messaging, Spotify and Words with Friends.


Here's How to Stop the iPhone 4S Battery Drain
11/1/11 1:50 PM

Pinterest! Done and done. My inspiration boards are here: http://pinterest.com/sparklerawk/


Day 3: Find Inspirational Photos For Your Home
The 20/20 Home Cure

10/27/11 8:17 PM

I'm jumping into this Cure just a little bit late, but I've been decluttering and rearranging my apartment a little bit over the past week, so I'm not too far behind.

I've been living in my lovely 1 bedroom apartment for almost 3 months now, by myself. Prior to that I was sharing it with my now ex-boyfriend. I don't really have the need to do a complete overhaul to "move on", but I've finally built up the motivation to make my apartment my own. So perfect timing for this Cure. :)

Starting and filling an Outbox will be pretty easy for me. I love having an Outbox. And Goodwill is really close to my apartment, so it makes emptying the Outbox on a weekly basis very doable.

Removing one item should be pretty easy too, the trouble will simply be identifying what item to remove. I'll report back when I figure that one out. :)


Day 4: Remove One Item and Set Up Outbox
The 20/20 Home Cure

10/27/11 8:14 PM

I've found Android phones (granted I haven't used all of them) to be the most non-intuative phones I've ever used.
Although, if you REALLY want Flash on your phone, then get an Android. But I recommend trying all the models you're considering before making a purchase. They're really all quite different.


Help Me Choose My 1st Cell Phone in 5 Years
3/3/11 3:17 PM

I did this yesterday! Yay me!
I had a box in the living that was crying to be unpacked (yeah, we moved in 6 months ago) and I decided that unless absolutely necessary to my life, everything in that box would be gotten rid of. And it was.

I still need to clean one room (bathroom), collect inspiring images and buy flowers.
Work is killing me this week, but I'm hoping today will give me a break (and some energy) to do an hour of curing so I can catch up. :)


Day 4: Remove One Item and Set Up Outbox
The 20/20 Home Cure

10/21/10 7:07 PM

Oh! I almost forgot!
A great resource for inspiration, if you didn't save every copy of Domino, is The Domino Magazine Files flickr group.


Day 3: Find Inspirational Photos For Your Home
The 20/20 Home Cure

10/20/10 11:20 AM

Time to break out the Domino mags!
I don't have many, but it's better than nothing.

I also really like RealSimple.


Day 3: Find Inspirational Photos For Your Home
The 20/20 Home Cure

10/20/10 11:17 AM

Oh yay! Kitchen curing time!
I somehow forgot about this over the weekend, but fortunately I have plenty of time to get things done this week.
My kitchen is pretty sparse in terms of "food clutter", since we moved about 6 months ago and we've been seriously neglecting our kitchen (lots of take-out, which makes me sad).
I'm excited to clean our kitchen from top to bottom and actually USE it!


Kitchen Cure Week 1: Clean Fridge, Freezer & Pantry
Fall 2010 Kitchen Cure

10/18/10 12:54 PM

Oh, I need this so badly!
I've been trying to do the whole "clean/organize one thing a day" and it's worked a little bit, but without a list to work from, I get off track easily.

And life is too busy for the hardcore 8 week Cure (unfortunately). I'm so glad you switched up the format, Maxwell! I can't wait for Monday!


The 20/20 Home Cure: Join Us Monday!
10/14/10 1:05 PM

I tried to clean the old (but pretty!) tile floor in my bathroom with vinegar and baking soda and that did absolutely nothing. Though I didn't even think about using Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I know what I'm doing when I get home tonight!!!
Oh, my exciting life. :P


4 Cleaners, 1 Success Story: Getting Tile Grout Clean | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles
6/29/10 8:30 PM

Ooooh, you have the crazy windows that open inward too!
I never appreciated regular windows as much as I do now that I have the old school variety.


Knowing When to Slow Down After Moving to a New Space | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles
6/15/10 11:39 PM

I know where I'm going this weekend!


Danish Modern L.A. | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles
5/28/10 4:42 PM

I lived in a Craftsman house that was renovated into 5 apartments. It was fantastic! It was so nice to always feel like I was coming home to my big beautiful house, even though I only had the tiny studio apartment in the back. I loved it so much! The owners really did a phenomenal job renovating the place and I was so sad to eventually leave it.


Getting to Know a Craftsman Home | Apartment Therapy New York
5/6/10 2:41 PM

I'm hoping to do some ikeahacking this weekend. We need more storage in our apartment in order to actually END this unpacking process. :)


Are You Tackling Any Projects This Weekend? | Apartment Therapy San Francisco
4/23/10 9:39 PM