Teale's Profile

I love my new mattress/box spring except I had to remove the bed frame from underneath it because it was too high off the floor for me to get in, get dressed at the side, touch the floor with my feet. So my bed sits on the floor which has that college/1st apartment look. I don't have room for a platform bed and can't find a low head board that tip since it can't be affixed to the absent bed frame or hollow wall at the head of the bed...

I moved into a new apartment in April that had been newly painted antique white by the landlord. My bathroom walls now have yellow-ish drip marks tracking down all the walls from steam of running the shower. I wipe the walls down from ceiling to floor with a swiffer from time to time, but it keeps on happening. It's kind of gross and I have no idea what's causing it, and if whatever it is, is on me and in my hair when I get out of the shower... I mean, eww.

Not making your bed, however, can be healthier. A number of magazines and talk show blurbs awhile back had been commenting on a Kingston University study: if you leave your bed open to air out and dry, you can cut down on the potential for dust mites and allergens.BUT, I do feel better mentally, so if I have to leave early, I make it when I get home, or if I leave late in the morning, making my bed is the last thing I do.

I'm all on board with Vick's rub, cats, and fresh pillowcases.

My other personal sick day necessities include a neti pot, gentle orange tea, ginger snaps, juice bars, and I'm a chicken Ramen noodles girl myself. I use old cloth napkins and get a new one every couple of hours- they're softer on the nose and wash clean, and I have a vaporizer with a well for menthol.

BTW- I highly recommend millet pillows from http://www.pillowcompany.com/ I chose millet over buckwheat because it retains less heat.

I don't usually buy many new things, and I try to re-purpose used furniture and garage sale finds. But what really makes my eclectic style sing is, though I have searched the web for the lowest cost possible on the prints or posters I love, I pay full price for professional framing. From framing a Georgia O' Keefe cut out of a calendar to a Ramon Lombarte print I could only get from a German poster company (for $15!) to a set of watercolor postcards from a vacation in the Caribbean to a huge professional photograph taken by a friend, framing makes them all look like expensive works of art. It has allowed my apartments to evolve from a college-esque, hand me down, dumpster diving existence to a frugal but stylishly decorated, adult statement about who I am and what is important to me.

Name: Joy the Baker
URL: http://www.joythebaker.com/

Name: The Pioneer Woman Cooks
URL: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking

I bought a Home Reserve sofa for my second story apartment over 4 years ago. Until I discovered HR, the only pieces of big furniture that made it around the landing of a staircase that was not furniture friendly were a futon and a bed. The pet care fabric was everything the video described, and the occasional drink that has spilled, just beads up and wipes away. Recently, a small piece of the frame broke. I called them, and left a message on their voice mail. Fifteen minutes later, my call was returned, and the replacement piece was shipped out. They didn't even ask how it broke! They apologized for any inconvenience, confirmed my mailing address, and thanked me for me for calling. While I do not advise sitting on the arm rests, and they could be a hair deeper, it is the best piece of cheap furniture I have ever bought.