SharonV's Profile

I'm a gen-yer, and I now have access to a garden for the first time in 10 years, since I moved away from home. I was a tiny-apartment dweller. I find a lot of the people my age or younger in my area are concerned with food growing, given the uncertainty of our times. We see the prices of food going up, and feel the need to do something about it, and if we can, we do. There's a sense of freedom, and also a return to a past where our grand parents proudly grew beautiful plots.

I love small places with big closets!It's almost magical how much can be hiddden away between uses. Also, so much can be done in a kitchenette, when used with imagination. Any thing a full sized oven can do, I've done with a good sized toaster oven.

+/- 250 sq. ft.
It had a tiny kitchenette that included an all-in-one sink, two burners, and a fridge beneath. Thankfully, there as lots of cupboard space and a nook that I piled milk crates, a microwave, and a toaster oven into and hung a curtain to hide. To enter the aparment, I had to pass through the kitchen space in a tight zig-zag, which made bringing in furniture mostly unlikey, unless it was small or squishy, like a matress. If I stretched out my arms in the bathroom, I could have almost touched the walls. The best thing about it was the walk in closet, it hid everything away so nicely. My clothes, library, overflow pantry, a folding spare bed for guests, there was no limit to what could be put in there.That was home for two years, up until four years ago, and I still miss that space, I had it arranged to my own tastes, but it was too small for two people working almost opposite shifts, so I had to move.

This is neat modern looking, but it looks like a do-able weekend project. Thanks for the inspiration!

I lived in an appartment that became infested with bed bugs. It could have been the sofa brought in from the curb, it could have been something the neighbours who we shared a wall with did, we don't know. My room mate was the worst affected, since his bed was right against that wall. We sprayed and used DE to no avail, since they would just go over to the neighbours until they sprayed, then they would return. Finally the land lord brought in an exterminator. we got rid of mattresses and soft furnishings. in the process, we found a bunch hiding in the frame and underneath my room mate's bed, full of blood, and he squished them, leaving a big blood stain on the carpet. We took everything out of the apartment, everything, washed all our clothing and bedding, and stayed at a friend's place overnight. Thank goodness it worked, I ended up staying in that apartment for another 2 years.

We currently live in 450 sq. ft.It's just right for two people, but if we started a family, it would get crowded real quick. The need for space changes with life. Young singles and empty nesters don't need as much space, and adding in the current economic uncertainty, we are seeing a real interest in compact well-designed spaces.

Ihave no children, but I remember when we got cable, it was an event. We didn't have a tv in our room until we were 10 or more. Mom and Dad didn't let us watch The Simpsons or Roseanne, because the children were disrespectful to their parents, and we were not allowed to watch TV during dinner, which we ate sitting at the table. Other than that, there was no stress over how much, and I don't remember it being a big part of my life until maybe around 15 or so, and by then I was scheduling my Saturdays around what cartoons were on. Even I knew that was excesive.

As a non-parent, I am grateful to hear these suggestions. First, it gives me insight into the trials and tribulations of everyday parental life., Second, if I have my own lillte rugrats someday, I know there's a resource for the mundane questions that many books probably don't address.

I read her blog post, and agree that it had to be painted. If it were my choice, I would have gone with a brown, black, or white instead, but the blue she chose is yummy.