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Display Name: kiriaki
Member Since: 1/8/13

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I love the maps and how you positioned them on the walls. Great idea.


Mike's Skyline View Bedroom My Bedroom Retreat Contest
3/18/13 11:31 PM

Thank you to everyone at AT! Also, thank you to everyone who posted: it was so inspiring to read about your progress (and occasionally, the lack thereof, which was sometimes even more inspiring and relate-able). Even though I didn't finish - and knew from the beginning that I'd be dropping out when my classes started - I feel like I accomplished so much. Will we be able to do this again, maybe in the summer?


Day 23: Weekend Chores - Pat Yourself on the Back, Relax & Celebrate! Apartment Therapy January Cure
2/2/13 7:00 PM

Well, I've been trying, but I've gotten way behind on the Cure. I can't do anything when my bf is home. (Cleaned out the kitchen cabinets; he was oh so dismayed when he discovered that I had thrown out weevil infested pasta and, two or three packets of couscous that had expired a year and a half ago! "I don't understand why you threw those out. They were still good.") One class that started last week, and one that started today, and that's pretty much the last two nails in the coffin. The one project I really want to get finished is cleaning off the kitchen table and the coffee table and figuring out a way to get them to stay cleaned off. Sounds easy, right? Not in this house!!! Hopefully I'll be able to get ahead in my classes and have a chance to at least finish this little bit before the end of the month. Just wish the Cure had been a little longer... even an extra couple of weeks would have helped.


Day 19: Catch Up & Take a Photo Apartment Therapy January Cure
1/28/13 4:10 PM

I also agree with @tdusty. Bad day, bad cure week, thanks for making me feel not alone in being less than enthusiastic this week. Keep the basil! Maybe it needs a little friend to share its pot with. Make sure it gets as much light as possible! (A snowstorm. In your bedroom. Can.Not.Imagine.) :-)


Elizabeth's January Cure: My Third Week January Cure Diaries
1/24/13 12:37 AM

What MAXB said. Did manage to weed out one set of bookshelves between tonight and a couple of nights ago. Have finally gotten the kitchen down to just the table needing to be cleaned (which is the current resting place for a gym bag, work satchel, phone charger cord, fruit bowl - it actually belongs there!, gardening supplies, and tools which need to go out to the shed if it Ever Stops Raining). Also, to the person who is resigning, this is not like a class where you have to complete every assignment perfectly and on time to pass. Don't let it stress you out. I have one whole room that I have declared to be not a part of the Cure. When anyone knocks on the front door, I just close that door on the way. It'll get tackled eventually. If I tried to include that room, I'd have resigned the first day.


Day 12: Declutter Books & Media Apartment Therapy January Cure
1/17/13 11:57 PM

I have a piece of carnival glass which my grandmother gave me - the last thing she gave me before she passed. I love it because it reminds me of her every time I see it. It fell off the wall yesterday, and, thankfully, there's only one small chip at the bottom. I'll be rehanging that as soon as I find a more secure hanger. One question, please: I have a pastel my sister had made for me. It's rather large 18x24? and I've gotten it framed, but I don't particularly care for it. To hang or not to hang, that is the question (apologies to Shakespeare).


Day 6: Choose a Piece of Artwork & Get Going on Framing It Apartment Therapy January Cure
1/9/13 10:50 PM

Hi, all! Too many projects! Really need a new coffee table for the living room, but not sure I will have the $ or time to pull it off this month (I can at least attempt to get all my BF's magazines and junk off). So, back up plan is to organize the entry room. Clear and declutter bookshelves, move plants into new planters, and find a rug on which to place our work shoes.


Day 5: Select One Project from Your List to Complete this Month Apartment Therapy January Cure
1/8/13 9:51 PM

Hi, all! Too many projects! Really need a new coffee table for the living room, but not sure I will have the $ or time to pull it off this month (I can at least attempt to get all my BF's magazines and junk off). So, back up plan is to organize the entry room. Clear and declutter bookshelves, move plants into new planters, and find a rug on which to place our work shoes.


Day 5: Select One Project from Your List to Complete this Month Apartment Therapy January Cure
1/8/13 9:51 PM