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Display Name:	KateinDC
Member Since:	10/20/09

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I consider myself a member of the class of 2009! (After a brutal year of full time work grad school a part time job, I graduated with my master's degree, resigned from my full time job, and have been doing the Cure since its first day.). So, I'm a graduate of two schools - AT & GW! The Cure has provided structure in my day that otherwise would have had very little. It's been such a treat to step back from a hectic schedule and simply focus on my home. I could not have been more pleased with the structure and development of "curing" my home during this down time for me. I was able to get through 2 bedrooms, an office, a kitchen, our TV room, and, the biggest challenge - our basement. Our house is purged of non-essentials and with less clutter, it's simply a place I want to be and have friends and family over as much as we can. Thank you! Thank you! The Spring Cure: Graduation One of Three \| Apartment Therapy New York Flag this comment	12/16/09 12:34 PM
I just bought plant-based paint and a low toxicity primer from Sherwin Williams, so, to answer the question, yes, I would consider it for our next paint job - our bedroom. It will go up in the next few days and I'll report back on the quality, application, etc... I got both a gallon of paint and primer for under $70 so it's all still very affordable. Love the idea of the NYC walk. I'd love to do that in DC, too, and may organize that for the spring. The Cure is going great! Of course, I resigned from my job 4 weeks ago so I've had more time than most to focus on curing my home. Here's a list of cured places and things in our house: 1) I put all of our exposed pantry items into bell jars and other glass storage containers. They are labeled and looked lovely all lined up in a row in our teeny tiny kitchen which leaves no room for clutter or mess. 2) The entire basement has been purged. 3 trips to Goodwill, 10 items to sell on Craig's list, and we now have room for a ping pong table (my secret dream!) 3) All closets in the house have been cured - baskets which hold hats, gloves, board games have been put in and there is so much room to spare in the closets now. Ah....space! 4) Books! We got rid of about 40 books we hadn't referred to or needed in the past few years. 5) The bedroom redo - I'm looking into the felt idea, too, and the eco-paint in a lovely soft shade of gray goes up in a few days. Plum colored linens will accent the room along with some taco trucks prints I have been coveting: http://www.33stewartavenue.com/taco-trucks/ Just wanted to share. :-) Good luck to everyone with the Cure! The Fall Cure: Getting Into the Thick of It Week 5 - Intro \| Apartment Therapy New York Flag this comment	11/11/09 9:44 AM
I am struggling over what to do with sentimental items from the past 5 years. I have a few small boxes of random items such as menus from restaurants where my boyfriend and I celebrated our anniversary, b-day cards, or mementos from jobs I have had that have been meaningful to me. I never take them out to look at them but I know they are in those little boxes, just staring at me. Do I chuck these items? Take a picture of them and then chuck them? How do people deal w/ these types of clutter? Apartment Therapy New York \| The Fall Cure: Clearing The Path Week 2 - Intro Flag this comment	10/20/09 10:29 AM