Showing posts with label apartment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apartment. Show all posts

1/17/17

Flower Foraging

Last week before the snow storm hit, I had the day off and Evan was at work. I got in my crazy organize-everything-I-own mode and spent the whole day going through all of our stuff, dusting bathroom fans and shelves that hadn't been dusted since we moved in (hah, whoops), and going through paperwork. It was so satisfying and I would have kept going but I ran out of stuff to organize (perks of living in a tiny space and when your parents graciously store a lot of stuff for you). I felt like something was missing, though, and I realized we needed some more greens in our apartment, especially considering the sad state of our IKEA palm. I needed to walk to school to return a long overdue book anyway, so I figured I'd bring some scissors along and sneakily snip greens along the way. I mostly clipped bundles of rosemary, red berries, and a few other bushes from the school since I didn't want to ruin anyone's personal landscaping and the school had plenty of plants anyway. I made two bouquets and they have lasted well so far!

1/3/17

Projector

For Christmas this year, Evan and I got a projector. It is perfect for our little space - we don't have to store a TV anywhere and it puts our giant white walls to good use! We've started Documentary Saturdays with our friends - we take turns picking the documentary - and we have gotten plenty of use out of the projector already.

8/23/16

A New Pot for Lilla

Lilla, our IKEA palm - named after the tiny island of Lilla Essingen in Stockholm - got a fancy new pot and some new soil today (thank you Lowe's giftcard). Hopefully she takes the change well - I'm afraid she doesn't quite get enough sun in our apartment and we are still figuring out how much water she needs.
In other news, we finally got a broom...

7/21/16

Erin Visits

A woman in our apartment complex stopped Erin and me and asked if she could borrow some salt in exchange for fresh homemade gyoza - a pretty good deal on our end!