The Best Home Renovation/Decorating Resources
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The Naked Window
My dream home would be my dream home if it weren’t for the naked window in the biggest room of the house....
Nail Polish Colors For My Walls
There I was, innocently trying to match a paint to my toenail polish color, when I heard -----...
Surviving Relocation, Year One
“Shock, anger, anxiety, sadness, fear, confusion, and disorientation are a few of the common emotions felt by new movers.”...
Joyce Maynard On Moving On
I am a single mother and self-employed writer, who makes a chunk of money every now and then, without ever knowing whether it has to last one year or five. ---The move required me to divest myself of more than my belongings...
Defining The Empty Nester’s Perfect Next Home
I knew that if I put my “empty nester dream home" description out on the Internet, someone would write to me and tell me...IT EXISTS! ...
Is It Time To Abandon That Empty Nest?
I am not sure it is time yet to let another family create memories in a home that has been exclusively ours....
Ecuador: Retire In Paradise?
Mike was all in on the idea of selling the house, the cars...and moving on to a brand new adventure in South America....
Moving On From The Family Home
We can actually choose a home based on our own preferences, perhaps a walkable city or a house by a lake; whatever is just right for us....
There’s No Place Like Home
I have longed for this day for many reasons; imagined what it would be like to be free from the encumbrances – both emotional and financial – of the place where I once lived as a married person....
Slice Of Life On An Elevator
My building is really a microcosm of a town...albeit an international one, and quite often I get a crash course in foreign language by the time I get to the lobby....
Let’s Sell All Our Stuff
We decided to really reduce our monthly homeowning obligations for a year or two and just rent,...
10 Funny Organizing Tips
I think neatness may skip a generation. I “forgot” to clean the litter box ---the cat was so disgusted, she started pooping in the potted plants. ...
Should We Sell The House?
In an ideal world, we could create an oasis like this one in the middle of some city. A city that has sidewalks, public transportation, and a rich cultural life—all things that are missing and are sorely missed in our current location. ...
Getting Rid Of Stuff In Midlife
My mother has been at me for the last few years to start cleaning out the house and has hurtfully made reference to my “collections” as clutter. ...
Caring Together Again: Tips For Living Within The Sandwich Generation
Your 50-year-old daughter doesn’t need a curfew, or to be told how to do the laundry....
Retirement U
What if moving to a retirement facility was like returning to college?...
Laura Raposa’s Recipe For A Kickass St. Patrick’s Day Brunch
This is soooo not your mother’s corned beef hash! ...
Organizing To Move
I have supplied plastic boxes for everyone in the family -- nostalgia boxes...
Nostalgia Porn
I miss wandering around Blockbuster in my pajamas and winter coat....