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How To Make Your Apartment a Place You Actually Want To Be

For the times when, you know, you have to stay home

I used to hate being at home.

I lived in a really expensive one-bedroom apartment with barely enough room for myself, let alone my child, my belongings, and her belongings. I dreaded nights and weekends because it was cramped, uncomfortable, and there wasn’t a single spot without clutter.

After making a few changes, I’m much more comfortable being at home.

So comfortable, in fact, that I don’t mind if I have to stay home for the foreseeable future.

Here’s how you can do the same — regardless of where you live.

Get rid of things you don’t need.

This is a basic one, but it’s probably the hardest one to do. The thing is… you just have to do it. Start with the piles. You know which piles I’m talking about.

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If something doesn’t have a home, give it a home — whether that home is on a shelf, in a closet, or in a donation bin. You’ll feel a lot better when you don’t have piles of things all over the…