My worst nightmare becomes reality: The arrival of (real) bed bugs

… mantra became They are not my bed bugs  Oddly on my oneyear anniversary in this apartment I was in the throes of dealing with my Lyme … he saw bed bug dust fecal mattereww in the corner of my bedroom by a utility closet Then he let the dog examine The …

By Kelly Kreth |February 28, 2013 - 10:18AM
How to survive (and thrive) in a walk-up apartment

… and my umbrella was upstairs I spent a small fortune buying umbrellas at my corner bodega I spent the next two … of a budgetfriendlier walkup proved too hard to resist For most of the last seven years I lived in a fourthfloor walkup … DIY … Avoid needless trips to the bodega downstairs by buying your own coffeecappuccinosmoothie makers  Instead of …

By Kelly Kreth |February 14, 2013 - 11:51AM
How to survive life in a tenement-sized apartment

… advice on making life work in a small space As a longtime renter of relatively small walkup apartments and someone who … purge tons of stuff each time Prior to moving into my current apartment last year I rid myself of 10 boxes of books … kitchen or bathroom cabinets as if artwork ala Warhol I currently have a display of discontinued Flex Conditioner in my …

By Kelly Kreth |January 31, 2013 - 10:21AM
My life as a single straight woman in NYC's #1 "gayborhood"

… Clinton aka Hellsea has the highest number of gay bars in NYC13 to Chelseas 7    As a single straight womanthe … different variety The other day a gay man called across the street say Girl that bag is beautiful and then added an … is more gorgeous than the last but none want to play on my team There are only a few straight bars and those tend to be …

By Kelly Kreth |January 17, 2013 - 10:48AM
9 good reasons to rent in a crappy tenement, like interesting neighbors and no holiday tipping

… hurricane I got to thinking about the other benefits of lowrent living  … Emergencies  … Even if power does go out I do … I have read about being shoddily made … Space  … Tenement apartmentsparticularly railroadstend to be bigger than many … Ive had have been I have always had largerthanaverage units for way under market value in my 15 years of living in NYC … …

By Kelly Kreth |November 29, 2012 - 10:18AM