Apartment Therapy: personal health

Roundup: Home "Gyms"

We're in the process of getting a home workout space organized at home...nothing major, just some weights, a floor mat, etc. For inspiration of how others do it, we took a look at some examples alread...

The 6 Most Comfortable Office Chairs

On a recent Spirit Airlines flight, it felt fitting, as I was squirmy and somewhat cramped, to read about the most comfortable seats in the airline's magazine. Not airplane seats, but office chairs....

Look! One Des Moines Commute

A friend in Des Moines recently shared with me his enviable commute to work. He bikes daily, and often chooses this scenic route over a more direct path:...

Roundup: 10 Ways to Scent Your Home

In summer months especially, we keep deliberate scents to a minimum at home, and instead enjoy the open windows and outdoor smells of freshly cut grass and charcoal grilling. But year round there are...

Shower Coach

Showering at a friend's home recently, I spotted something different in their shower: an hourglass. It's the "Shower Coach", a five-minute timer made to help minimize water consumption in the shower...

Moving Your Exercise Outdoors

We got such a treat this morning! Upon arriving at yoga class (a minute or two late), we found an empty studio, but through the window saw everyone gathering out on the roof deck for todays practice....

10 Ways to Chill Out at Home

Sometimes you just need to slow down. When you're overloaded with work or other obligations, your home is hopefully a place where you can relax. For those who need some time to unwind, we've compile...

Savings Tip: Have a Buy-Nothing Week

If you're low on cash, it can be difficult to find anything extra for savings. One way to create more money is to spend as little as possible, but changing long-term spending habits is very hard. (W...

For the Bathroom: Candles, Air Fresheners, Sprays or Nothing?

Our preference is not for a sickly sweet scented bathroom. Nor do we prefer the smells of lingering cleaning supplies or air freshening spray. Candles, we can do. BUT, we know there must be good optio...

MOR Imperia Body Bars

Spotted on Oprah.com, these MOR Imperia body bars come in pretty pretty packaging. Our favorite (yellow/black) appears to be sold out, but the Hespera and Cornucopia are still available for colorful b...

Tips for the Newly Unemployed
Wisebread

If it happens to you, it may be the first time. It may be a shock. While it's usually true that "things could always be worse," that's not much consolation when you're reeling from the sudden need to ...

100 days, 100 songs, 100 locations, 100 dances
BOOMBOX on Vimeo by Ely Kim

This ten minute video brings us such joy!! Much like doing the dancing around the house (while cleaning, for exercise, as a stress reliever, at a party), these 100 dances by Ely Kim deliver pure happi...

Got Cabin Fever?
Share Your Best Remedies...

It's that time of year - February just keeps going on and on and Spring feels like it will never arrive. As much as we love our homes, after spending lots (too much?) time in them, that cooped up fe...

Thoughts on Forbes Most Miserable American Cities List
Forbes.com, 02.06.09

What struck us most about Forbes' top ten list of America's most miserable cities, specifically Chicago's #3 ranking, was not the reference to corruption and weather. Rather, it was the statistic that...

AT Survey: Banished from the Bed?

We have to admit, this has happened a couple of times in our own relationship: A spat has ended with one of us sleeping on the couch. It's cliche, we know, but unfortunately it really does happen so...

The "Plants in the Bedroom" Dilemma

There's some disagreement about whether plants in the bedroom is a positive or a negative. Feng Shui practitioners say that plants in the bedroom are not good feng shui, unless your bedroom is fairly ...

Emergency Kits for Power Outages

Speaking on the phone yesterday with a (non AT) co-worker in New Hampshire, she told me from her rotary phone that her village of 1,100 had been without power since the early hours of last Friday morn...

4 Simple Ways to Lighten Up This Winter
Montreal Gazette

A recent article in the Montreal Gazette touched on the winter blues, cabin fever, and how people deal with the shortening and darkening of the days in winter. The article goes into some serious psy...

Eco-Me Cleaning Kits

These kits consist of 100% natural ingredients and cover the gamut of needs: for home, body, baby, and pets. We've given cleaning supplies as housewarming gifts before, but this green batch of goodne...

LG SteamWasher's Allergiene Allergen Reduction Cycle

Do you have allergies and pets? The LG Steamwasher may be able to help, with its exclusive Allergiene allergen reduction cycle. We read a bit about it and found that the effectiveness of the special...

AT On: The Search For the Perfect Water Bottle

Living in the Midwest where the sweat seems to pour off you (usually at the most inappropriate of times) and the heat of Phoenix is met by the humidity of Miami (lower cost of living has some drawbac...

First Aid (and More Fun) by Help Remedies

Caring for oneself should be simple. Help Remedies is here to, well, help. By removing the "gaudy graphics" from their 100% recycled paper pulp packaging, Help Remedies wants to prove that first aid...

Roundup: Dehumidifiers

The last few weeks have left the Midwest feeling a bit waterlogged. Many are doing their best to literally keep their heads above water. Those of us who aren't quite so soggy are doing their best t...

Do You Exercise at Home? (Yay for Wii Fit!)

In the past I've been known to do some DVD yoga in the living room , but lately, I'm boxing away every morning using the Wii Fit. It's REALLY fun and quite motivating......

Home Scents by k. hall designs

A friend introduced us to candles from k. hall designs, based in University City, Missouri. Made of pure vegetable wax, we are loving the "moss" scent right now......

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