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City livin' ain't always easy. But I've got a handy RocketMan, two RocketBabies, and 680 square feet. If astronauts can do it, so can we! Any questions, drop me a line at rocketgirl [at] rocketcitydigs [dot] com.
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Category Archives: Apartment
Product Review: The Applecore
As followers of this blog no doubt have realized, we have a cord problem in our apartment. The building is a pre-war, which means we have exactly eight outlets for all 680 square feet. How pre-war is it? So pre-war … Continue reading
The Great Pyramid of Rationalization
I was not looking forward to the holidays this year. November was a visit from my mother-in-law, a visit from my brother, and now my father-in-law. (Only my brother and his fiancee stayed with us, mind you.) On December 16, … Continue reading
Murphy Bed: A Photo Story, Or Project Last Stand
Project Last Stand has begun. Phase I is the installation of a Murphy bed and the reclamation of 40 precious square feet in our bedroom nee sunroom. Phase II may be the purchase of a car. We’ll see how far … Continue reading
Metro Shelving: The Bedroom Goes Industrial
I keep saying we’ve been crazy around here, and we have been, but we’ve also been doing mad upgrades to the apartment, mostly in the form of Metro shelving. It’s not just for industrial kitchens anymore. You might remember our … Continue reading
Monday Quick Links, and a Prescription for Beauty
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I keep saying I’ll post more often, and it just ain’t happenin’. I could’ve posted on Saturday night, but instead I made most of Eliza’s Halloween costume, which she then refused to wear. At all. They break … Continue reading
Friday Links!
Here are a few clicks to get you through the weekend! The Womb Chair Where’s Ann Margret when you need her? 570 Square Feet of Beauty I think I require that chair to live. Missoni Target, Roller-Derby Style A … Continue reading
A Tale of Four Strollers
I’m mad hectic these days, but I’m trying to, at the very least, take some pictures of what’s happening lately at the RocketDigs. One thing is lots of shifting of stuff. Another thing is erecting Metro shelving, and also a … Continue reading
Goin’ on a Holiday… to the 1970s!
As a child, I spent hundreds of hours praying at the altar of Fisher Price. We had the Sesame Street set, the castle and the modernist school; when my brother came along, we added the airport and the parking garage. … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Nursery
Tagged fisher price, little people, playskool holiday inn, vintage toys
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Reasons to Love My Apartment: Rainbow Dance Party!
Our apartment, small though it may be, has one truly spectacular feature: sunlight. We’re on the fifth floor, facing the downhill side of a very steep hill, which means neighboring buildings are shorter than us. Our main room windows are … Continue reading
Welcome OhDeeDohers!
I popped into Google Analytics today to check out my site traffic and saw a Kilimanjaro-sized spike in activity. Must be a spam generator, I thought. A little further investigation revealed that ohdeedoh, the fabulous kid section of ApartmentTherapy.com, featured … Continue reading
