Facebook: it’s where your family comments on every single one of your photos, your old friend from high school constantly gives updates about their new baby, and now…a site where you can buy furniture? With the launch of Facebook Marketplace, Facebook is now no longer just family, friends, and a barrage of political posts: it’s … Read more
Finding your dream apartment can feel like a real slog. There’s hundreds (sometimes thousands) of listings, dozens of neighborhoods, rents that aren’t listed, rules that aren’t clearly outlined… Apartment searching can sometimes feel just as difficult as soul searching. Even the apartment finder websites that are meant to help make the search easier are just … Read more
It’s the end of August in Boston, and that means only one thing: Allston Christmas. With leases turning over on September 1st, almost everyone in Boston (especially the hundreds of thousands of Bostonian college students) is moving this weekend. What can you expect to find in the chaos? Free furniture (of questionable origins), bedbugs, little … Read more
As parents, life is full of bittersweet moments, like waving goodbye on your child’s first day of kindergarten, watching your youngest grow from an infant to a teenager, and then seeing them walk across the auditorium stage to receive their high school diploma. During these many landmark events, you truly understand how quickly time passes … Read more
Ah, dogs: our slobbery, shedding, absolutely crazy best friends. We can’t help but love dogs – even when they eat our favorite pair of sneakers – so it’s no wonder National Dog Day on August 26th feels like anything but the dog days of summer. But there’s one day when you don’t want to have … Read more
The office: as much as you may hate to admit it, it’s basically your second home. But it probably looks pretty ugly – er, different compared to your actual home. At your house, you have a well-curated furniture collection, unique art and framed photos, even some fun accent pieces to personalize your space. But at … Read more