We finally have a cost-effective solution to a problem that has plagued mankind for ages: the overheating notebook computer.

What better place to put your garbage than high up for everyone to see?

photo: digital_trash

The first of a series of money-saving, junky ways that we’ve made our NYC apartment a home.

Tonight, we had a couple of friends over for dinner. We debated whether we could pull off hosting a meal with 4.5 people in our 200-sq ft studio apartment. But considering the boy’s bedtime, our friends graciously offered to come over.
And miraculously, the place didn’t seem crowded. Cool Mum did a great job of cleaning, stacking things on top of each other, and just making stuff that usually resides on the floor disappear.
I was pleasantly surprised that we didn’t have to make our friends take turns coming in from the …