Apt. 1B Home, table, and comfort
Living Solo
Running a household of one: the practical bits, the meals, and the small comforts that make the place feel like yours.
Floor 1
Home & Practical Life
Repairs, routines, and keeping a one-person household running.
- How to Assemble Furniture AloneThe flat-pack instructions show two cartoon people. Here's how to assemble furniture alone, using clamps, walls and the floor as your second pair of hands.
- How to Carry Groceries Upstairs by YourselfFourth-floor walk-up, no one to hold the door? How to get a week of groceries upstairs in one trip without wrecking your shoulders or your eggs.
- How to Hang Pictures Straight by YourselfNo one to stand back and say "a little to the left"? How to hang pictures level and in the right spot by yourself, using paper, tape and one good tool.
- Home Safety for People Who Live AloneLiving alone and want to feel secure without turning your home into a fortress? The habits that matter most, plus gear for renters and owners.
- How to Jump-Start Your Car Without Another CarDead battery and no one to give you a jump? How to start your car alone with a portable jump starter, step by step, in about five minutes.
- How to Keep Your Place Clean When It's Just YouNobody to split chores with, and nobody to notice when you skip them. A low-effort system for keeping a one-person home clean, and when a robot is worth it.
- How to Get Laundry and Groceries Home Without a CarNo car, no washer at home, no one to split the load? How to walk laundry and groceries home in one trip, and the cart that survives city sidewalks.
- How to Move a Mattress by YourselfHow to move a mattress alone without hurting your back or wrecking the mattress, plus the one popular tool that's actually a two-person tool.
- How to Move Heavy Furniture AloneRearranging a room with no one to take the other end? How to move a dresser, couch or bookcase by yourself using leverage instead of muscle.
- What to Do When the Power Goes Out and You Live AloneThe power's out and it's just you. A calm checklist for the first hour, how to keep food and phone alive, and how to be ready for the next one.
- How to See Who's at the Door When You Live AloneAn unexpected knock when you live alone. How to check who's there without opening the door, including renter-friendly options that need no drilling.
- How to Shovel Snow When There's No One to HelpSnow day and it's all on you? How to clear a driveway or walk alone without wrecking your back, and when a cordless shovel or snowblower is worth it.
- What to Have in the House for Being Sick AloneNo one to bring soup when you live alone. How to set up a sick-day shelf before you need it, who to tell, and when to stop toughing it out and get help.
Floor 2
Table for One
Cooking, shopping, and eating well without leftovers for a week.
Floor 3
Comfort & Independence
Safety, wellbeing, and the pleasure of your own company.