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"I have been known to step back after cleaning up my living room and say out loud &amp;amp;#8220;Oh, apartment, you look so purdy today!&amp;amp;#8221; Yes, former roommates and visitors have heard this happen. Mostly people just laugh. Sometimes they ask if I&amp;amp;#8217;m on meds. But, anyway, now that you may be a little worried about my sanity, here is my defense: I think of my apartment as an extension of me, as a person. So, like my hair, when it&amp;amp;#8217;s looking good, I feel a bit more fabulous. I can&amp;amp;#8217;t be the only one who feels this way, can I?I mean, I know people take pride in their decorating, right? I&amp;#x27;m just not sure everyone takes it quite so personally. Here&amp;amp;#8217;s my favorite decorating project in my apartment: The mirrors above my couch. I bought them all off Ebay for about $50 and just spray-painted them red. So let me throw it out there to you: Does the state of your apartment or house effect how attractive you feel? Does making your bed in the morning give you a pretty pretty princess glow? Do you feel the same little tingle when someone compliments your paint color choices that you do when they compliment your eyes? Or am I the only nut-so person out there telling her apartment how fabulous it is, as if it were a puppy or small child? Discuss. And in the meantime, if you want ideas of how to make your space look gorgeous, check out decorating tips and tricks. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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