I am in Madison’s apartment and i have 3/4 clues. and all that’s left is the wind chimes. but i don’t know what to do. all it does is put the box around it. I dont know what to do next.

I am sure this sounds like an oddball question…but my daughter who is 25 was recently mugged right in front of her well lit apartment. Needless to say I am mildly hysterical over this. Wondering what is the most supportive thing to do or say? Of course I want to make it all go away since I cannot do that would really like to do the very best things I can think of to help her and allow her to heal from this awful experience. Thank you in advance for any advice.

We have discovered a clever little rat in the house. I bought rat traps, but this rat knows how to take the bait without getting snapped! My boyfriend jerry-rigged his own device – he propped up a cake dish cover on an empty pack of cigarrettes, attached to the ciggarette pack is a hook connected to his fishing pole. He placed a piece of cheese underneath the cake cover and is just patiently waiting for him to come out so we can catch him. We see the rat all the time and it seems that he is on to our cruel ploy to rid our home of him. Any suggestions?? We are trying to stay away from the poison because we are afraid of him dying in the walls and stinking up our apartment. Please Help!!

(There was no specific category for this question – hence the use of "Other" Home & Garden.)

I am recently getting into feng shui to help my home to be more relaxing and energy flowing better. I cant go out and buy feng shui items… but was wondering what would be good objects to use that I may have lying around the house for metal, earth, wood and fire? I have a crystal bowl with water in it and floating candles… would that work for water in the living room? i need help… not sure what items are usuable…
i would like to tell you thats it NOT a joke… i went into a friend house where her apartment is just like mine and it looks SOOO great and so comfy when i walk in.

And you can talk to Master Yang Yun Sang if you think its that unrealistic. Throughout his writing, Master Yang emphasized the importance of selecting an auspicious site that has dragon’s energy, or dragon’s breath, thus the careful examination of the shape of land formations – mountains, hills, valleys, as well as water formations and specifics.

The fencing around the patio is vinyl and about 4 feet high. I’d love to let her on the porch with me, but she always goes straight for the railings to try and get out. Since I’m in an apartment I can screw anything in to the railing. any ideas?

1. After we have plucked the last of our tomatoes off the plant, should we bring it inside for the winter or does it die after one season? they are those little grape tomatoes if it makes a difference)

2. Every apartment in our complex has a little space for a garden right outside. We didn’t get around to planting anything in ours this year, but next year we want to. Should we pull out the weeds and wildflowers and mulch before winter or in the spring?

3. I have a leather purse, and I need to take it on a week long trip we’re leaving for this weekend (it’s the biggest purse I have), some of the stitching is coming out on one of the handles, and the only leather repair shop in town can’t repair it for 2 weeks. Is it ok for me to use a heavy needle and threat to temporarily stitch it, if I use the same holes where the old stitching was? All the stitching on that handle will come out anyways when I get it professionally repaired….

I live in an apartment and I’ve begun growing plants on my screened in patio. So far, I have a tomato and lettuce plant. The rest are flowers and herbs. I’d like to make a compost, but I have limited space. Is it possible? Also, my nightblooming Jasmine plant has danced with the cool air, so she’s lost her leaves. Can I revive her?

my apartment complex is having a patio contest for some prizes. the best patio wins. how can i make mine look the best without spending a bunch of money on stuff from the store. what can i inexpensively make myself and win? any ideas?

I put one a few days ago in the balcony of my apartment. I really like it but I don’t want a neighbor to complain. Should I keep it or take it down?

I live in an apartment and I want a pet that can stay outside in the patio. Any ideas? Please no rude comments. Thx.

I’m moving to my first apartment which is on ground level. We have a fairly large patio blocked off with a four foot wall. How can I keep my cat from jumping the wall? I’ve thought about putting potted plants on the wall, but in the autumn we get strong winds which might knock them over.
I should mention that the wall is made out of some concrete material, not wood.

My downstairs neighbor has been complaining about the wind chimes I keep on my porch. The real culprit is the neighbor in the apartment next to mine

He has larger wind chimes but they are harder to see then mine and I always take mine down on really gusty days. I tried to tell my downstairs neighbor this but she is still calling management and when I try to talk to my next door neighbor he pretends he isn’t home but his car is there.

What should I do?

I have two new neighbors who recently moved into the apartment below me. Our patios are stacked on top of each other. I have no problem with them actually smoking, but when they smoke outside, it drifts up through my patio and into my open window. THey keep their patio door shut to keep smoke from getting into their house, yet it all comes into mine. They are nice people, and I don’t want to start some sort of feud. How do I approach them about not smoking outside . . . I mean its outside?

It’s a standard, sliding glass patio door on the second floor balcony. Approximately 8 or 9 feet wide total.

I can feel cold air coming through like crazy , and it’s not even officially winter yet!

I have vertical blinds which i must keep up and usable and I can’t do any permanent changes because this is an apartment.

I have a tiny storage closet separate from my apartment, with access on my back patio. The dimensions are equal to an average indoor closet, so I figure a normal bug fogger would be more than overkill. Are there any foggers specifically for something that size, or does anyone have any wonderous ideas? We have very poisonous spiders in the area and I don’t want to risk myself or any of my friends/family.