Austin Apartment Living

Healthy Snack Foods to Keep Stocked in Your Apartment Pantry

a picture of a pint of ice cream
Photo By: Cafemama

It’s early evening and you’ve just made it home to your Austin apartment from work. Dinner isn’t ready, but you’re starving! What are you to do?

1. Grab the pint-sized carton of ice cream out of the freezer? (It’s been a really rough day at work).
2. Grab a can of soda out of the fridge and those greasy potato chips from on top of the fridge?
3. Ignore the rumblings in your stomach for the moment, but double up on dinner tonight?

Hopefully, you won’t do any of the above…Just go to your pantry instead!

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Austin’s Top Holiday Volunteer Opportunities

Maybe it’s time spent with family. Maybe it’s an awareness of our many blessings. Perhaps it’s simply the spirit of the season. Whatever the reasons, the holidays are a time of giving.

This is especially true in the city of Austin, where there is no shortage of ways to lend a hand to the less fortunate in our community. Below is a list of a few well known and not so well known holiday charities and some specific ways you can help them.

a picture of an aids memorial aids ribbon in austin
Photo By: Zorro-Art

Whether you volunteer your time or other resources, how will you give this holiday season?

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Get Active in Austin

Moving to a new Austin apartment is an adventure in itself, but if you live an active lifestyle and want to continue your quest for fitness, there are plenty of clubs and groups in which to get involved. From the Austin running club to Austin Texas sports, there’s something for everyone to enjoy in this city.

a picture of a a runners club in austin tx
Photo By: Patrick Dentler

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