New Year, New Possibilities at Altaire at Millenia

Holiday ornament that reads happy new year

It’s 2021 and another year to plan new personal and apartment goals! Now is the best time to get started on those new resolutions for your home and decor ideas!

Happy New Year! 2021 is a great time to get a start on several ideas for the future; whether you want to remodel your home or take on a personal quest, January is the month to begin! It’s also a great time to slow down and take extra time for yourself for greater balance and enjoyment in life.

Personal Goals to Set for the Year

Are you looking to eat healthier, take a new class, or introduce a new hobby into your life? Setting personal goals for 2021 can be fun and a way to discover and learn. Visit a museum or art gallery more often, or try a workshop in ceramics or painting. This is your year to relish something new and exciting!

Apartment and Home Goals

Do you need a change at home to liven up your space? Sometimes a bit of reorganizing or arranging your space can make a significant change! Keep your home well ventilated and your kitchen space as open and spacious as possible to maintain a healthy and productive home.

2021 Apartment Decor Trends

Make home decor 2021 the motto of the year of great ideas, from new and innovative designs to something nostalgic or simple. You don’t have to completely redo your apartment if you’re looking for just a few updates. There are many great local artists and shops where you can browse for ideas online or in person.

You’ll find many great ideas in and around Orlando in the new year. It’s important to take a break from your busy life to enjoy the simple things! Your home can have all the comfort, luxury, and serenity you and your family need at Altaire at Millenia Lakes!

Altaire Millennia Holiday Guide

Celebrate the Holidays with Altaire Millennia!

We know that people in Orlando, Florida, and all over the country are concerned about holiday planning and COVID-19. This year, it’s time to bring about new traditions by staying home at your Altaire at Millennia apartment to celebrate the Holidays.

How to Decorate Your Apartment for the Holidays

You don’t need a lawn to showcase your seasonal cheer. There are several ways for apartment dwellers to celebrate the Holidays with an array of cheerful decorations.

When you’re decorating your space, every inch counts. Whichever holiday you celebrate, you can never go wrong with a traditional winter bouquet. Even better, instead of buying one at the store, make one with your loved ones! Grab your roses, ilex berries, and poinsettias, and enjoy.

Other decorating ideas include placing a beautiful homemade wreath on your front door, making simple cardstock snowflakes, and simply, adding some Holiday candles.

How to Get Into the Holiday Spirit

This year has been unique, to put it kindly. Despite its uniqueness, it’s still important to keep our traditions alive– even if it means creating new ones! Wonderful Holiday celebrations will brighten your spirits and prepare you for better days to come. If you’re spending the holidays away from your family due to COVID-19, connect with them by mailing out colorful holiday cards, scheduling special video calls, and plan a virtual holiday movie night!

Holiday Events Near Your Apartment

To get into your holiday spirit, here’s a list of some events near your Altaire at Millennia home:

  • Treat yourself to a traditional Orlando holiday celebration by visiting any of Orlando’s theme parks.
  • Close to Downtown Orlando, visit the Harry P. Leu Gardens for their dazzling three-quarter-mile interactive holiday experience featuring shining forests, lights, and magical displays all through January 3rd, 2021.
  • See more events here.

Conclusion

Regardless of the circumstances brought on by 2020, finding Holiday cheer is still possible, and still important. Whether you’re celebrating with us at home at Altaire at Millennia, or at a local event, we wish you Happy Holidays!

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Homemade Treats and Online Shopping

Covid 19 has created a conundrum for people in Orlando, Florida, and all over the country about the holidays this year: gather together with family and friends and risk contracting the virus or stay at home and miss out on all the traditions we’ve come to know and love? This is the year to create new traditions by staying home in your Altaire at Millenia apartment to celebrate Thanksgiving with a wonderful meal followed by online Black Friday shopping.

Cooking tips and recipes

Surprise your family this year with an over-the-top decadent Southern Thanksgiving dinner with a deep fried turkey, Southern-style dressing, and sweet potato casserole. A deep fried turkey is a Southern tradition in many states. Make your cornbread for the dressing in a cast iron skillet to give it that authentic Southern taste. Brown sugar and pecans contrast deliciously with the sweet potatoes. Revise the recipe to fit your household size, and you’ll be good to go. Just remember to make enough for leftovers so you can be feasting and celebrating at home over the long holiday weekend. To purchase the groceries for this meal, check out International Food Club.

Safety in the kitchen

It’s always important to play it safe in the kitchen, but especially now when we all need to avoid hospitals. One of the first safety measures in deep frying a turkey is to move it all outside of the kitchen. Be sure to keep the fryer away from any wooden structure, especially decks and trees. If you are incorporating little ones into the cooking, be sure to educate them on the proper way to carry a knife and to stay away from the hot surfaces.

Online Black Friday Shopping

Stores abound around Altaire at Millenia, but this year, cuddle up in pajamas and a blanket and do your shopping from the safety and comfort of your couch. Find a watch or a bracelet for the jewelry lover on your list at Tiffany’s. Surprise the chef in your life with a cookware gift from William’s-Sonoma.

Conclusion

2020 has been a hard year for everyone, and a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration will brighten your spirits. You won’t even have to leave Altaire at Millenia to do so. Just prepare your own meal with some delicious new recipes and tackle that Christmas shopping from your couch.

Halloween in Orlando

Halloween is going to be fantastic in 2020, if a little different. Halloween is on a Saturday, there will be a full moon, and people want to celebrate. Sure it’s 2020, so we need to social distance, wear masks of a different sort to help us stay safe, but we can still have a spooky great time. Check out these can’t miss ideas to make Halloween 2020 a hit. Atlaire at Millenia is the right place to celebrate. 

How to Decorate Your Apartment

There are so many ways to get your apartment ready for Halloween. We all know it’s important to make a good first impression and this year that’s even truer as most of us will keep trick-or-treaters at a safe distance. Set the stage. Carve creepy pumpkins with stencils and easily available templates. Decorate doors with cut-outs of ghosts, goblins, witches, and more.  Make sure the neighbors can see some colorful creatures by combining monster cut-outs and contact paper on the windows. For the inside, fairy lights, felt spiders, and glow in the dark skeletons are always hit. It’s the little things that really set the mood. Try the mirror hidden message trick, get some scotch tape and spell out a scary message on your mirror, allow the tape to set and remove. Then run some hot water to reveal hidden messages to your guests.

How to Celebrate at Home

For many of us, celebrating Halloween this year will probably have to be done at home. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to raise goosebumps at home. Start by setting the mood with Halloween baking and some apple cider. Carving pumpkins is always a hit, so each person can get involved in making their ideas come to life.

What’s Halloween without costumes? Make sure to get everyone dressed up and set up a video conferencing call with friends and family so everyone can share the scares. Set up a baby monitor on the porch, so you can have fun interacting with trick-or-treaters. Treats can be in the form of an outdoor haunted house or a video performance through your windows instead of the typical eatable delights. Movie marathons are great since you can choose movies appropriate to any age group or audience (from Goonies to Friday the 13th, there is something for everyone) and those can be shared from the comfort of your own apartment through a number of popular streaming services (Netflix Party, KAST, YouTube, Discord, Facebook, and more). 

Halloween Hotspots in Orlando

Luckily, stores are open in Orlando, so you can get what you need for Halloween. If you need costume, makeup, and decorations, there are four Spirit Halloween stores open this year in Orlando. Visit Orlando lists a variety of Halloween events available this year including the events offered at Legoland, Sea World, and Universal Studios. 

Social distancing will definitely make Halloween different this year, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be a fun and safe holiday for everyone. Curbside and at-home delivery make it easier than ever to get the decorations, supplies, and costumes you need to make Halloween a hit. Don’t be afraid to get creative with some seasonal inspiring at-home celebration ideas.

Health-Centered Apartment Living

Living in a luxury apartment community comes with a ton of perks. The spacious floorplans and quiet atmosphere of Altaire at Millenia Lakes make living here an ideal backdrop for the health and fitness conscious. Here’s how you can make your apartment living experience a more healthy one!

 

Eat Healthy at Home and On-the-Go

 

In the hustle and bustle of your busy life, finding time to eat nutritious foods can be a challenge. Luckily, you can make a ton of healthy meals in about twenty minutes! Use this list to inspire your meal prepping week. For a power-packed punch to mealtime, include these accessible superfoods on your next grocery trip. Bursting with flavor and great for your health, these superfoods will amp up your meal prepping game. 

 

Engage in At-Home Exercise

 

Staying fit at home doesn’t mean having to invest in clunky gym equipment. For a high-tech way to get physical, consider investing in a Mirror fitness system. Featuring both live and pre-recorded classes hosted by NYC-based professionals, this unique gym is a compact and beautiful addition to any room. Want to get in save while saving money? Explore the tons of fitness videos living on Youtube! This Silent Death Cardio video is an apartment-friendly at-home exercise routine that won’t disturb the neighbors.

 

Stay Mindful of Mental Health

 

Before diving into diet planning and exercise routine, it’s important to stay mindful of mental health. Self-care rituals can help refresh your brain and boost your mood, making reaching your health and fitness goals that much easier. Don’t forget to get a good night’s sleep, soak up some sun rays, and meditate for a few minutes every day. These healthy practices and their positive effects are sure to snowball down other aspects of your life!

 

Stay healthy in Orlando without leaving your home at Altaire at Millenia Lakes using these useful tips! Let us know your favorites in the comments.

Back to School: Best Practices for Success!

Many schools resume session this month and into the next. Whether you’re a college student preparing for the fall semester or the parent of a child continuing their grade school journey, being prepared sets you up for success. Here’s how you can make the most of your time and energy for a stress-free back to school season!

 

How to Study at Home

 

Returning to school means returning to homework, the bane of students’ existence. However, rethinking the way to study can make completing assignments less of a chore. During class lectures, take down notes on paper! By creating a spatial relationship with the course content by writing down key points, you’re more likely to retain information. That way, once you pull out that homework, the answers might come to you more easily.

 

Modernize Your School Supplies

 

When it comes to school supplies, every student needs the basics. Pencils, pens, and notebooks are a given, but there are other useful tools that can come in handy this semester. Both for clear audio during online courses and for listening to music while you study, it pays off to invest in high-quality earphones. Check out this list of wireless headphones and earbuds for a hands-free learning experience when returning to school!

 

Comfortable Study Space at Altaire at Millenia Lakes 

 

Living at Altaire at Millenia has many perks for students in need of peaceful places to study. The community amenities on-site offer a diverse set of options! Set up shop in front of our beautiful lake for a peaceful environment to get your work done, or take advantage of our co-work stations. Also, with your spacious living room in your apartment, you can set up your own home office to ensure maximum concentration. 

 

Make back to school season truly yours with these smart studying tips and supplies guiding you!