Rocky Creek

Each year on Gables Day, every associate company-wide, puts aside their normal daily work activities to volunteer in their region. Since 2000, Gables associates and vendors have contributed over 100,000 volunteer hours and $1,000,000 in goods and services. In 2007, Gables Day was dedicated to assisting several hurricane impacted neighborhoods in New Orleans. Gables was awarded the “2007 Community Service Project of the Year” by Multifamily Executive Magazine for the volunteer efforts in New Orleans contributed by Gables associates.

With Mother’s Day being only a few days away now, have you thought about what to get your special lady this year? If not, no need to fret! There are plenty of great gifts out that there that she is bound to love. Sure she loves the typical flowers, perfume, gift cards, brunch, lunch or dinner, but this year try something different or out of the box! So with that being said, can you think of anything? Not really, where that is why we are here for you. Check out this list of 50 Unique Mother’s Day Gifts, and let us know if you see anything worth checking out!

Pinterest is all the rage when it comes to home and apartment projects. We at Rocky Creek wanted to put a DIY Apartment Fun Pinboard together of a few of our favorite DIY apartment ideas.

If you are unfamiliar with Pinterest, it is a virtual pinboard, that allows you to take any image from the internet and place it on a categorized pinboard. You can take any image from any website and add it to your collection. Let’s say you search Google for “Decorating Ideas" and you come across a website that has an idea you like, instead of doing it the old school way and bookmarking it, you can download the Pinterest bookmarklet, and add that decorating idea to your “Decorating Ideas" Pinterest board, to come back and view later.

Pinterest is also a great way for brides to plan their weddings. You can search Pinterest for "Wedding ideas on a budget" and you’ll get tons of images that match your search. When you click on an image, it will show you a how-to or where you can purchase what you are looking at.

If you are looking for a healthier option, take a look at these healthy restaurants and markets in the Rocky Creek area..

Restaurants:

Seasons 52

204 N Westshore Blvd, Tampa, FL ‎ 3.8 mi SE

WestShore Plaza (813) 286-1152 ‎ · seasons52.com

Pitas Republic

8412 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL ‎ 1.4 mi W

(813) 885-4976 ‎ · pitas-republic.com

Pho Quyen

8404 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa, FL ‎ 1.4 mi W

Ross Plaza (813) 885-9424 ‎ · phoquyen.com

Farmers' Markets:

Urban Oasis Hydroponic Farm

5416 W Linebaugh Ave, Tampa, FL ‎ 3.4 mi N

(813) 293-3276 ‎ · urbanoasisfarm.com

WestChase Famers Market

9598 W Linebaugh Ave, Westchase, FL ‎ 4.0 mi NW

Please join Rocky Creek on March 27th for a Birthday Celebration!

Aren't you glad you live in sunny Tampa? We heard on the news today that it is snowing in the north and they are expecting even more snow storms next week.

What better way to celebrate living in Florida then by soaking up the sun and using our new pool furniture?

Happy Valentine's Day from Rocky Creek Apartments!

It's the first week of January and I already have broken my New Year's Resolutions. I want to drink less, eat healthier food, reduce my coffee intake and exercise more. Sounds like pretty standard New Year's Resolutions to me. I should be able to keep at least one or two of them.

I can admit that I have a tiny love affair with my smart phone, who doesn't right? I decided to look for apps that would help me keep my New Year's Resolutions.

As Thanksgiving approaches, all I have been hearing on the news lately is how to eat healthy on Turkey Day. I thought this would be a great topic to blog about, especially because I have been trying to eat healthy all year. Here are some healthy Thanksgiving recipes I found online.

Herb Roasted Turkey

Healthy stuffing recipes

Maple Roasted Pumpkin Salad

Healthier Pumpkin Pie

With the iPhone 5 announcement yesterday, I thought it would be a good idea to list a few apps that make apartment living easier.

IBaby Monitor BM Whether you're at work or the gym, on a business trip or running errands, seeing and hearing your baby is now as easy as swiping your iOS device or clicking your PC Mouse You can download it here

MINT Personal Finance Allows you to track, budget and manage your money all in one place, so you can see where you're spending and where you can save. You can download it here

House-Keeper Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to keep track of when periodic household tasks are due, so you don't have to clutter up your calendar with reminders? Manage your domain like the moms on TV would, effortlessly. All of us in the real world forget to do those important tasks around the house that seem to go overlooked again and again. Never again! You can download it here

SpltCosts Allows you to split bills or expenses between a group of people. It allows you to create an event in which three bills or expenses can be added to it and at the end of the event, it will reduce the debts between only two or three people owing money to each other. You can download it here