Here's what got me into trouble on my last date- he turned all the lights off to watch a movie. Guys may think the dark is just part of the movie-watching experience, but it sets a level of intimac...

ridge-van-winkle: I don't know how big your hallway is, but you can leave something (wrapped) on the ground and then put a note on your mailbox that says "Mail Carrier- look down!" Or something alo...

jmorey- pipes don't freeze in Los Angeles. In fact, I haven't had to turn my heat on yet. Probably next weekend. I've never considered unplugging electronics. I don't have many electro...

Cash only feels appropriate if you can give a significant amount - $20 or more. I'm poor, so I leave small gifts. A little box of chocolate for the mailman and papergirl, a trinket for the building...

My great-aunt gave all us kids hand-painted piggy banks when I was 7. Maybe it wasn't the best present I've ever gotten, but 22 years later, I still have it. And this year I'm painting piggy banks ...

My building has 2 washer and 2 dryers for 24 units. There's a sign in the room that says if you leave your stuff for more than 10 minutes after it's done, it's fair game for removal from the machin...

Being poor. Bad economy and all. Every time I leave the house, it costs me money. It's rather depressing, really.

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I turned a mirror from gold to silver. Twice, because the first time the whole leaf n' glue mess fell right off the metal frame, and I had to do it again. The second time, I sanded the frame first ...

The exploding water thing is only if you have a cup of pure water, which you are unlikely to get from a tap. But if you're concerned, add a drop of pretty much anything, even a couple grains of sal...

Rodents in particular love to eat electrical cords. And by rodents I don't just mean mice and rats, I mean guinea pigs and rabbits, too. When I was growing up, we'd litter-box trained our rabbit an...

When I visited Spain (exchange program, but only 2 weeks), I noticed all the dogs there were tiny because the apartments were tiny. When a Spanish student came to stay with my family, he said our A...

Also, I guarantee if you were there and able to measure, the end of the bed is exactly 18" from the back of that couch, and the front of that couch is 18" from that tiny glass table. Betcha.

I used to love watching Christopher Lowell! His rooms always reach a point where they're amazing, but then he keeps going. His mantra is that "the human form only needs 18 inches to move around," s...

I'll clean, but because my friends come over to feed and water my cats and I don't want them to know the filth I live in. And I have to take out the garbage, or one of the cats will knock it over b...

Loreta- my cats ran under the bed on their own, which I think was exactly the right thing to do. It did take them an hour to come out, though. By now they've forgotten all about it.

So many messes, it's hard to pick the worst one. When I was a kid, I spilled a bowl of soupy ice cream on the rocking chair, carpet and dog. The dog smelled like ice cream for a week. It was kind o...

That's funny, my duvet looks just like that! http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/042508rachelmsmc/Bed/med...

I watch Clean Sweep on TLC sometimes- those people are ruthless! They'll teach you a new way to look at your things. Telling people that they're trying to keep all their stuff at the expense of the...

Mercy Street: No, it is not a Thomas Kinkade. That painting was done by my great-grandmother. Actually, one of the reasons I "framed" that painting with the ribbon is because the edges of the wood ...