I have a similar problem with my apartment, and it gets worse when thats the only window in the place that opens. I went searching for a screen but couldn't afford a custom one, and the window is a...

I despise that I have to fight off those that want to sell me newspaper delivery. From annoying phone calls to sad little paperboys at my door. One company started sending me 'free' newspapers and ...

I looked for the Method detergent yesterday at my local grocer and was sad to not find it (although lots of other Method stuff was there) Someday hopefully!

I understand your point Nora, The North American culture is very consumer and 'want' based. We don't need a lot of stuff and not buying things we don't need is probably the greenest thing to do. Bu...

One more stupid thing to put in a drawer

I'm planing on making them for my new appt (when I move in in a month) http://flickr.com/photos/notmartha/sets/7205759406...

Silverfish need to live in an humid environment. Perhaps your appartment is too moist (I got them when I lived in Halifax, we bought a humidifier... I forget why, but a week later little creepy cra...

What is the point of an online community if you cannot comment on what you see? How can discussions start and solutions to problems be found?

I think I like the raw hemp in your previous post better, but, alas, I taught my cats to scratch a post of wood covered with hemp, and that post now looks like a bad hair day...

I once saw someone extend their wall paint ~5" into the celing. The walls were a beautiful light green and the celing was white. It made the room feel taller and gave an illusion of crown molding

Why don't you use your old tupperware containers to store something you won't eat, like... nails! That way you don't get cancer and the people who would buy them off of freecycle won't either