"Yeah, Kaete, send the poor people your soiled underwear Goodwill won't accept while you're at it." Well, obviously if you have a book that's unhygienic (covered in shit, black with m...

I bought a bunch of their big wooden butcher boards, because they perfectly covered my apartments ugly, UGLY, acrylic painted countertop. Seriously, who *paints* countertop with cheap ...

If you're having trouble with textbooks and journals, try looking up places like Books for Africa or Books for Brazil, etc. Often other countries will be happy to take books that our local librari...

I actually did a count through once, and between my husband's and my collection, we have around 2000 books. Fortunately these books are currently spread out between our apartment and o...

See, here's the thing. Completely ignoring whether there's any truth to the existence of the "supernatural." You, right now, feel uncomfortable. Your hackles were raised just by being in the sam...

It's not really a food, but food related - I am absolutely addicted to William Sonoma's novelty cake pans. I love how they look, I love how they bake. Trains, cars, bugs, hearts, anything! Any t...

The cold weather inspired me to grab a bag of apples, and I was shocked by how soft and grainy they were! Really more the texture of eating a pear, almost. I was not happy at all. Un...

One thing to keep in mind is that dietary restrictions like Halal or Kosher came not only from humane reasons, but safety reasons as well. One reason pork is generally frowned on in ei...

Ha! I was wondering what was under the elevated couch section. Turns out it's a four wheeler, perfect for reconnaissance missions to find supplies in the Mad Max future. As an added ...

My Craigslist pet peeve is that around Boston, at least, all professional apartment places list their prices at $100-200 less than the final monthly price, without fail. See an ad for ...

They probably just finished installing everything and want to show it off, so they haven't had enough time to pick out the perfect books for it. My only problem with having that as a...

Funny, I always make meatloaf with lots of onion, celery, and carrots. It's not an issue of trying to be healthy - they add an amazing amount of taste. There's a reason the "mirepoix" (celery, on...

Most of our apartment is furnished with IKEA because we're newlyweds, with one still in school and the other about to go back. Of course I want beautiful, long lasting furniture - but ...

Take a look at some of the zillion options you have for track lighting today. It's downright ridiculous. I'd say track lighting works the best if you want to have absolute control ove...

I have the feeling most folks who would rent a dog while away from home are crazy animal lovers who just want someone to snuggle. I can't have a dog or cat simply due to my apartment l...

Ever since I started blacksmithing, I've harbored a interest in having teeeeny tiny hand-forged things for a dollhouse. Tiny little hinges, tiny little fancy staircase railings, ittsy bittsy metal...

A guest bed still isn't going to get the same sort of nightly use a normal bed would have. Even if you have guests over half of the year, that's still prolonging the bed's life by twice as much.

I think I would test out different versions of dawn on some fabric before going to town on any important tablecloths. Dawn is my favorite dishwashing soap, but one day I used it to wash my husband...

I can understand some use for the extreme elderly in group homes (apparently they've even had good results with using those fake toy dogs- it does indeed release feel good hormones.) B...

I was spoiled by my hippy parents with our gravity fed spring water, fire places, gas stove and generator. It wasn't until my teens that I realized most people ran out of water if the power was of...