Guilty--I'm a neat and a clean freak. I just find it less distracting and less trouble to clean as I go and put things back. The thing I don't like though is when people assume I expect them to be ...
I've owned my apartment for three months now and still don't live in it due to a combination of family illness, work, work, and work. I was feeling very angry and frustrated about the lack of progr...
Yay b4thanylcm! I've got McKinley and Crusie too--right next to a bunch of classics, mysteries, and science-fiction. I reread my books and I have some for reference and inspiration. Some of the boo...
I'm a part-time sculptor so there are always pieces sitting around in various stages of completion. I keep the top shelf of one bookcase for nearly completed work and sit smaller pieces on bookshel...
Our 40 year-old dining room table! It's dinged up a little but we eat at it, have parties around it, do art/sew/build models on it, stand on it to pin skirt or pants hems, make potstickers, and wa...
I'd add that if you have certain dietary wants or needs make sure your host knows ahead of time or buy the items yourself when you get there. I'd never expect my host friends to buy me a case of di...
We don't have any at home but I did Photoshop an old photo of my aunt so that she looks like a four-legged girl from a sideshow. Mom didn't appreciate it.
I think its neat! She gets extra points for being clever enough to make it out of an old "Snow Queen" outfit that was just taking up space at her house.
Too bad I donated all my old br...
A friend had a sweet rabbit who was litterbox trained and very affectionate. However, he ate all the newly installed wood trim in their home (they were on their third trim carpenter) and left occas...
We've got a two cat house and we pick up solid "gifts" as soon as they are expressed and the other stuff once a day. We also sweep and dust mop every day. It really keeps the smells and litter down...
Hoarding stories always make me feel sad. I can't stand it though when its combined with things like rotting food and other biohazards. BBC America has a series "How clean is your house?" that feat...
If we're in a rush we've used driving gloves from the 99 cent store (they're cotton with palms that have rubber nubs on them). Otherwise for heavy duty cleaning (my cats are out during the day and ...
I'd drink my french press coffee and read the whole Sunday paper--not just a couple of sections. And instead of racing off to start washing the sheets and cleaning the house I'd smile smugly becaus...
I have a friend who frequently greets guests at the door with "You can come in but you can't use the bathroom--its biohazardous." Or her other greeting "Stay by the door. My house is biohazardous."...
I managed to train my cats to sit on "their" cat blanket (piece of hemmed fabric). It makes it easy to keep the bed (or couch) clean and if I want to sit or sleep all I have to do is drag their bla...
I like skull-themed stuff so I tend to get inundated around Halloween. People don't seem to understand though that just because I like skull and crossbone earrings and t-shirts, doesn't mean I want...
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Guilty--I'm a neat and a clean freak. I just find it less distracting and less trouble to clean as I go and put things back. The thing I don't like though is when people assume I expect them to be ...
I've owned my apartment for three months now and still don't live in it due to a combination of family illness, work, work, and work. I was feeling very angry and frustrated about the lack of progr...
Yay b4thanylcm! I've got McKinley and Crusie too--right next to a bunch of classics, mysteries, and science-fiction. I reread my books and I have some for reference and inspiration. Some of the boo...
Oops. Sorry about the repeat. Did I mention that I really enjoy my sculpture collection? :-)
I'm a part-time sculptor so there are always pieces sitting around in various stages of completion. I keep the top shelf of one bookcase for nearly completed work and sit smaller pieces on bookshel...
Our 40 year-old dining room table! It's dinged up a little but we eat at it, have parties around it, do art/sew/build models on it, stand on it to pin skirt or pants hems, make potstickers, and wa...
I'd add that if you have certain dietary wants or needs make sure your host knows ahead of time or buy the items yourself when you get there. I'd never expect my host friends to buy me a case of di...
We don't have any at home but I did Photoshop an old photo of my aunt so that she looks like a four-legged girl from a sideshow. Mom didn't appreciate it.
I think its neat! She gets extra points for being clever enough to make it out of an old "Snow Queen" outfit that was just taking up space at her house. Too bad I donated all my old br...
@thirtyeight20 You're probably not in the only one. A lot of folks might just be too shy to comment. :-)
A friend had a sweet rabbit who was litterbox trained and very affectionate. However, he ate all the newly installed wood trim in their home (they were on their third trim carpenter) and left occas...
We've got a two cat house and we pick up solid "gifts" as soon as they are expressed and the other stuff once a day. We also sweep and dust mop every day. It really keeps the smells and litter down...
Hoarding stories always make me feel sad. I can't stand it though when its combined with things like rotting food and other biohazards. BBC America has a series "How clean is your house?" that feat...
Love the little bit of red on those casters. I'd happily live in that room (not too masculine for me!). :-)
If we're in a rush we've used driving gloves from the 99 cent store (they're cotton with palms that have rubber nubs on them). Otherwise for heavy duty cleaning (my cats are out during the day and ...
I'd drink my french press coffee and read the whole Sunday paper--not just a couple of sections. And instead of racing off to start washing the sheets and cleaning the house I'd smile smugly becaus...
OMG! I went to school with this guy. Glad to see he's still making art.
I have a friend who frequently greets guests at the door with "You can come in but you can't use the bathroom--its biohazardous." Or her other greeting "Stay by the door. My house is biohazardous."...
I managed to train my cats to sit on "their" cat blanket (piece of hemmed fabric). It makes it easy to keep the bed (or couch) clean and if I want to sit or sleep all I have to do is drag their bla...
I like skull-themed stuff so I tend to get inundated around Halloween. People don't seem to understand though that just because I like skull and crossbone earrings and t-shirts, doesn't mean I want...