I keep my magazines in the white cardboard magazine holders from the Container Store. They're easier to move around than when I just stacked them on the bookshelf or coffee table. The magazine rack...

hmr: at the cat shelter I volunteer at, the vet tech puts an empty can in the bowl. The cat has to eat around the can, which slows his or her down.

Eating beans creates 'wind' because they contains small chains of carbohydrates (called oligosaccharides), which some people cannot digest efficiently until the 'end' (where bacteria residing at th...

Thanks for clarifying, Elspeth. Your chairs looked so familiar, that I was about to comment 're-post.' Of course, I'd seen them on Decorno. No advice to add, but I'm looking forward to...

gallupgirrl: the screen saver (or one v similar) is featured at the bottom of this unplggd post:

Trudging through the snow and ice has become my cardio (at least I can drag myself to the gym again). I love www.yogatoday.com. You can stream hour long yoga classes for free (only ads...

Hi Sleggo: I'm really happy in the Cleveland Circle/Brighton area, but it will be a long commute out to Woburn. I wouldn't recommend it unless you were definitely working in the area or in Boston (...

The TV is too high. Also, to me the TV is an awkward size. If you want something smaller (or with less 'back'), definitely put the feelers out to your friends and co-workers. I've gott...

I use Magic Eraser for weekly cleans, too! lovelyrita: I think I remember reading in MS's housekeeping book that bon amie can scratch some tub and tile surfaces over time, depending on...

I do! It takes forever, but receiving personalized cards always brightens my day.

My building supervisor and his wife are fierce. They're Croatian and unafraid of laying the smack down when necessary. I don't know who actually cashes the rent cheques.

I've never watched Top Design, but I get Eddie's blog on Google Reader. In world of endless "buy my new friend's stuff on Etsy" and "check out this article from Domino" design blog posts (Ahem. AT)...

I sympathize. I have plastic blinds, and black-out drapes on top, and there is still too much light coming in from the sides. (I can still read large print items with the lights off at night).

I should have more than herbal tea and rice milk to drink. And buy curtains for the living room, because of all of my guests wake up earlier than me!

This is helpful (although you probably can't slip cover your sofa with foil):

evernote.com is crazy cool for this.

A few nice toiletries- shampoo, liquid soap, a spare comb - that can be shared. I'm not expecting the Four Seasons, but an ancient bottle of Pert Plus and few scraps of Ivory soap do not encourage ...

ProjectRowhouse: Your floors look amazing!

I use a shoe hanging thing I bought at Ikea (it hangs over the curtain rail and each one holds 8 pairs). It works great, because I see everything. Boots are stored separately. Another ...

Scattergories. Still my favorite.