I spent four years of college in Chicago, and by the time that was up I needed to spend some time back on the East coast. But it is a great city and I am considering moving back there eventually. ...

I bought a used mattress in Chicago as a student and had no problem, but I wouldn't do it in a city like New York that has widespread bed bug problems.

white, or ideally really light grey. I personally really do not like the black

In my family, we usually serve salad with the meal, and i always eat it last as a refresher, but I usually eat the vegetable component of the main dish first.

This is beautiful and very livable. I love the calmer colors on the walls with some brighter pops of color in the furniture. Good use of color stays this simple.

Thanks for the clarification. The rise/run did look impractical, and I think it could be adjusted without losing much visual impact.

sorry for naiveté but why aren't these code?

The bathroom is on the floorplan, but storage would be an issue. Its a good idea, and I think if there were a bunch of these painted in bright colors it could give the community an interesting ...

I love the Field Day collection. So stark with the bright pink.

I love my dad's St. Louis-style Chili with lots of cinnamon. Great for cold, rainy weather like today's. A slow cooker would be great for my apt as it's so small, the whole place heats way up whe...

Whatever, they call him, thats actually a monk not a buddha.

these look great

When I moved into my new apartment, my dad and boyfriend were in charge of putting together the furniture that took more than one person. My boyfriend is a southerner and the deference he HAS to s...

I just had new cushions made for a similar set of chairs. Make sure whoever makes them doesn't overstuff the cushions. By default they but in foam that is 1" thicker than the sewn depth, making t...

I travel back and forth from NYC to New Haven a lot - I'd use this to get all the wrinkles out of my packed clothes.

I love whats called 'christmas tea' in europe - a wonderfully spiced black tea, though I don't see as much of it stateside. I love Jasmine tea blends as well. Great giveaway. Thanks!

Oil is greener when young, so if it is freshly pressed, good quality oil, it will be younger than pil that has been on the shelf for a few months.

My dog peed on bathmats when she had a UTI, but that was overnight when she couldn't go out, while your cat has a litterbox available so it might be totally different. However there was something ...

My dogs come up on my bed to snuggle but don't sleep there unless I'm away, then I'm told they'll nap and sometimes sleep there where they can smell me.

pretty.