monday thru thursday breakfast is the same: dry honey-nut-cheerios and a banana; friday is bagel day at work; weekends I like brunch, whether I go out or eat at home (I got into the habit of 2 meal...

Signage is incredibly important! Most yard-sailors (my family's term for their favorite weekend activity) are just out cruising popular main roads looking for a sign. Make it big, make sure it say...

palm pilot (when I remember to keep it charged), magnetic pad on fridge, other pad on counter between sink and stove (the one I use most often), even my cellphone (send myself text messages or voic...

I have a variety, from old school avocado green tupperware I stole from my mom to simpler plastic to pyrex, but the ones I use most often are the plastic round tubs that my store brand sherbet come...

I'm using them as well this year to start out my (indoor container) herb gardens.

1. staying on top of things so that they don't become miscellaneous clutter and 2. because I don't stay on top of things, how to turn a mountain of clutter into something more manageab...

My mom is famous for her Chicken Cacciatore - even though we are 100% not Italian. Also going in would be my Nana's hermit cookies, and Gram's Irish bread.

no... but I wish I did!!! it's in the basement. the dark and creepy basement accessed by tight winding and steep stairs in a dark hallway.

again wishing there were an "all of the above" option I watch tv while on my laptop or reading a book, after having done a chore or two, or while a load of laundry is running

kept the toaster oven, let the micro go

All of the above should have been an option! Oh man, onions in butter, I'm drooling just thinking about it!

Ditto on the Christmas Tree shop - 1.99 or even 1.00 for Carr's crackers.

no system, which is why when I moved into my current apartment, I had to convince my brother & dad that yes, I really did need 3 LARGE boxes labeled 'magazines' and why they refuse to ...

I'm most of the way through cleaning out, have been restocking as possible, and cooking (and cleaning up afterwards) regularly. My problem is that the rest of the cleaning out/fixing up involved mo...

My usual response is to ask close friends/family to bring something for dessert or whatever they'd like to drink, because a. I don't like to bake, and b. I rarely drink. Another respon...

ok, I'm nitpicking, but it's "the romance between my home and me" not I otherwise, very cool post!

My two cats killed many spider plants, palms & bamboo before I gave up trying to grow those plants. I do have quite a few other plants still, but they have no interest in them - never did. Just in ...

if you can, put the tv in a corner, it will help to de-emphasize it, then definitely arrange furniture so at least 2 seats (couch/chair, etc) are facing each other (while still able to view the tv)

me too!

I LOVE lemon curd, and was shocked (when I finally made my own) to discover how easy it is... I'm feeling some baking inspiration from this post!