I've figured out that the longer it takes me to pack up something out of sheer laziness, the less its likely that I really 'need' it... and I'm actually off to Goodwill to donate a bookshelf that I...

I really like your place and the fact that you managed to pull it off for under $500 makes me feel like there's hope for my home after all. I'm now inspired and motivated in spite of my very limite...

I'll have to agree with ModFruGal... Maybe its the ridiculously low temps we're currently experiencing in the mid-west, but it looks very cold in there to me...

this store is AWESOME! there is actually a sign on the door that says 'well-behaved dogs are welcome; children must be on a leash' and everytime i visited, there was always a dog or two roaming the...

I still have nightmares about 'Black Friday' from my days in retail... I can't think of a single thing that I need to buy for myself or anyone else at 4 a.m. However-- If you find jo...

My daughter, age 3, has the 'ugly plastic toy bins' in her bedroom, but I don't mind them being in there so much because #1 It's in her room so I don't have to look at it and #2 Because I've labele...

I was fascinated with cloth diapering when my daughter (now 3) was born, but I was too chicken to try it. The economy and a "renewed commitment to the Earth" made my give it a go for my son. We ac...

I kinda like the books in the fireplace-- they would just need a bit more order for me. I don't like the crammed in look; I'd maybe do it with shelves. We have one of those no-longer-functional fi...