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If the vet rules out a medical reason, I can confirm 2 things: that cats like to pee on latex backed mats, and that separation anxiety can do strange things to a cat's behavior. If your cat associa...

These are great dishes -- restaurant quality, nearly indestructible.

I have a stackable W/D in the kitchen. It hasn't caused any problems having laundry in the kitchen, but as my kitchen is TINY I would much rather have more counter or cabinet space. When I have eno...

P.S. to Pixie: Green Clean Review recommends Ecover dishwashing tablets and Biokleen's automatic dish powder for use in dishwashers. Haven't tried them. See the blog at

Not to be preachy, but I don't care if I have to work a little harder with a green(er) cleanser to get my dishes clean. I accept that tradeoff. That said, I've used Trader Joe's, Ecover and 7th Gen...

In my experience it works just as well as Jet Dry or any other commercial rinse agent.

I have had better luck with the Malagasy Cinnamon one, which has lasted fine. The amaranth plant I sprouted from the package is also doing well on my balcony.

Christmastime is here, from the Vince Guaraldi Trio's Charlie Brown Christmas. Red, if I win.

I recently lost my 4 year old cell phone, which worked just fine. When I went to get the replacement, the store rep could NOT believe I had gone so long without swapping for a new one. He was stunn...

I wish they had a little more specific information about how they calculate the results. I got a 2.6 and my "worst" category was food. That surprised me -- I'm almost vegetarian, and try to shop lo...

from Apartment Therapy - Consumer Consequences on November 13, 2007 06:24PM

I would love to have one of these. Sadly, our department just shelled out for new office furniture so I doubt a new desk is in the cards.

from Apartment Therapy - The walk station on October 30, 2007 05:55PM

PB&J on whole wheat toast.

What's in car wax, and do I really want it on my stove?

I use a well-seasoned cast iron skillet. Cleanup sometimes takes some elbow grease, but hasn't been too much of a problem. I also have a small Le Creuset skillet that is a few decades old and still...

I got something similar because I'm often away on weekends and I know my cats don't like water that's been sitting very long. It's been a big hit with both of them. In fact, they prefer drinking ou...

from Drink Up Kitty Cat on August 14, 2007 04:16PM