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Nope, that's HK. Been there, love it. It's nice to see a blogger from the east! Makes me nostalgic (grew up in Singapore). :)

In the deep humidity of July/Aug in NYC, I run my A/C all day and night at 79 degrees on the Energy Saver option (which lets the A/C not run, or run on fan, depending on the temp) as well as run a ...

You should look at the roof of 170 Tillary Street in Brooklyn. I used to live in that building, and we built a deck up there, and the then building manager set up little garden areas throughout wit...

Yup, I was thinking the potential splash out too... Someone told me you should only flush your toilet with the cover down - all that water swishing around actually releases more micro...

Gosh chickclick, some of us consider the furry 4-leggeds who live with us as family. Ending a relationship over a dog? Have you considered that the bond I have with my dog is also a relationship? A...

I built my own sleep loft area a few years ago when we converted a loft space. I essentially made it like a second floor in my bedroom area and wasn't hard to do. The sleep loft was a...

Neither. Not too friendly to the environment. I can live with a few scuff marks myself. No big deal. Disintegrating melamine foam in my home and subsequently washed into the groundwater? No thank you.

I picked Other because I clean every surface in my apt with various mixtures of water, distilled white vinegar, baking soda and lavender oil. I haven't bought a commercial cleaner (non-toxic or oth...

The first giveaway I've entered on AT: let it be a winner!

I second RJD about the dark inky blue. I actually painted three of the walls in my bedroom a dark purply blue and love it. Left the wall with two windows white. It IS dark and cavelike but that's e...

i don't dry clean anything. That stuff will kill ya. Handwash all my sweaters, and air and brush out my wool coats.

Take my dog out for a 1.5 - 2 hr romp in the park at night, come home, feed her, fix my own dinner, maybe one small laundry load, shower, bad late nite television, sleep. I actually happen to enjoy...

And BTW, dogs don't live to please us... They are innocently selfish creatures who can be trained to align their preferences with ours, but otherwise, left to his own devices, most dogs certainly d...

Is it wide enough to use as a magazine rack?

I think it's absolutely gorgeous. The only "issue" i have is the art - everything is incredibly beautiful but the art seems a little too impersonal. The pic of the horses is corny at best, and the ...

This is when I will come right out and say some "art" is a complete and utter waste of time and resources. It's so ugly that it's stupid. Or it's so stupid that it's ugly. Take your pick.

**cries** 700 sf is double my one-bedroom (for single girl and 60lb dog), and even that is larger than my friend's one-bedroom (for single guy and 80lb dog) at roughly 275 sf.

Karate chopped sofa back cushions and throw pillows always make me think a giant marlin had recently climbed up on his hind fins and sat there.

My dog would love it!

It's mostly anecdotal - I read many accounts from people who switched their dogs to a better diet and stopped all chemical treatments, and it seems as if parasites found a healthier animal to be le...