"Open house" to me has the same sort of feel as "luncheon". It sounds like a party but less fun. That's just me, maybe there were too many open houses in reference to afternoon church functions i...

Not that it has to be "organic", but local, ethically raised meat would be one of my main concerns. Or I'd just be a vegetarian if it came to that. You can purchase a quarter or half a cow or pig...

Recently, our hot water tank went out and we really wanted to get a tankless system. Despite the fact it was going to be a very easy job (mounted just on the other side of an exterior wall), the d...

This is going to sound weird, but I also eat huge salads for dinner when my husband is away. He would NEVER be happy with a salad as dinner. I load them up with hard boiled eggs, smoked salmon, c...

We got rid of our microwave a while ago as part of a remodel. We had only been using it to melt butter! The oven is in use constantly, so it would be a huge sacrifice to not have it.

This has worked extremely well for us, too. We have an open-door policy with our neighbors, they have a key and are free to grab whatever they need from our house if we are not around. Of course,...

It looks like some sort of skin disease, especially that first one. Ewwww, I just can't appreciate it.

We took down the fence in the back between us and our neighbors so it would be easier to go between our townhouses. We share meals several times a week and talk with them just about every day. Th...

Something it better than nothing, sure, but we still need to be aware of our own habits, like living in a huge place, and the effect it is having on our planet. I don't think of luxury...

From a trusted friend or family member, yes. From craigslist, NO WAY. I'd rather sleep on the floor until I could afford one.

Just like someone else above said, the lingering smells are from the grease covering the walls, ceiling, and furniture. I can attest to this. We recently remodeled our kitchen and spent hours scr...

I loooooove my bed, it's so comfy. I only spend sleeping hours there, though. 9 to 10 hours in the winter and right around 8 hours in the summer.

I thought you shouldn't make your bed in the morning because of all the moisture in the sheets and blankets. I let mine air out during the day with the bedroom window open. The only t...

We make fresh pasta probably once a week. Once you get into it, it's hard to go back to the dried store pasta. We use a recipe from Cafe Lago, in Seattle. You use the food processor and it ...

Of course I COULD. There's no way I'm going to, though. And there are no negative health effects from coffee, as someone mentioned above. There's plenty of negative health effects from not getti...

I got one at a restaurant going out of business for like $2. And I love it and use it all the time.

We just got rid of our dishwasher so we could have a spice drawer and more food storage and because a bunch of stuff that we use either can't go in the dishwasher or takes up way to much room to ju...

I have family photos in an album in the living room that I or my guests can page through if they want, but covering the walls?? Uh, that's strange. Ditto the wall of wedding photos, that kind of ...

Oh I'm jealous. I went to the upstairs cafe for the first time a few months ago while visiting San Francisco. We had the best time, partly because I have been cooking out of the Chez Panisse cook...

The house itself cost 1.2M to build. Of course people are bitter about this. There's millions of people in this country and others working their butts off and not being able to afford to buy groc...