Ahhh. I grew up with this book, and found it so deeply inspiring. :) It made me want to raise sheep and braid my own rugs. My parents threw it out. :(

i was just thinking about my third-grade reader's digest christmas angels :)

i second Seventh Generation Unscented. I love it. For REALLY dirty laundry, I throw in a bit of white vinegar as bleach. For fabric softner, I use a tiny portion of Method's fabric...

Oh god. Here come the superstitious people ranting about feng shui. I can feel it. It's all about making a space work for you. This seems to work nicely for them, so no problem here...

ditto heather above me. at those prices I'd rather DIY. Great options for those that have the money to splurge, though.

Peppermint oil does work, and high-pitched noise makers make them nuts and drive them away. I built my own humane trap with a shoe box. It worked. You need to take them at least .5 m...

DWF (hug!) You're awesome :)

Any dog can be suited to apartment life. Even huge ones. You don't need to worry about size/breed. AT, can you help GET RID this misconception?! The shelters are full of people wh...

Re: the Hi-Ho photo: Bacelona Wine Bar? That's a photo from right off of exit 44 on Rt. 15 in Connecticut. It's in Fairfield, and I used to drive by it all time time. ...

Not illegal. Not any different than buying expensive and unnecessary wrapping paper. So, so tacky.

LOVE! I would do this for my three, but I can't justify the cost right now.

Three dogs! We only meant to have two, a boy and a girl, but then our third was a surprise. HAHAHA! We wouldn't have it any other way.

1) Guest bedding is always sealed. 2) If someone is afraid of dogs, they get put behind a baby gate for a visit. 3) I love my dogs, but humans are more important. I try to extend cou...

Pets and bathmats don't mix. My dog ate mine, over and over. Time to get rid of it. (The bathmat! Not the cat!)

it's way cheaper to get these posters other than at uo.

It's supposed to be cleaned up. It's my responsibility to make sure it gets cleaned up. Why does it matter if I spend my TIME or my MONEY doing it? Either way, I'm taking responsibility. It's n...

I use plastic bags that bread comes in, plastic and paper wrappers from different things, and sometimes I get plastic bags from other people who have yet to discover the joys of taking your own bag...

When adopting an adult dog with another adult dog, take the first dog to pick out the new family member.

i think i'll do this and skip the terracotta stake.

Genius! I just used an Urban Outfitters bedspread for a shower curtain. Sort of similar.