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If you do have ridiculous amounts of antiques and real furniture, I recommend hiring any reliable teenage boys you know.

My little brother spent countless hours helping one of my mom's friends move from a very large house. Great for her because he was cheaper (and arguably more reliable) than movers, and great for him because he was making more money than his regular job (and in cash).

Also, sell some of your crap first! Shouldn't moving be the time when you reconsider your "collection of 19th century mirrors"

I might suggest that you find a comforter you like first and use that as part of your inspiration. In general, you should buy what comes in smaller variety (i.e. fabric before paint). You probably have greater possibilities for the art (either diy or bought) than the bedding.

This is perfect. While I'm not banned from painting my rental, my bf has some strange aversion to colour (i.e. beige walls, white couch, brown carpet, wood furniture), so I've resigned myself to colourful accessories.

I'm being patient, I figure the longer we're together the more colour I'll be able to sneak in.

Maybe I'm weird, but for me painting just isn't painting without that distinctive smell. Smells like "brand new" :)

I guess its the same thing as it on only smells clean if I can smell the pinesol.

I'm sure Its just reminiscent scents of childhood. I know I'm not supposed to say it but up with chemicals!

While they're not quite doughnuts, I really like Rosettes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosette_(cookie)

While they don't have a long shelf life, and require a unitasking timbale iron (http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Swedish-Rosettes-Timbales/dp/B00004RFPJ), they are delicious and light.

As mentioned IN THE RECIPE you can make buttermilk by adding lemon juice to milk and letting it sit for 10 min (I use 1 tbsp for every cup of milk).

I tried this biscuit recipe tonight and I love it! It eliminates most of the mess usually associated with biscuits. I made two changes however: 1) I added the milk right into the food processor and pulsed a few times to bring it together. 2) I dumped the whole thing right into the parchment lined pan and patted it out even with floured hands. I made the cuts in the pan. Worked out just fine and dandy.

Thanks Sarah Rae, this recipe is definitely going to become a staple.

I actually like this, but the best idea I've seen is a garbage hole (from Richeleau I think - they distribute cabinets and fittings). You literally drill a hole about 3-4" diameter into your counter and fit it with this black plastic cover. It's located over wherever your compost bin or garbage is installed, so you just sweep everything into the hole!

I haven't seen it in action, but it seem ingenious.

Lee Valley has lots of great goodies. And they're Canadian eh!
I got their kitchen calculator for Christmas (highly recommended), and I got my mom the quad timer, which is awesome for big, complicated dinners (if you remember to set the timer at all!).

Now that I'm thinking of this, someone needs to produce a definitive guide on vegetable storage (printable PDF to stick on the fridge). I'm constantly forgetting how to store what!