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Hasn't happened yet. I'm only 22 and my love for thrifting fills my home with more than enough furniture. I'm sure someday I'll want a nicer couch or something...but for now I adore everything I own. It's all from various thrift stores, flea markets, friends, family, etc, etc. Wouldn't really want to part with any of it.

I love this! I definitely want to do something for my two dogs. They've just been the best dogs and one of them is getting older (she'll be 11 in June).

The portrait I've been thinking about is done by Art Paw (www.artpaw.com) in the painterly style. It's pretty bold but I absolutely adore color. The only downside is they are a bit pricey for my college student budget. Might be worth it though...

Glad there are other people who change them only once a month. I love the way clean sheets feel but I hate laundry. With work and school...I just don't have the time to change them that often. So its once a month or whenever I feel like they need it.

@SherryBinNH: Some people like cute though. If my SO did this for me, I would be so beyond excited. As much as I love flowers (quite a lot), I don't much care for the rest of what you mentioned. This is unique and so, so awesome!

Then again, I tend to get super excited about little things. (:

...but is it really being overused?

I think it depends on where you live. I have never, not once, seen one in real life. Sure, AT has them all over. Perhaps some edgy big cities do as well...but I think the vast majority of people don't even know the print.

I don't have one...but am seriously considering getting one soon.

...and the parodies are hilarious!

@Emmi: Every information source on Betta fish I've ever found says their maximum lifespan is around 5 years, average is 3. Where did you get 7? I've done lots of research on them and I've never heard someone say 7 years.

Betta fish do have it rough. Their shipment methods are appalling- not to mention the stupid little cups! Just because they can live in small amounts of water doesn't mean they should. I've had a few Bettas over the years. I do keep them in a larger size vase/fish bowl sort of thing. They've all lived 4 or 5 years (minus the one who had an unfortunate incident with my roommate's cat- so sad). Overall, they seem to be happy little fish. They are so much more than decoration though. They are a living thing- treat them with the respect they deserve.

I had a tv in my room from the time i was eight until just a few months ago (and i'm almost twenty-two). I got this really awesome vintage style record player for christmas and I really wanted it to be a focus point in my room. At the end of the day...there wasn't room for both the record player and tv. The record player won that battle. I kept the tv because it's a decent one. It's sitting in our laundry room under a blanket. I'll be finishing up my undergrad and going to grad school in two years, so I figure I'll want it then.

Really though, I've been SO happy not having it in my bedroom. I watch way less tv. I'm quite happy to never have one in my bedroom again!

I think the usefulness of a dishwasher depends on the situation. When I lived in an apartment with two roommates we had a dishwasher that hardly ever got used. We just did them by hand as we used them. Simple. Now that I live with my family again the dishwasher is used at least once a day- five people plus any friends that are around...which is often. So, it really depends.

I love the Grass dish rack- too cute!

I'm definitely using a combination of those at this very moment.

I used to have a desk to work at...but I'd get so restless sitting there. So I got rid of it and now use my bed, couch, floor, or kitchen table. Usually the bed or couch. (:

I get along with my parents really well.

I've recently had to move back in with them and it's going really great.