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I'm thinking I'll be tackling our kitchen pantry. Organizing that will actually take care of a few things on my list. The pantry is an unorganized mess partly because of bulk purchases from Costco. So, I'm planning on separating the Costco stuff into usable portions and getting the pantry usable. So 2 birds, 1 stone!

We moved into our house in August, so we've been going crazy unpacking and setting up house. Going through each room made me realize how much more I wanted to get done! I'm trying really hard not to be overwhelmed since we looked at big and small things to change. For example I HATE our bedroom furniture (I've had it for 10 years and it's seen better days), but we don't have the money at the moment to go out and buy all brand new furniture. So while I added get new bedroom furniture to my list, I also made sure to purge the stuff in the dressers, and organize the stuff on top of it. Hopefully that can help me live with it for now.

I think to motto I'm going to have through this is organize and purge. We have so much stuff that hasn't been unpacked, and if we haven't unpacked it in 4 months I'm guessing we probably won't need it to badly. I'm excited to get started with this. I can't wait to start crossing stuff of the list throughout the year!

One resolution I'm making is to not buy things unless they are truly needed and/or high quality. As much as I love having seasonal decorations, it's crazy for me to spend lots of money on stuff that will only be out for one month at a time. My boyfriend and I found the most amazing couch at Crate and Barrel (the Lounge series), so we're trying to save up money for that. No matter how cute that little Christmas penguin is, it's not as awesome as that couch!

Is it legal for them to be calling at 4 am? I thought it was 8 am-9 pm in the time zone that the customer lives in. No matter how mean their phone call was, it would be nothing compared to the one I'd have with anyone calling me at 4 am spewing threats and general meanness.

My first Halloween not in an apartment complex, I was really excited to see kids dressed up. Growing up in the middle of the country (about 2 miles from the closest town of 900), we never had trick or treaters. Then I moved to the city, turned on my porch light and waited for little witches and ghouls. I got a few adorable kids, but I'm pretty sure I got more teenagers. And they didn't even have on costumes! So from that point on I quit turning my light on. Am I crazy in thinking that once you reach a certain age, you shouldn't be trick or treating?

i attempted hanging floating shelves in my apartments and wound up with giant holes in my walls. I have old plaster walls which barely allow me to put a nail in them, let alone wall anchors. i love my apartment, but i wish i had drywall.

my old roommate insisted on the scrubbing bubbles shower thing. i hated it. it basically gets the upper part of your shower clean. it does nothing for soap scum in the tub part. call me crazy, but i'll get some bathroom cleaner and a rag and clean the tub once a week.

has anyone tried the new mr. clean magic eraser for the bathroom? i love it! it was so quick and easy ... it may be replacing the shower cleaner and rag!

there is a wonderful place in st louis called bailey's chocolate bar. they have a beer milkshake and it's FABULOUS! they use the young's chocolate stout, but it tastes like they use a cinnamon ice cream. i really thought it would be gross, but it's delicious.

i think it would be a deal-breaker for me. as the child of parents who both smoked (and one who died of lung cancer) i've become sensitive to it and just over all have issues with smoking. I understand that people have a right to smoke. If I owned a rental property you can be sure I'd make my property non-smoking. The additional cleaning and upkeep seems like it wouldn't be worth allowing smoking.

That said, I've lived in apartment complexes that allowed smoking. I never re-leased with those places. I stuck out my lease, used lots of air fresheners, purifiers, febreze, and then i moved. Now I live in a duplex, my landlord lives upstairs and in my lease it SPECIFICALLY states no smoking is allowed by me or my guests. On top of that if I have guests that smoke, they are not to toss their cigarette butts in the yard. If I break these rules I owe them money. I don't think it will ever be a problem, since all my friends know that smoking around me is going to launch me into a rant.

schlafly rasberry hefeviezen (local stl brewery) and magners. magners it an awesome irish cider. it's great for a hot summer day.