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I can't imagine spending $50 on something I'm only going to use for two months. Three, tops.

Unbelievable. I LOVE IT.

Oh yes. This is definitely going into the "when I build my dream home" file.

This is fantastic. I imagine it would be easier done with fabric paint though, don't you think?

My favorite tip is to wait a few months before even looking at the photos. That way you're less likely to delete something reflexively that will be a treasured goof later.

One of the saddest things about digital photography for me is the loss of those hilarious and awful negatives that show your mom making a face or your daughter doing something embarrassing that you never thought you'd love, but 10 or 20 years later goes into a frame.

I lived in a garden level apartment here in Chicago, and had ants pretty bad the first summer. I put a little pile of instant grits down next to the window, and within a few days they were gone, never to return.

I live in a studio apartment, and I plan on converting the walk-in to a small nursery for my baby when s/he arrives. I've thought carefully about safety concerns and taken precautions. The child will sleep with me in the main area for the first few months, so air flow won't be a problem anyway. I can barely afford the rent here, so moving to a larger space isn't an option for me. Everyone's situation is different.

Ohdeedoh is responsible for posting ideas, and we as consumers, parents and designers are responsible for taking those ideas and making them work, which means making them safe and logical. Not every closet is the same, therefore not every variable can be addressed in a simple article on a website.

The cost of caring for the homeless is actually very high when you factor in all the healthcare they need because of the exposure to the elements. It costs the state quite a lot, upwards of a million dollars per homeless person, to take care of things like frostbite and gangrene and respiratory illnesses, especially when they happen over and over during the year. $24,000 for a small home is a substantial savings, even if we gave them a new one every year.

Someone else can figure out the math, but even if it does take a few years for the turbine to pay for itself, isn't it still beneficial to use it to reduce the consumption of energy from 'traditional' sources? It's still reducing dependence on coal, oil, and other environmentally-damaging sources by a fairly giant chunk, and I think that's a good thing.

I live in a studio and have a bookshelf separating my bed from the rest of the living space. I use the back half of the bookshelf as my 'nightstand' and put my clock, glasses, water, etc. there.