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Would love to see the Stunt Brothers get funded. They have already produced a portion of the line at their own expense. They are high quality and look like so much fun.

Love, love, love that these rooms look lived in. They may be staged for photos, but at least they show the clutter, collections, and creativity bubbling over. As much as I love a simple streamlined orderly room, the reality is that life is always brimming around us. This appeals to my reality and shows that lived in can still look beautiful.

I hope your negative commenters aren't any of my friends. I have been living overseas for the past few years and I have two little ones. I feel accomplished if I keep my house semi-clean and a super success if I showered that day, but I always make an effort to send Christmas cards. In the past, I always wrote out addresses/return addresses. I included a personal note on every card, and my list is large. Before having kids, I usually sent 200+ cards each year, as I have moved a lot and kept in touch with people over the years. Now that I am living overseas, I order my cards and have them sent to my mother. I send her a list to print labels. Is it a "production line"? Yes. Do I wish I could spend more individualized time on them? Yes. Could I buy cards here to send? Yes, but much more difficult not being a non-Christian country. Could I to everything by hand here to send? Yes (though at 3-4 times the cost and I can't guarantee they would be done before March). But, sorry, this period in my life doesn't allow it, so it is this or nothing. I hope my friends recognize my sincere desire to show them I am thinking about them amidst the chaos of life.

@wixson - I have considered the toy portrait, too. Especially in the case that the beloved toy may be lost or is in a state of disrepair that can't be salvaged at some point.
@Catrin - No matter what people have to say, good on you for actually doing it and not only thinking of but putting Bibi in a place of honor to be remembered
@duane hill - Thank you for keeping it light. You made me laugh out loud.
@skitty - I think that having something beloved has helped me become a well adjusted adult.

I am not ashamed to be 35 and still sleep with my pink (now more grey) baby blanket. It has lost all of its silky binding, but being 8000 miles from home, when I need comfort, it is there. I can sleep without it, but it is nice to have around. Incidentally, when I was at university, I discovered that my roommate & I both had blankets as did all three of our upstairs neighbors. We all graduated, have successful careers and are socially adept, and as I go through life, I continue to find others in a similar position, including my 30 year old brother who runs his own business, who often shows up at my parents' home for a family dinner while we are in town with his blanket (very tattered) wrapped around his neck like a scarf. My bear, Furry Bear, sits on a shelf at my parents' home since I was too afraid it might be lost in transit.

Love all the additional suggestions, too. I like song lyrics, usually from my favorite less well-known songs rather than the more overused popular songs.

@deweydefeatstruman96 The Trainspotting poster, though wise words, was probably left off of a family friendly site due to the language. Some people may be offended by the frequent use of the f*** word.

P.S. A printed book also takes up less room on a shelf than a photo album.

Love the llamas on the top shelf. Nicely done. Restrained and lovely.

Love the pillows, love the mural, love the dresser, love it all. Am I missing the ABC prints? Or are they just not in one of these pictures? I am sure they are just as rad as the rest.

I had the good fortune of inheriting a chair from my grandfather that had belonged to my mother as a teenager. It is great for small spaces because it has a small footprint but rocks. It has legs but has springs & hinges where the legs join the rest of the chair, so it does have a rocking motion without needing as much room, plus, it doesn't slide on the floor while rocking because of the legs. That being said, both of mine didn't like to rock much, so it was only used for rocking while nursing. I have done quite a lot of pacing instead, so I should have invested in some good walking shoes.

From the time I was 10, we started an incentive program in my family. We were allowed 10 hours of TV watching a week. That included Saturday morning cartoons, Sunday evening movie with the family. If we kept under the 10/wk for an entire calendar month, we got a bonus added to our monthly allowance.