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I want that lamp and the end table. They're fantastic pieces.

Also, the colour change is really lovely.

I found some great bagged tea that I can't (yet) find a loose tea alternative for. Because I like weak tea and prefer the fresher taste of new (not previsouly steeped) tea, I just cut that tea bags open, put the loose tea in an air tight container, and use only a little bit in my tea strainer when I make tea.

@Andysnat: It's a bit presumptious of you to assume that only some nationalities know how to make tea and that only Americans frequent this blog (I'm a proud Canadian decended from a long line of English folk - the "inventors of tea time" - who make crappy tea).

Love, love, love. I just ordered a bunch. They're going to look fab in my new place and they suit my marine biologist/librarian geekology perfectly.

My absolute favourite is orange-pineapple. My second favourite is grape-nut (it's an East Canada thing).

My father was a pack rat (read: hoarder). My mother was too busy with 4 kids (2 special needs) to manage keeping the place anything more then safe and semi tidy. Until I was in my late teens I was a packrat who dusted, straightened and kept things fairly organized. Then we moved. Then I changed rooms a few times (moving into progressingly smaller rooms). Then I went to university and changed living spaces every year. Then I moved a few more times. You get the picture.

I do think that my fathers hoarding repulsed me in the long run because I saw how difficult it was to pack/move and fit everything into a small space (his space for his stuff reduced significantly when we first moved). But, I think that the things that influenced me the most were all the times we moved and living in a chaotic household (I was the only child who didn't have special needs or suffer with depression). Keeping things neat and organized was a way for me to control my world just a wee little bit and made life easier when I had to move.

Frozen peas. There the perfect snack when you want something cold but not sweet.

I prefer mine after they've sat out on the counter and defrosted a bit.

My last roommate bought some of the Norwex microfiber cloths. I don't know if they were a special type from the Norwex line of clothes or just their "regular" ones, but I hated them. I don't think that they were worth the amount of money she spent. I didn't find that they worked significantly better then any other microfiber cloths I had used. And, when they got dirty, they had to be boiled (they could not be washed with detergent - I think it had something the silver in them). After using and boiling them once, I never used them again.

Honestly, I much prefer the cheap microfiber clothes my aunt gave me - they were from an inexpensive giant pack of a dozen car washing clothes, they work great, and I can throw them in with the regular laundry.

I have not used any other Norwex product, but I didn't see anything in the catalog my roommate brought home that I couldn't easy replace with a cheaper and still eco-friendly option.

I wish I could. I live in an un-insulated building in the middle of Alberta (where it gets extremely cold in the winter) so I have to be careful of the pipes such. But, I do try to keep my apartment fairly cool and prefer to wake up to a chilly apartment.