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Maybe you have a neighbour or co-worker who is single too? Buy one together, half it. Or why not freeze half of it? A good bread should be no problem to freeze.

every day makes 35 min. per week. In 35 min. I can clean the whole bathroom, including the floor, which would still be dirty if I did you 5 min. a day, so I will pass.

@KIRSTENWI: They cabinets weren't wood & old, so probably painting them would be difficult and they might not be in very good condition. Painting cabinets is great for high-end wood ones, those aren't.

I feel myself lucky that I have never ever heard of peas in Carbonara. Or onions. Till now that is. Must be an American thing just like Ricotta in lasagna. Where do all this crazy ideas come from? They just don't make any sense.

@Aynn: eggs ARE vegetarian. you might be thinking of vegan.

of course you could paint the cabinets and tile- but its a lot of work, so do you really want to invest that much time in something that you will only have for one year? Instead use the time to plan the remodel.

I really like the look of built-in bookcases which cover a whole wall and inside them nothing but books on them, not sorted in any specific way (like the picture). I think it gives it the feeling of a library, which I love (as a fellow bookworm) and also has something grand, like, as if you had an english country manor with a library instead of a small apartment! I don't think it looks cluttered, partly because I love books, partly because the amount and if you just have them side by side, the repetition kind of creates a pattern for me and is less messy to look at then random things (also, if the bookcase is symetrical, that helps.) Well, built-in bookcases are expensive, but people have done great things with Ikea items like billy or expedit,
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/01/billy-bookcases-to-built-ins.html
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/01/billy-benno-library-is-ikea-hack-of.html
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/04/high-times-for-billy.html
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/03/huge-expedit-wall.html
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2012/02/expedits-to-ceiling.html
Those are just some examples, google & search ikea hacker for more and create something that looks custom & I think it will look great!
I wouldn't necessarily mix the books with other stuff- it can look great if you have great things & taste & can style bookshelves, but it might just end up looking cluttered & messy. Just books is in my opinion easier.

@Jeanies: they have. one of them wrote a cookbook. we already had this discussion
http://www.thekitchn.com/beautiful-and-controversial-ho-106919

I am questioning if it really is a generational issue or more a age issue. And yes, thats a difference. Generation X and Y might pick up gardening too, when getting older, who knows. Probably forty years ago people were complaining that the baby boomers weren't gardening too.

So many possibilites! Many sauces can be prepared ahead, then you have only to quickly cook pasta or rice or whatever. Minestrone or Vegeterian Chili are good options as well.
@meatballs&milkshakes: hummus means chickpeas. so your edamame dip is definitely no hummus. I understand why you call it that, but it just sounds silly.