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Also, after reading other's comments: a) even several hand towels are never going to hugely affect your laundry load, certainly not if you take into account that a "large family" would have an equally large load of towels to wash already. So really, it worries me to see us trying to justify the convenience v. waste issue... isn't that a major step back?!

And b) it seems like a lot of folks are making the argument for using these occasionally for company but that is most certainly NOT how they've been marketed. Kleenex is marketing them as an absolute replacement for everyday, NOT just special occasions...

Oooookkkaaayyy.... No snark intended. Let me rephrase: Dollar stores are an excellent ressource for kids items, in particular craft and room ideas. They happen to sell these same mirrors for 3 or 4 for about $2. A fun idea for an even better price. (better? :) )

I totally agree that different people live different ways and am all about making the best of whatever your situation but I just couldn't live with my husband above our daughter... She's got one herself (to make room for babe #2's crib :) ) and I can tell you from experience that every time she shifts, turns over, what have you, we can hear the creaking across the house. So, on a practical level how would you EVER have "grown up time" *wink wink* without traumatisizing the poor kid?! loL! I'm sure a lot of people might not be bothered by it, but as a mom to a very inquisitive five year old, I wouldn't want to keep answering questions! :)

Thanks! It was fun! Bring on the next one! lol!

I made this for my own wedding! Seriously, hair in rollers, dress hanging behind me, out on the deck, grilling tenderloins for 85 guests! LOL! But it was DELICIOUS and only took me half an hour to prepare meet for that many people. Win!

My MIL has a chicken that routinely lays perfect, pistachio green eggs... Honestly how is it even humanly possible to resist the Green Eggs and Ham jokes? We also get all of our beef from her teensy farm.

I catered my own wedding for 95 people last year... The most important things I learned were:
Make a thorough inventory of what supplies, utensils, baking dishes, etc. are available to you. Afterall, you need a LOT of baking pans, serving dishes, knives, etc. to cater an event like that.

The best idea we had was to do a cold buffet. It was serving hot foods that REALLY would have complicated things.

I wish I would've done the prep two days before instead of the night before... it would've still been fine (in terms of freshness) but took much longer than I had anticipated (15lbs of strawberries to slice and hull is a LOT! lol)

Simple, delicious, seasonal food will win out every time. Fewer, better ingredients both saved time and effort and ended up costing less in the long run.

I also make a "cake buffet" which I made ahead of time and iced the morning of... it might sound crazy, but I kept the decorating simple and rustic and concentrated on making things delicious instead of "perfect".

This is the exact problem I've got... A simple solution for me has been to use pretty baskets. I've got a LOT of ugly things tucked into matching wicker baskets, all easily accesible and organized. Oh, and I took the doors off my above-sink cabinets... I have to keep it "prettier" but it also provides more visual interest in my teensy kitchen without extra clutter and keeps things we use all the time super accessible ie. first aid kit (yep, we're "those people"), dishcloths, recipes, change jar, bread bin (which used to take up a MASSIVE amount of counter space.) Here's a kind of cruddy pic: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=856653&id=677679418

Lazy cabbage rolls! Layer kind of like a lasagna: sauce, cabbage, "filling" (my family makes meat-less ones with just rice, butter, garlic, and LOTS of onion, but feel free to add ground beef or pork), more cabbage, more sauce, and bake... SUPER delicious and easy to make ahead and freeze for family dinners.