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Nooooo way.
I have lived in a haunted house before, and just seeing things (not anything scary, just unnatural) was too much for me.
When my mother was married to her first husband (my brother's father), they lived in a haunted house and once, my brother tried opening the bathroom door, but his father was showering and slammed the door on my brother's hand.
he told my mom and showed her his red hand, and she told him his father wasn't home.
And he wasn't.
His father came home later on that evening.
In the same house, both of my brothers would see the reflection of eyes in their bedroom window at night.

NO WAY would I live in a haunted house!


Would You Live in a Haunted House? | Apartment Therapy Los Angeles
6/29/10 5:12 PM

if the home's roof is flat, it could make a beautiful roof balcony/garden. Imagine if you could hang seats from the roof of the port! I love this idea.


PopUP House: Affordable Prefab | Apartment Therapy Re-Nest
6/19/10 3:26 PM

I am a vegetarian and my boyfriend is an omnivore, but since I do most of the cooking, much of our meals are strictly vegetarian- and he never feels like he's missing out!
The trick is to find things you would eat normally and just leave the meat out. Think about how many yummy staples there are to a diet that don't involve meat.
Ooey gooey mac n cheese? Baked potatoes? Big, fresh salads, pastas, enchiladas, FRUIT salads! Pies.
Pies (savory ones) are kinda my addiction lately, and I JUST posted a new pie recipe on my blog. (http://attractionandsubtraction.blogspot.com)
I promise, I'm not just plugging my blog- the recipe is FANTASTIC.

Also, consider trying out new grains like couscous or quinoa (if you haven't used them much) to make things more interesting.


Help Me Find Fresh Ideas for Flexitarian Meals! Good Questions | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
6/5/10 4:05 PM

I think if we had a REAL Home Ec. course (not like the one I had in middle school- we learned how to make cinnamon rolls out of Pillsbury crescents), we could drastically cut down on the obesity epidemic. People of my generation are overweight because so many have no idea how to cook! Our parents were raised by tired housewives who welcomed T.V. dinners with open arms, so they never learned real cooking from their mothers or fathers. Not to mention, most of us were raised by single mothers who didn't have time to spend an hour or two making a nice, home-cooked meal every night, or even a few times a week. As someone who was raised in a poverty-ridden area, I know for a fact that knowledge about food (and cleaning, general homemaking skills) could have made a huge impact on my health at an early age.
It should be a required class for both sexes, in my opinion.


Bring Back Home Ec? | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn
5/30/10 1:36 PM