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I love the colors and really love the garland! Is it made from cut up tees?

Anyone know if you can do this wish "pseudo-buttermilk" (milk and vinegar)? I don't have buttermilk on hand and I wanna do this NOW! Also, as someone else asked, will you have to redo it every season, and how would it hold up to a heavy rain?

I rarely take a shower every day (better for your hair, better for your skin, better for my sanity, etc etc) so that makes it a bit easier. I tried showering at night, but my husband and I only get a few hours between work and bed so I'd just rather spend time with him! I started showering or bathing with my son a while ago, and since I now have a newborn daughter, that's definitely the easier solution- for us to shower while she naps or just lays happily in her crib. Sometimes I'll put my son in front of a movie instead and that works too, but I wouldn't have even attempted that 6 months ago- he would've been into EVERYTHING! This works best for us right now, but by no means is it perfect and it's a struggle constantly. I agree with another commenter, that it feels like a waste of a nap! I'd much rather waste time on Pinterest!!

This is officially my first attempt at bread baking and I am super excited! My loaves are rising and so far everything is going great; I'm wondering why I haven't tried it sooner. Can't wait to cut the first slice! Thanks so much

LOVE THIS! I hope the paint holds up for her too; I'm a bit of a pessimist about painting plastic and other such 'difficult' surfaces. This looks so amazing! From your Flickr photostream, I'm thinking you did take it apart to paint it? I have my old metal and plastic Fisher Price table and chairs to makeover, but I can't find a good example! I guess something like this will have to do for inspiration!

A few months ago I wouldn't have hesitated to start the dishwasher on my way to bed, but after reading a few different stories about fires that can be started by appliances (even "wet" ones; I never really thought that would happen) I try to never run it overnight. If something were to happen, it would not only block our way out the door, but also keep us seperate from our kids rooms! Scary thought
! I am however aware of peak energy times, so I try to run the FULL dishwasher when I wake up in the morning, then try to do any wash before the peak hours start at 1pm, and only run one appliance at a time. I think that has substantially kept our energy bill down. The tip about running at night having a lesser effect on your a/c is tempting, but for our safety I'd much rather just turn on the kitchen fan.

@Christina, Same here! Haha, I find that when I don't have them on hand, I barely miss them... until I wanna microwave some bacon. But I'll adjust! It's worth it (for both the environment and my wallet!)!

Oh, and I also did #4. If you're considering it, DO IT! I am beyond in love with this tutorial and the result! Now, what to do with all those leftover pieces...

Nice tip for overuses, I suppose, but I feel like I use even less than a Tbsp when filling my sink to wash dishes. I use Seventh Gen. Free, and have an ample amount of soap to clean a sink full of dirty dishes. The best tip I know of (though not exactly the most eco-friendly one) is to use water as hot as your hands can stand, to kill all bacteria and germs. Then I use cold to rinse... and tip for rinsing I read somewhere: you never need more than a pencil width flow of water to rinse anything (including hands), if you do use more it just goes unused down the drain. So those are the things I try to follow, but I am also spoiled with a dishwasher :)

soup + sandwich (preferably a panini)= the most prefect meal! yummm, now I have to go to Atlanta Bread Co...