Shadlyn's Profile

I only have four, and only wear two by choice. (One pair are heels for interviews, another are uniform shoes for a job.) A pair of sneakers, and a pair of dressy but comfy sandals is plenty, thanks. :)

I'm so jealous. I have a cat that eats any leafy thing I bring into the house, and I am so jealous of those lovely houseplants.

So far my lucky bamboo is surviving (minus all the leaves) and my aloe only has a few teeth marks. They are a small comfort to me.

I know it's probably well secured, but my no-kids-of-my-own self just cringed at the pointy jutty antlers above the changing table. If those fell...

Plus, by all my mom's reports, I was a climber. *shudders*.

That said, I kinda like the look. I'm just paranoid.

And people wonder why trickle-down economics doesn't work.

This. Because one person with a billion dollars buys only slightly more items than a minimum wage worker. They just are more likely to buy ridiculously expensive versions...which employ no more people to make.

This makes me so sad as a human being.

I mean, it's not even like it's optimized for the chickens. If they had managed to find 100K in chicken-life-enhancing improvements, or even human-labor-saving devices...but this is a joke.

I'm going to go with - I love the storage, not a big fan of the design, but kudos for ingenuity on this one.

And yeah, folks. You can NOT LIKE something without having to hate the folks who did it for not being in your style. If you don't like their posts...don't read them! There's a big title up top that says where this particular post came from.

I have to assume, given that fact, that folks like Bee-Charmer fall into the category of "I LIKE to read this, because it lets me be ANGRY." I don't get it, but if that's your thing...cool. Just don't waste all our time posting about it.

I am married, but not legally. The law does not recognize my affection because it applies to two men, but it is based on love, shared responsibility, and planning for a lifelong future together. We make financial decisions as a group, we support each other and are happier together than we are apart, and we have been for quite some time now.

My vote is to remove marriage from the legal lexicon - too complicated to legislate! - and instead to have a suite of specific benefits (medical, emergency, tax, child co-responsibility, etc) that you can give to whoever you feel most appropriate - be that a romantic partner, a parent, a child, or a friend.

We still assume that the most important structure in someone's life and success is a romantic partner for the purpose of producing children. Sometimes it is...sometimes it is not.

Let marriage ceremonies be a religious/personal activity, and make the actual benefits and responsibilities something more akin to a contract between adults.

I've never been comfortable storing cleaners in the kitchen; if it's poisonous when ingested, I don't want it stored in the room with my food. Just in case, you know?

I keep my cleaners in the laundry room or bathroom, and mostly use vinegar and soap in the kitchen. If I needs something stronger, I can bring it in and take it out again, reducing the chance of a toxic spill.

Your space is gorgeous. Yes, it's more crowded than I would personally want to live in...but I've known people in much larger spaces with way more clutter, and displayed in a less visually appealing manner, too.

I'm also reassured that you mention you rarely use the stove; that was my only real *concern* looking at the space. Now? It just looks really cozy!

You don't see enough houses making use of rich greens; I can't get enough of it personally. If my house has a "color theme" then it's Hunter Green!

@kittywrangler Yeah, the cultural implications are staggering and only sort-of anyone's fault. It's a thing we just need to move forward from. :)

I solved the laundry problem two ways:

1) I don't use bleach. I don't have it in my house. The one set of white sheets gets a pre-wash rinse with extra detergent once in a while, and that seems to work fine.

2) I buy based on how much care I want to put into the laundry. My wardrobe is almost entirely iron-free, non-white, and non-red. I DO NOT buy dry clean only items for any reason. And because most wrinkle-resistant clothes are synthetics, they also drip-dry really quickly when I want to save money/energy and skip the dryer.

Our primary hamper IS the washing machine. Because nothing has special care instructions, everything can just go in at once and no harm done. The only thing I have to show care with is my boyfriend's jeans; they wrinkle really badly if I don't take them out of the dryer at JUST the right time, and I can't iron them because they're the fire-resistant kind. (He works for an electric company).