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Display Name: ross5racing
Member Since: 10/15/10

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I knew I liked gardening for a reason other than food!


The Backyard as Fitness Boot Camp: Burning Calories While Gardening
4/11/12 12:57 PM

Love the chalkboard wall. I work in my living room most of the time - which is open to the dining room and the kitchen (one big great room)! I wonder if my husband would mind if I painted a whole wall in the living room (about 30 feet long?) chalkboard!!! Hee hee. I also giggle whenever I hear "do you have a stud finder?" from a hunky Lowe's employee when I ask about what type of shelving or stuff to hang... My parents' house has a crate about your size for an overweight but very happy border collie that she loves hanging out in when she gets stressed or just wants a place to lay down and she's out of the way. She goes in and out of her own volition, not because she's made to. My parents actually put boxes up on it to put recyclables, cat food, dog food, etc. to keep out of the way. If the dog's happy in a crate, let it be.


Before & After: No More Wasted Wall Space in This Home Office
2/15/12 12:52 PM

Pollyanna exchanges are usually for $10-15 bucks. I have plenty of tape in the office! LOL!
I don't need to buy another co-worker tape.


Gift Guide for Design Loving Co-workers
11/28/11 12:02 PM

Sometimes, when I have a vacation day to take, as soon as my husband and son leave for work/school, I sprawl out in my bed and hog it for a while sleeping good and then when I get up, I sometimes walk around the house naked. I used to do this alot before baby which was decades ago...so whenever I get the chance, I do it. :-)


The Secret Habits of Suddenly Single People
9/22/11 12:01 AM

No. My ragdoll, 18 lbs, squeezed through a diet coke 12 pack box when it was empty. He'll squeeze through that partition or knock it down somehow. If I had one, I'd fear I'd come home and find the ragdoll stuck in that opening trying to squeeze through or, worse, have knocked it off the table and it killed one of the other cats. -__-


Tech Pet Life: Keeping Cats Off Your Laptop
9/16/11 1:29 PM

Yeah, my cat always likes to lay on my laptop on my lap ONLY. He's been renamed the "Facebook Interruptus" - pictures available in my albums on Facebook :)


Cat Can't Resist the Urge: Cats On Computers
9/16/11 1:18 PM

Budget the cost of a maid into the mortgage automatically! It's one of those "If I known then what I knew now, I would have done it" because I effing hate cleaning and have absolutely no time, none, nada, whatosever to clean my house!!!!!!!


8 Things That Would've Made Adulthood Easier
8/2/11 11:36 PM

I planted bulbs in my front yard's flower bed last fall for the spring and when it grew up, I also have squash growing (and I def didn't plant THAT!)!


Gone with the Lawn: Edible Yards
Roundup

5/29/11 9:16 PM

@julietcreative, there IS a guy who tattooed himself for an advertisement. Though I can't remember what the ad was for? I'll have to go back and google it and look for it!


Free Mortgage: If You Turn Your House Into a Billboard
4/13/11 12:21 AM

Heck yeah I would. I wouldn't give a cahootie about the city not liking it in my small town! Three months paid mortgage vs. a $100 fine - ha - NIKE, I am interested!!! Yoo hoo!!! NIKE??? Reebok? New Balance?!?


Free Mortgage: If You Turn Your House Into a Billboard
4/13/11 12:19 AM

Now I just need a pergola! :)


How To Make a Hanging Gutter Garden
aHa! Home & Garden

4/9/11 9:16 PM

P.S. I just lost about 10 pounds tonight laughing at some of these posts...just surreal!!


Do You Suffer from Craigslist Elitist Syndrome?
1/20/11 11:13 PM

I have a full time job! I work out 2 hours a night. I also go to school part time. I do not have the time to make my searches for stuff on CL (which I have to do because I can't afford regular prices) a 2nd full time job!!!!
This Sarah lady like entered my dream last night and took everything I was thinking and cursing after my yet another unsuccessful night of searching and wrote this up.

Everyone else - ditto!!!!! WTF is WOW!?!?!? I never ever looked for a WOW. I think I'll try that tonight just for fun! :)


Do You Suffer from Craigslist Elitist Syndrome?
1/20/11 11:12 PM

I could use this...get my Thankgiving resolutions off to a good start!


Win This Blue PUBLIC D1 from PUBLIC!
Holiday Giveaway 2010

11/29/10 1:12 PM

I've killed many cacti :(


The Best Hard-To-Kill Houseplants For Black Thumbs
The New York Times

11/11/10 5:04 PM

I can't sew worth crap, but definitely something I'd like to try. I think I'll try with my son's baseball tees...he's got them all from 5 yrs on up - regular season, fall ball, all stars, etc. Some tees are repeated annually so I have more than one. I filed this under my Favorites and will def try this one day!!! If I can't figure it out, I know a quilting expert in our family (I'd ask but she's too busy quilting everything else :( )


DIY T-Shirt Quilt by Michelle Kempner
Craftzine.com

11/6/10 12:11 AM

Yeah...to clean up 4 cats' worth of furballs and cat litter spray, uh-huh....

$270 and 6-10 minutes total time - I got money and no time to waste

$99 little dirt devil and 20-30 minutes total time - more money to spend on a massage

$0.00 Employ a bunch of 6 year old kids, tell em it's a game where I can wrap tape around their hands upside-down tape to run over the couches/chairs and watch them laugh and run like crazy - Priceless


The Best Pet Owners Hand Vac: Dyson DC31 Animal
Unplggd Test Lab

11/5/10 11:55 PM

I think I just gave my son something to do with all his darn lego pieces ALL OVER MY HOUSE, Grandma's House, Nana's House, etc. LOL!


The Incredible IKEA LEGO Kitchen Island
10/15/10 9:57 PM

I once took a thin bookcase and put short feet on the bottom of it. I could slide it under the bed (which was high enough for it to slide under). I used it for shoes, my kid used it for legos. The shoe cubbies are excellent for that too!


12 Ways To Use a Bookcase In Your Home
10/15/10 9:49 PM

I got the same problem! My hubby is like "two cabinets full?"


49 Creative Reuse Ideas That Will Inspire & Surprise You
Roundup

10/15/10 9:44 PM