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Where did you get your medicine cabinet? I want it!!!

Looking at this space, especially the dinning room, makes me realize that I have too much stuff! Your place is really fantastic! Thank you for sharing.

I love your space! Like, really love and want to move in..right now. Sigh......

Last year my grandma sold the house my grandpa built by hand, after my grandfather's death. It was the right decision, but I too pine for the "toy closet" and the small circular pool, and the little pink sewing room that I slept in. She was able to sell it to a small family that took over my grandpa's job after he retired so it does feel full circle in some way.

I did not get a chance to say goodbye to the house before it was sold, and I really wish I was able to. I have to remind myself that the memories of those special places reside in my heart. Nothing can change that.

I don't supose you would post a more detailed tutorial? I have been dying to do this to my kitchen floor (rental) with horrible, seen better days lino.

Did you sand before painting? De-greese? How many coats of paint? Did you have a problem with not taping the titles for the lighter color...detail....I want details!

We use this for our rabbits and with 4 large bunnies we go though litter like it is candy. $6.00 for a 40 lb bag is amazing, and non-harmful to buns.

Oh boy, where do I start. I had the bright idea to save money and not rent a U-haul...not my best moment. We leave town around 10 am with the first load of stuff in our little car. We were moving from San Francisco to Sacramento, about a 2 hour drive, normally. The trip takes us 6 hours because it is the 4th of July and everyone is on the road. Did I mention, no air conditioning and it was 106 degrees.

It gets better. We unload, turn around to go back to SF because my pets are still at our old apartment (along with most of our stuff). About 40 miles outside of Sac our car stops working, literally. I was in the fast lane and all the sudden it has no power. I maneuver off the freeway into a little cafe's parking lot. The car is dead. I call around for a mechanic but no one is open since it is the 4th of July. I then try to rent a car to get us home to our pets (one who was very sick) with no luck because, you guessed it, it was the 4th of July and everyone was closed.

I ended up calling my Dad, who lives 3 hours away. He had just gotten home from visiting his mom 2 hours away, but like a boss got back on the road and spent 3 hours in traffic to come and get us.

We get to SF around midnight. My Dad is too tired to drive back home so spends the night. The kicker is we have no blankets, no sheets, no pillows, nothing for him or us to use to sleep on (because we had already moved them). He slept on the floor in the living room with a kitchen towel for a blanket. My Dad is awesome!

The move didn't get any better. We ended up making 5 trips in a borrowed truck. I hate moving!

I made a curry dish with fresh eggplant, squash, onions, garlic and tofu over a small cup of brown rice. It was great!

I have been trying to cook more this past 2 weeks. Mostly with great success....mostly