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I would have once agreed with you LorieS, I had been using my grandmother's old Singer for years--up until about a year ago when it started having issues with its gears, a few hundred dollars worth of service later and it still isn't working properly. I'd have been better off buying new for the same amount of money.

I always make a list of where I'd like to go, and end up putting dots on a laminated map of the place I'm visiting. I pick where I'm going to start my day--but then just end up wandering to what's nearby on my map. No worries if I don't get to everything on my list, but I don't spend a lot of time wandering around somewhere I'm not interested in. If I could get more than a few weeks a year to take vacations, I'd probably plan less.

Trust me, it's a lot more relaxed than it sounds--especially when compared with the regimented vacations my family took as a child. My mother stopped letting my father wear watches at one point because things just got ridiculous.

It's actually very unlikely they'll open in 2009 at this point. While they've dug their big hole in the ground, less than stellar sales on their hotel suite/condo combination units have meant they're completely retooling their concept to add in more condos. And now with the economic downturn... well we might end up with a big hole in the ground for some time to come.

There are also a number of tray systems available, so that sections of the green roof can be removed without having to disturb the entire roof area.

Amusingly enough, last year when looking for a new gym bag I ended up buying a stylish diaper bag--because it had a lot of great features, including the millions of pockets. So I'd love a new bag in chocolate, but as a non-parent--my ideal diaper bag gets packed with sneakers, workout clothes, and pilates gear. ;)

I ended up coming up with this solution in the spring cure to both use a mail sorter that I no longer used and keep my cutting boards from cluttering up my counters.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/graphxgrrl/425837161/

Thank you orangejuice. I think there are also certainly different reasons for setting a budget than simply not having the money.

Currently I'm a renter, I also know quite certainly I'll be making a large move in the next few years to another city--that will likely involve buying. As a renter, and someone expecting to move, spending money on a piece that I might love, but might not suit the home I end up buying doesn't make sense for my budget.

But that Yang sectional I love might make perfect sense for my budget after my upcoming move.

I walk past the Seattle store daily as I go to and from my office--they recently put on display one of the Yang sectionals in a pale lavendar. While it doesn't suit my current decor (and the likely price doesn't suit my budget), I fell in love.

lindsey kathlene-
That was the first thing I thought of as well.

It looks like what they've done with their books is to create paper "book jackets" for them with plain paper--it's not any less functional to me than the people who seem to think it's a good idea to organize a book collection by color.

I struggle with creating an office solution that doesn't look immediately like an office--because of the size of my home I have no choice but to have my office space to one side of my living room. While I'd like it to be less obvious, that doesn't mean I'm trying to pretend that it isn't there, but it also shouldn't be a focal point of my room--especially if I'm in the middle of a messy project, it would be so much easier to just close it away in a cupboard than having to leave it all out for everyone to see when I have company (and no time for serious tidying of the office).

This is definitely over the top Martha, but I'd love to see more solutions for integrating a home office tastefully into a living room space.

The flickr group is fantastic Lady J. I'll have to take a picture of my purchased set in a drawer--I loved (so bought it) but have nowhere to use it. I've been pondering figuring out how to cut it into something I can put on stretchers and hang on my wall.