KHinNJ's Profile

The vinyl plank flooring in the basement didn't work out so well. I came to a transition space of about three feet wide, 6 feet long, at an angle, between two rooms and had no idea how to make it work. Then there was the issue of the missing moisture barrier between thr planks and the concrete. Funny how the box directions never mentioned needing one. Anyway, the whole thing started to come apart at the seams, literally, after about a year of service. It looked awful. I just replaced it with laminate, installed by a professional. Much better.

Oh, lord, I hope Caroline isn't planning to run for office.

Daybeds with trundles. That way, they're twin beds when you need them to be small and bigger when you have guests.
Also, the crate and barrel leaning shelving and desk units are very functional. In fact, this is what I just gave my #1 child for her new apartment. In her case, she got the smaller bedroom. She took the daybed from her room at home, the extra pop-up trundle mattress and the crate and barrel shelving. I think she likes it.

Yep, what the world needs now is more background noise from reality TV shows and talking head stock salesmen on CNBC.

I'll pass.

Benjamin Moore Polo Blue? http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/poloblue
just a guess

I can't stand fiberglass bathtub surrounds and I'm not a fan of vanities with shelves and doors or carpet in the bathroom. My new old fixer upper house has all of these unpleasant features. I only wish I had to worry about art placement. Needless to say, it's all coming out the minute I can schedule demolition.
As for toilet paper, my butt can't tell the difference and I seriously doubt anyone has so intelligent or refined a bum that they can either. So, we buy the toilet paper with the least expensive unit cost. No one has complained yet.

Call a pest control specialist. He/she will inspect your property and set appropriate traps. It will also be necessary to close all access points so they don't get back in. Plus, if you live in an apartment complex or share a house, all access points to your neighbors' apartments will need to be sealed too.

Speaking as an owner of not one but TWO homes, I think you're doing the right thing. Let me explain: I recently bought a foreclosed house, cash, that I intend to live in. I won't have a mortgage. Yes, it needs work and it's modest but I'm OK with that. What I'm not OK with is the house I am currently living in. Back when I was a gainfully employed professional, I remember coming home in the evening from work and realizing as I stepped over the threshhold that everything I had was actually owned by the bank and it could be taken away in an instant if I ever lost my job. Well, I lost my job and have been paying the mortgage with my savings. I've recently got an offer on it and I can't wait to be out from under this albatross because that's what it is if you don't own it outright. Oh sure, I enjoyed finishing the basement, replacing the kitchen and adding hardwood floors. But it never really belonged to me. It was only contingent, a conditional ownership as long as I was working. In other words, it was rent.
I'm sure I will get all that equity back and then some and some of that will go towards paying for my daughter's education. But I have learned my lesson. If you're going to own a house, OWN a house. Save up as much money as you can before you buy, be modest and put aside 2 years of mortgage payments in savings just in case. If you can't afford to do that, rent. You'll sleep easier.

I don't think you're using Siri correctly with reminders. I just created a reminder in one sentence just as you describe with google now and didn't have to go thru any additional steps except confirm. I'm assuming that even google now has a confirm step because otherwise you could have a cluttered list of reminders with errors that you'd have to go thru the trouble of deleting.
I can't say how much better the navigation system is with google now but I was able to get Siri to take me to destinations that didn't appear on my TomTom. So, you know, Siri doesn't exactly lose this one IMHO.

ehhhh, not doin' it for me. I would have liked to see the blue cloud rug instead. The yellow rug just screams safe and predictable.