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I should clarify that that quote is from Whitney Gaylord's blog. :)

I think you should always go with what you love, but do know that you're probably going to take a significant loss on your previously purchased sofa if you want to sell it. If a buyer wants a perfectly new sofa at full cost, they'll visit the retailer. On the upside, someone gets the new sofa for a discount and you get the vintage sofa you love!

As an aside, please consider other sources when you're looking for second hand goods in the future! The Salvation Army refuses services to homosexuals/families with homosexual members.

@BlandWagon: Personally I'd rather support a charity that doesn't discriminate since I have that option. Policies only change if there is a reason, so continuing to buy from a company despite their support of policies you find immoral mutes your only way to effectively voice your opinion!

I cringe whenever I see desktops crowded with random icons. It gives me the heebie-jeebies just like entering a house with towering stacks of magazines and knickknacks everywhere!

I prefer to keep my desktop clear of everything save for one 'drop' folder to keep things in before they are sorted out to their respective places in my filing system.

For things I use frequently? I use the Dock (and that is hidden so it only pops up when moused over).

I agree with those people who mentioned the obviously ill-fitting decorative shutters being a detractor.

I think some landscaping would have been the way to go for more curb appeal. I didn't even notice the shutters in the thumbnail because I was so busy staring at the lopsided/sparse shrubbery.

I just use my Imac for this purpose. With the help of Ichat and a small script I can message a screen name (set up specifically for the purpose of checking up on my apartment) and it automatically accepts video invitations. That way I can say hello to my cat while I'm on vacation without buying any new hardware!

Of the many litters I've tried, I have come to love World's Best. It has a pleasant smell, clumps and doesn't track as much as many of the other alternative litter solutions.

Sawdust and wheat based products were dusting my floor like an old-timey bar that wanted only for a cowboy. The sawdust does smell lovely, though!

Newspaper didn't seem absorbent enough and my cat seemed disgruntled with digging in it. This was also my least favorite for odor.

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For those people that have cats reluctant to change there are a few tricks to getting them to use a different product:

Cat Attract: Basically it is a litter supplement that you add one scoop of to the new litter to make it more attractive to your cat. After a while you can phase it out. I had AMAZING results with this in application with a kitten that wanted nothing to do with the litter box.

A pheromone treatment: There are plug ins, sprays and collars. They help in all times of transition. I suggest spraying outside of the litterbox and considering a wall plug-in. Remember not to spray inside!

A mixture: Phasing out the old litter slowly can make the change less abrupt and therefore less traumatic.

Make sure you don't change the box position and keep the litter scooped very frequently. You want to make the box as enticing as possible while they adjust.