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Make a double recipe of salsa and bust out the chips!

I change my daughter on a changing pad on her dresser and it's worked great. The dresser is not a "children's" dresser, so the scale will still be appropriate when she hits her teen years. Like a couple of other commenters have mentioned, changing her on a bed or floor didn't work for me - I'm tall and have lower back problems. Changing her in her crib would've been a painful disaster! A changing pad on her dresser has been a great solution for our family, and now she has a solid, high-quality piece of furniture to store her clothes, diapering supplies, toiletries (hair brush, barettes, nail clippers) - a win all around!

Totally a consumer. I set up a board to help with planning my daughter's birthday party, a board with links to jewelry that I particularly like (great for others to use as a birthday wish list), a board to collect images of wallpaper that I'm considering for our powder room... I use it like I used to use basic bookmarks, but Pinterest has the advantage of being accessible from any computer.

Someone above mentioned broken links, or descriptions that don't match the pin's content. Those drive me crazy! People, please click through before you re-pin! And note the source for the image or product in your description. Makes it easier for others to search.

I agree with many who have commented before: there is just something inspiring and comforting about a cookbook! Several years ago I had throat surgery and couldn't eat solid food for a few weeks. I read my cookbooks like they were novels; somehow, looking at the beautful photos and reading my old favorite recipes helped quell the cravings and hunger pangs.

And speaking of food photography: pictures just look better in books than on a small screen. That's important to me.

Because they said so right in the comments above, Glinda Goodwitch. For example:
"If I see you have a bookshelf that is organized by color, I assume you don't read them. If that makes a person pretentious, then I'm pretentious"
"Finally, if I went to someone's house and they arranged their books by color, I'd be sniggering under my breath. That is no way to show respect for the written word."

It sounds like we are in agreement that you should continue to organize your books in a way that is meaningful to you and to any friends and visitors who you would like to share your collection with.

I don't use a rack. Instead, to keep the turkey elevated, I toss a bunch of cut-up carrots, onions, celery, and an apple in the roasting pan and set the turkey on top. This creates some delicious pan juices and amps up the flavor of the basting liquid.

@ilspeth: It's not presumptuous at all. Water usage with a dishwasher vs hand-washing has been studied many, many times. See the links to studies in this article: http://www.treehugger.com/kitchen-design/built-in-dishwashers-vs-hand-washing-which-is-greener.html

Basically, the answer is: it depends. If you share a home/kitchen with other people and go through a lot of plates, cups, and pans, then a dishwasher is probably going to be more energy efficient, assuming a) you only run the washer when it is pretty full and b) it is an Energy Star model. If you live alone and just dirty a plate or two a day, then yeah, of course it'll be more efficient to wash by hand.

I completely agree, @kchurst14. The BEFORE was not "good" brick.

My first dutch oven was an orange Mario Batali and I still use it all the time. I also own several Le Creuset pieces now, but ONLY because I'm lucky enough to live near one of their outlet stores, and I take advantage of the big post-holiday sales. Honestly, my MB does a great job and after several years' use I like it just as much as the lovely LC stuff.

It's all a matter of how you actually implement something like this. We practice a modified version of the business model at our home and it works really well. My husband and I set aside time each week (same time and day, so we can schedule around it if needed) to have our "family meetings." We use this time to discuss upcoming major expenditures (e.g. how to budget for the new furnace we expect we'll need by next year; how we're doing with saving up for our next vacation), plan meals for the coming week, look at the calendar to remind ourselves if we have any get-togethers coming up with family or friends, etc. Our kids will participate when they are older (they're 1 and 2 now).

Our days are so full with work, kids, and just living life that it's sometimes hard to focus on the big picture. It's been so helpful to have this dedicated time to evaluate our current situation, and make plans for the future.