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Rowenta. Nothing else. My mother once entered the store, and asked for an iron. Girl showed her this, and that iron, and talked about them vigorously. Than she asked again - Do you have an IRON, Rowenta iron?
Than girl smiled, and showed her the expensive stuff from glass cabinet ;-)))

I have one for 10 years, and it still works great. Although I bought a new one last year for some "lighter" ironing (also Rowenta) for my sewing needs my old, heavy one is irreplaceable. It has a stainless steel plate that can be easily cleaned, and has not yet leaked, although we have very hard water here.

It needs some life.
To me the room looks like a nice, sterile showroom in furniture shop - just for looking, not for living in it.
Add some color, a plant or two, something that says "I live here!".

I see here on some photos that the lower bed is significantly wider than the upper one Why ? I don't see the point in that. For me bunk beds as "space savers", and a wider lower bed is not really in that area...

You may try medical grade benzine (I don't know if it is a proper term in US, it is used in medical facilities to clean the skin prior interventions).
Here it is often used in home settings to dissolve any oily/waxy stain or residue - we use it frequently to remove the band aids without tears (and leftover stickyness) :-)
Benzine will dissolve nicotine/tar stains, but I'm not sure what it will do to the embroidery floss.
Just my 5 cents...

Grown up and living in Eastern Europe (ex-YU). Here, kompot is a a cross-over between a dessert and a drink. Generally, the ones that are put in jars are mostly fruit and much sweeter. Therefore, mostly a dessert, because the main goal is to preserve the fruit. The ones made in winter are mostly drink (hot or cold). They are made with fruit available in winter (apples), sometimes with a few dried fruits (plums, pears, raisins) for added flavor. Less sugar is added (or no sugar at all) and more water. Then it is cooked until the fruit gives up all of it's flavor to the liquid. At my grandma's house you could always find some kompot at far end of wooden stove, simmering slowly, ready to pour in your cup :-) Fruit is often discarded when all the liquid is gone.
I, myself, prefer the drink version. But from time to time (like last week) when I get fragrant homegrown pears i put them in jars for winter. Otherwise, if I feel like eating kompot, I buy a jar in a supermarket.

Where I live, it is forbidden for minors (under 18 yrs.) to travel abroad without a parent or assigned guardian (who has written consent signed by both parents). I witnessed a boy who was 16, and wanted to see a concert in a neighboring state. He was accompanied by his aunt, but without proper papers they were not allowed to cross the border. I believe it is also forbidden for youngsters to travel alone domestically, but I don't know that for sure. Public transport (city bus) is allowed for solo traveling school age children (seven and up).
Personally, I would let my kids to travel alone as minors only in organized groups (school trips etc.). After they turn 18 they can travel wherever they want.

Veto for TV set!

I love these.

In the evening fill your machine with dirty clothes, allow it to take up detergent and all the water it needs, and to roll a drum a couple of times. This is necessary to dissolve and equally distribute the detergent.
Press OFF button and go to sleep.
In the morning, press ON button, and wash your clothes as usual. Soaking in water and detergent over night will remove stubborn stains. I also second the hand washing dish detergent tip for stain removing.

We are totally DIY family, and it is really nice to see that there are people out there who appreciate and support DIY
Thank you for a wonderful post :-)