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If you've got kids who are making frequent messes in the fridge, I can see this being a good solution. But honestly - if they're old enough to be getting into the fridge, they're probably old enough to learn how to not make a mess, or to clean it themselves.
Otherwise, totally wasteful. I only *need* to clean my fridge like every 3 months or so (I wipe down every week or so, etc, and I keep it relatively clean anyway) - this just isn't necessary! (And I have a messy husband and a preschooler, it's not like it's just me.)

Also worth mentioning - not all fridges have all-solid shelves. My top and middle shelves are both just wire bars, with the exception of the solid bit above the cheese drawer that's mounted under the middle shelf. So even if it were "needed" in my house - it wouldn't work.

Please just separate Ohdeedoh out from AT again. I like these posts and don't mind having them in here, but I am SO TIRED of the bitching about it. Good grief people. The porn one was out of line, IMO, but you can still JUST KEEP SCROLLING.

Wish this was posted on MY city's craigslist! It's not at allll the color I'd choose, but I really like the detailed tucking on the back. If it is in good condition (sturdy frame, still comfortable), I'd definitely take it. If you're brave, try a DIY upholstering. Professional upholstering for that would probably be prohibitive.

I *love* this post.

I don't give much of a hoot about Mothers' Day, so I chose the "don't observe" option. I am forced to buy cards to mail to the 3 moms my husband and I have, but I do not want one from my husband or my daughter (she's only 3 anyway). I think it's rather silly, what we've made of it. A day to honor mothers is nice, like it was originally intended. This greetingcard bullsh*t though... ugh. I feel extorted. I think I'll buy a letterpress machine and start selling greeting cards at my Etsy shop. ;) Clearly there's money to be made.

If I were "forced" to choose a gift, it'd be the day off. But I don't want it as an obligatory MD thing. I just want hubby and child to go away and let me read some blogs in peace. Maybe with a plate of cookies and some Irish coffee?

Will it grow into a full celery like you'd purchase?

@Happix2joix2 - I have NEVER had any luck with the seeds from my purchased fruits/vegetables. Maybe if I could afford organic ones, lol, but I guess the ones I get just aren't fertile or something. I don't exactly have a green thumb though. It's not quite black... maybe brown.

If the cleaning product you're using it in mainly needs it for scouring/scrubbing, definitely use it up. If you're going to use its fizzing properties (combine it with vinegar), test it first.

PS, great point, first comment! I don't keep a box in my fridge at all, and my mother does - oddly enough, I think *I* have the cleaner/better-smelling fridge. A box of anything isn't going to save you if you don't keep your fridge tidy.

When I was in college (a christian university actually), living in their married-couple dorms, they decided to start providing crappier and crappier internet. I'm not sure why, other than their desire to control everything, but eventually we ALL got fed up. Just about every single one of my neighbors jumped ship and signed up with an outside company (I'm actually surprised we were able to). I was about to graduate though, and I couldn't sign a contract with a cable company. My nexties were kind enough to share with me. I offered to split the bill, but they wouldn't hear of it, haha.

/this relevant anecdote brought to you by "my husband and kid are out of the house and I have time to sit down and think about things."

Bread! Find a recipe from a trusted source and go for it! WW flour also makes delicious pancakes (use brown sugar instead of white). :D

PS, I don't get all this keeping-phone-private-from-spouse stuff. My husband and I don't have any secrets, and frequently check each others' phones when a text comes in, at least to see who it is. We hardly ever actually get phone calls, lol. But seriously, it seems like one of us is always driving or cooking or putting our daughter in the bath, or left the phone wayy over there on that counter or whatever.
That's not to say that we actually read each others' texts. Me and my friends are nuts and half of what we say wouldn't make sense to him, and his texts are usually work-related (he's military) or from his mom (yikes). But seriously? Yeah I definitely don't care if he knows how many times Kako texts me, or even what she said. He's my husband, after all.