kd_muse's Profile

I use the daily pill case too - I combine my prescriptions and vitamins. I leave it next to my toothbrush so that each morning I have a visual reminder. I find the daily compartments really helpful - I can always tell if I've forgotten because the pills sit there in that day's little box. I guess it's maybe less essential to know if you took your vitamin C or not, but if you're on a daily long term prescription, it's important to keep everything on track.

I have white tiles and dark grout in my bathroom - I hate it!! And as a renter, there's not much I can do about it. To me, it just looks permanently dirty. I've also found that a regular bathroom cleaner will remove some of the colour, which then leaves a residue on the rest of the tub, so then I have to clean that off as well. I've noted the other comment about using a gentler cleaning product, so I'll have to look into that.

If ever I get to pick my own bathroom tiles in the future, I most certainly will not choose black grout with white tiles.

In terms of organizing your books - you might just want to use the Library of Congress (LC) system. Each published book should have the catalog number printed on the page with other publishing information. If not, you can always go to the Library of Congress website and enter the ISBN to get the catalog number. This way, your books are cataloged and organized the same way the university library does it (generally by subject and author), and you can make easy cross references.

LibraryThing is a helpful website that will create an online catalog of your books for you, so you can search your own collection, just like a library!

I agree with all of the suggestions. My best mornings are always the ones where I turn on some music. I'm trying very hard to make sure I'm not a morning coffee person for as long as possible. Relying on coffee to get going means I have one more thing to do in the mornings (brew the coffee), so my goal has been to go coffee free. I save my coffee intake for an excuse to meet up with friends on weekends.

These kinds of things should also be considered for car trips as well. A few extra little diversions in the trunk could be the difference between sanity and chaos. When I was a kid, we got stuck on the highway for hours due to road closures from ice. It was dark and cold, and my mom had three young kids in the back. To keep busy and stay positive, we played travel games (Battleship!), and enjoyed a few special treats (mini chocolate bars). And always travel with a roll of toilet paper in the glove box, just in case!!

I found the Versailles gardens to be beautiful, but also impressive and intimidating. I guess that was the point. If I had to choose a style for myself, I'd probably lean toward English Gardens, because you can let nature do some of the work for you. I like spending time in a garden, but don't have much of a green thumb myself.

I just use a small fan on my bedside table. I make sure it doesn't blow directly on me, but the sound helps block out other sounds in my building. I have a much harder time sleeping in silence. I've looked into white noise machines, but they seem so expensive compared to my cheap little fan.

I used to keep art under my bed as well! In the past it was where I kept old school notes, broken down boxes from electronics (I thought for some reason I needed to keep them), and extra sheets for when I had friends over.
Now I have extra sheets and blankets in bins, some suitcases, snowboard gear, and a little space I keep empty where my dog likes to curl up and hide.

Definitely don't plant a tree. The root system will grow much bigger than the canopy and it's only a matter of time before the roots will get into the plumbing and foundation. Potted plants and trees would be much better. I like the idea of the climbing vines to add height instead of a tree.

Some good ideas here. I have the worst entry - my door opens facing the hallway wall, so you can't hardly step in the door - it's especially bad when I come home with groceries. I've moved the shoe rack to the tiny closet, and I've also set up a very narrow shoe cabinet from Ikea. It's only 8" deep, and I couldn't fit much more without interfering with the door function. But the cabinet is great to store shoes, gloves, hats, etc, and is the place where we drop our keys and mail.

I'd love to trade in my boring grey floor mat from Home Depot to something more playful. I just would hate to stomp on a beautiful rug with muddy boots!