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I must be still in 1980s mode...I love all these colors, and I especially love the tangerine tango...want to paint my door that colour. Wonder if that would be very "2012" then?

I have made gift tags with them in the past, but to be honest, aside from a few that have an actual letter inside or something very special, these go into the recycle bin with gusto!
Embracing minimalism here. I am a sentimental person, but one or 2 special memory pieces or a special letter or photo has far more meaning than a Hallmark sentiment.

I like the idea of donating to St Judes, that is a nice idea.

Our friends are moderately good at RSVPing, but it would really get up my nose if they didn't, so I guess we are lucky to have such well-mannered friends! LOL

I am teaching my kids good old fashioned manners. My grandparents absolutely insisted that we spend the morning after Christmas doing thank you letters. It was drilled into me, and while I used to sigh about it, I appreciate it now.
No email thank yous for us. My kids have to write cards the old way. People went all-out for their gifts, so a nice card is the least they can do.

Can we get recipes with no canned food please? Tomatoes especially are one of the worst. The high acid foods in a can = BPA overload. Google it.

I would rather buy pre-made pasta sauce in a glass jar than use any tomatoes from a can.

A mortgage.

While these are super cute, we just re-use the eggs and put quarters in, or our own candy or small toys, so I'm not sure I would paint them specially for Halloween.

The schools mostly ask that you don't give out candy these days, so for kids the most practical things to give out to friends and class-mates are erasers, tattoos and pencils in seasonal theme....yes, not so exciting, but better for teeth too. These things also minimize the plastic crapola that may some day end up in the ocean.

Ah yes. I discovered minimalism about a year ago, and it is a long recovery from what I realize was near hoarding to where I currently am, and we still have a long way to go, but for a family of 4 very active people with many interests, we are doing pretty well.
The exciting thing is the influence it is having on my daughter. She will regularly bring me some toys or books and say "These can go to Goodwill, I don't need them any more" and out they go. She loves to do gymnastics on the floor at home, and she knows the clutter would get in the way.

I breathe a huge sigh of relief when I see clear surfaces, white space...for me it means peace, calm and sanctuary from the crazy, busy, material world we sometimes live in.

Free twisty tie recycled from something else....done.

Love the method for wrapping headphones. If I can perfect that I will even ditch the twisty!

I do fancy the last one, the $8 leather Etsy one. Maybe it could be a stocking stuffer for my husband. I never know what to give him.

That before really was rather spesh...

I couldn't resist seeing the after....what a massive relief! I'm so glad you kept the lovely claw-foot tub.

While the yellow is not what I would have chosen I think it really works. There is plenty of white so it looks fresh and fun and contemporary.

I'm just amazed at the size of the window in a bathroom - it goes so low! Is it on the ground level? I hope the glass is treated for privacy - hard to tell, but it seems to have windowfilm on it?

Soap! You can "color in" the glass using a fresh bar of soap and it will produce a waxy, whitish finish. Then just use damp cloths to wipe it off when you are moving out.

(My other thought was window film, or even that nice architect paper that is semi-translucent, help up with a few carefully positioned and discreet bits of tape)