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I have to say, this wasn't as helpful as the faking a clean house. I loved that post. We live across the street from our family business in the old business office, and so people are constantly wanting to pop in to see our renovation progress. Renovating makes it difficult enough to stay tidy looking, and busy days can put off cleaning. My rush cleaning is to immediately light a candle or oil burner, put any couple of dirty dishes in the sink into the oven or microwave (thanks to a commenters recommendation for that one!) clean the back of the toilet and quickly scrub it, wipe down the sink, then spray every room plus drapes and couches with homemade linen spray. What i took away from the last post was to make sure the things people have to touch like the bathroom look exquisitly sparkling clean and it does make a lot of sense. When I had messy roommates in college i was a huge fan of a big storge ottoman to stuff with clutter.

I'm not meaning this in a snobbish or elitist manner, but has anyone else noticed the fire Pinterest has started with the frequent use and misuse of the term "curate" attached to it? Without trying, I've read three articles in the past few months I've simply stumbled upon (one written by an actual curator) in which they cite bloggers as misusing the term. Anyway, I found it really interesting because I thought it was a word with a very broad and loose definition, like "organize" but apparently it is much more narrow, and actual curators can take offense to others assigning that word to people simply pinning cool crafts and ideas. I can certainly see why, but another part of me wonders if they are fighting the growth of a word. I can say that I "doctored" something without meaning disrespect to actual MDs, so I just wonder. Highly interesting, slightly relevant topic haha sorry...

It was funny how my internal debate over Canon vs. Nikon continued all the way up until I handled one of each and quickly realized button use and placement on Canons gelled with me but Nikons felt really strange. It was as simple as that to me.

I bought a used Canon Rebel XTi from a photo classmate who decided to upgrade and go pro (he was very talented!) for $300 with a kit lens and though I've expanded with a 1.8 50mm, a telephoto and 15-75mm ( I think) I have no plans to upgrade until it dies. I see friends shell out for a 7D and they leave it stuck on Auto and only use it on vacation and at family gatherings. Spend less and use the money you saved on a photo class where you'll meet amazing people and have a great time learning a new hobby!

I think the most important thing to remember with coming up with a balance for your home and relationship is that it needs to feel like a balance for each of you, not just look like one on paper or to other people if you were to write out your individual chores and workload.

My husband and I work two entirely different jobs at our family business. I work in the office, shorter hours, doing clerical and odd work, getting bills out, talking to subcontractors, etc. My husband works out in the field, often doing intense labor for longer hours. However, he knows I deal with a lot of other stresses with my father being ill etc. Our balance with household chores is one that feels right to us. I do more chores, but he does all the chores I despise. It sounds petty but it works for us and if he doesn't mind doing the chores I hate like loading the dishwasher, cleaning the litter box, taking out the trash and making the bed, I'd rather him do those few things andthen me do twice as many things I don't mind doing. With my fewer work hours but longer chore hours, we both feel like we work an equal amount. I make half as much as he does but I also bring things to the table that make up for that other half. He does not resent me in the least and I do not resent him. He considers us to be making the same amount of money because my house work saves us the expense of eating out more or hiring someone to clean. Plus I coupon the shit out of our groceries and never pay full price for anything, something he wouldn't care to take the time to do.

There is no right answer about sharing chores, or money, but there is one thing that should be completely true in all good relationships. The amount of money you make should never be connected with your worth to the other person and you should never evaluate your love for someone based on it either. Many would say that isn't true, and money can certainly cause detrimental problems in relationships, but behind every money issue are greater ones, issues of insecurity, power struggles, lying, greed, and selfishness. Money isn't a deal breaker, people are.

Not all nonstick is teflon though, and with any nonstick just use plastic utensils and be weary of e surface chipping. For hard anodized that means no dishwasher and no extreme heat as it needs to heat gradually.

With the milk, have you ever tried the microwave? I'm sure it isn't "the same" but in all honesty I don't have the time to care in the morning.

You can also make a big batch of eggs every few days and reheat to save yourself time and trouble.

My general rule is three times the width of the design. The stripes either need to be three times bigger than the lines making the lovely floral pattern, or three times thinner which obviously would be a pain to do on the walls.

I wanted to add that the containers on the industrial looking bakers rack in the kitchen is such a smart solution for the pantryless and is so stylish! Genius!

Some of the best advice I have ever received, that literally changed the state of my now organized home, is to adapt your storage to your habits. So what if most of the world uses a key hook by the door, if you are constantly tossing yours on the kitchen counter, put a cool dish there or tray to toss them in.

My husband likes to get dressed in the living room each morning so he doesn't wake me and can watch the news, as he goes to work before me. He always leaves his pajamas in the living room. We could have endless bickering matches, or I just swapped out our ottoman for a storage ottoman that serves as a hidden laundry basket.

Another example is my habit of losing scissors because I take them all over the house. Solution? A labeled pair for each room, with a hook behind the bathroom cabinet door.

We constantly would lose yogurts and cheese sticks in the back of our fridge and they would go bad. My solution was to corral them into a plastic basket within the fridge. I am a big lover of baskets in the fridge! I have one for cheeses, one for herbs I buy because I failed at growing them.