torontogirl's Profile

I have concrete floors and they're great for Alfie (our 110lbs Great Pyrenees), but terrible wrt foot fatigue.

My parents have oak floors and a yellow lab, but their floors look fantastic, and are only starting to show signs of scratching after 8yrs of wear. I'm told that the key is to keep your dog's nails trimmed to keep scratching to a minimum.

As a young, educated, and financially independent woman, I'm very skeptical and wary of marriage. I often feel like my male partner gets the better end of the deal. I always end up taking up more than my share of responsibilities. It's not fair, it's not nice...but I it's the reality of the unspoken gender roles thrust upon us as children. It's certainly not relationship-specific, men seem to come out undeservedly ahead of women in many aspects of life.

As a woman, I'm putting my career and future at serious risk for not a lot of gain when it comes to marriage. That said, I'm happy for those who decide to take the risk.

During college my friends and I shared a 5 bedroom flat in an old Victorian converted for student housing. One night while procrastinating from studying for exams, we went into the basement and opened the door to the crawlspace under the stairs.

Turns out the landlord had thrown everything left behind by the various students over the years under the stairs. We found a box of CDs, posters, furniture, etc... we had a blast going through the stuff in there. I still have a couple of those 'found CDs'.

These balconies are all HUGE in comparison to my 4 x 2.5 ft ledge. How are these in anyway tiny?

I have two sets of Corelle Enhancements dinner wear that's simple and elegant. I love this stuff because it's durable, light, and cheap enough that if it breaks I won't be heart broken. I feel safe putting it in the dishwasher. The sets were purchased for me by my mom when I moved out for undergrad, they have lasted me through grad school and still look like new!

I have a nicer set of handmade Japanese china that I insist on washing by hand with a soft cloth. All of the Asian china and utensils I inherited from my parents are used daily but need to be washed by hand to prevent damage. :/