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We've got a cat allergy shampoo (for the cat), cat wipes, a furminator (for excess hair), grainfree food, all natural cat litter (plus OTC allergy meds). So far, we've been able to greatly reduce my BF's allergies with these steps. I think the cat litter has made a big difference - it is the Arm & Hammer Naturals, comes off her with minimal licking. Might be worth investigating.

So glad to be getting rid of the outbox. It had reached "outroom" status by last weekend and we took a car full to Goodwill - just in time for the last boxes from his grandparents' basement to come home and explode all over the house (literally; the bottom collapsed and scattered things from the door to the dining room). Thanks to the boxes of adolescence, we are back to a full outbox/out room. The cure will not finish on time - the pieces we needed for the kitchen were on backorder, but we did get a few other small projects done.

I've been doing the buying fast as well -along with the January cure - as a way to reduce the stuff that was accumulating in preparation for upcoming cohabitation. The rule of "nothing new" has worked pretty well - except for a cookie cutter for Purim. It has actually felt awesome to be eliminating stuff and instead focusing spending on experiences - like taking a photography class (I have 2 overseas trips for work coming up) - that I will get something out of. My life feels richer.

I have lived in big houses, tiny studios, thatched huts and tents over the course of my career. For me, the things I need are a not too hard bed and blanket (bamboo does not cut it without a mat) and some kind of surface to sit at (I have used an upside down cardboard box and sat on the floor). That's all I need to live. To live well and feel at home, I need my cat, my kitchen aid, my books, a bed, a blanket, and a comfortable chair. Oh, and some art.

I would probably only consider 1 and 5.

We lucked out - Jewish and "Christmas - but not religious family". That split is usually easy. Thanksgiving meanwhile . . .

You can always buy the individual episodes of many favorite shows the day after they air if you have just one or two "shows". I've been cable free for 2 years and have purchased a season pass from Amazon for the one show I watch - at $17 it is a huge savings over cable.

If the poster benefits children in Kenya, why are there no children in Africa?

I remember my grandparents' house, where all the cousins would go for the summer. Our bedroom (first coed when we were little and later the boys' room) had blue carpet, a white metal frame bunk bed that we removed the ladder from, a white particle board dresser, a tiny closet, a white particle board TV stand and our TV, which had an NES and a Sega. The drawer and cabinet pulls were red, the bedspreads were white with yellow, blue, and red spots, and we had two bright red bean bag chairs. The art was a single "beach scene" with blue umbrellas. The adults decided to keep us (and our stuff) out of the living room. It was the perfect unisex kids' room - and probably fairly unsafe, as we would jump out of the top bunk onto the bean bags. Funny, I remember the games, but until this post, I would not have thought I remembered the room so vividly.

We've been without for some time - I think the plug was pulled in November. Just Netflix. My bf watches sports, but instead of the $339 football package, a beer or a diet coke + nachos is cheaper (or the same price) AND supports the local economy. He does like the baseball games, but goes and watches them at his grandparents' with them - they would have cable anyway (for said games) and love that he (or we) come and watch with them. My one TV addiction is available the next day after it airs on Amazon for $1.89, which is still much cheaper than cable! We have a google box can stream everything! Plus, it has the keyboard rather than a remote, which is pretty nice.