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I do but mostly just shorts and bathing suits. The rest I went through this winter and tossed out the bad stuff, gave away stuff that didn't suit me and left the rest. I'm sure I'll do it again soon because I have a hard time getting rid of things that I "might" wear but probably never will.

That is a beautiful house. I wouldn't even want to hazard a guess at how much it cost! It's really lovely. I love mission and craftsman furnishings.

I used to use an apron with pockets so that I could stash things in there while I hopped up and down the stairs. This, of course, did not help out with a cup of tea but other things could be carried back and forth that way. Not fun!

I have a tangerine lip balm that I like but most of the lotions and candles are too much for me. The only candles I can stand are vanilla and maybe gingerbread. It's all on a sniff by sniff basis.

I love the look of these types of kitchens but for me it's just not practical. I'm messy and I don't want to have to clean open shelves off all the time. Plus, I don't like clutter on the counters and I know if I had no upper cabinets or open shelves, I'd have a mess on my hands. We redid our kitchen over the winter and I have tons of cabinets and I love them so I guess I'm not the target for this. To each his/her own.

Made this yesterday and it was great. I was so tired of trying to find a good yellow cake recipe that was moist and light and not cornbread texture. Finally! This is one to keep in the files. Plus the fact that it was really quick and easy was a bonus.

I have river white granite on my island. It's very pretty and when sealed it doesn't stain. I've had it for about a month and it looks beautiful. I chose honed absolute black for the perimeter and while I like the look it shows lots of water spots. The white shows nothing. It's awesome.

My dog is always right behind wherever I am in the kitchen. I can never turn around too fast because he's always there. He cleans up all of the things I drop...especially if they're carrots or peppers (his favorites).

I am just days away from being done with a 4 month kitchen renovation! We put our kitchen in the basement (the dirty, yucky, unfinished basement). I had a microwave, outdoor grill, refrigerator, crock pot, electric skillet and a toaster oven that holds a 9 x 13 pan. I had a stainless steel work table that I had bought from Ikea a number of years ago that was a real life saver. We also have giant old sinks down there but I have to admit I used a lot of paper plates. I also have two kids so getting food on the table that everyone would eat was a bit of a challenge. I did find that you can cook pasta in the microwave. (Boil water, add pasta, boil some more). You can also make a white sauce for mac and cheese. Oh, and we only had one outlet and even with a power strip I could only use one appliance at a time or it would trip the breaker. It was like playing musical chairs with appliances but I cooked probably 6 nights a week for the past 4 months. I do have to say I never want to see my crock pot again. I did a couple posts on just this topic on my blog with ideas of what I made a lot of: www.thehouseofy.blogspot.com

I was so thrilled to put everything back in my new kitchen this weekend. My house still has white dust all over the place but it's almost done!

I am at the tail end of a kitchen renovation and I really was considering marble for the island but I knew it would make me nuts. I have a friend who has it and she is not happy with the spots and stains so I went with a light colored granite instead. I am getting carrara marble subway tiles for the backsplash along with a fancy picture frame with diamond cut tiles over the cooktop so at least I'll get some pretty marble there. Here's the link for pics and progress if you want a peek. thehouseofy.blogspot.com.