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WOW. To all of those berating Sarah Rae for her use of defining this water enhancer as healthy you should be ashamed. No, artificial enhancers are NOT necessarily healthy... but for someone who is say...diabetic.. and can not ingest any natural sugars, this is a wonderful and "healthier" alternative.
Some people do not have the luxury of being able to ingest all "natural" foods. I myself am missing a protein on my DNA strand and am unable to process many uncooked vegetables like cucumber and melon.
Thank you Sarah for helping out all of those who can't follow the typical definition in "healthy" foods and beverages.

Hi, this is Jennifer whose house had sewer back-up. I agree that flood insurance is great and I will be adding it to my policy. I didn't feel the need to add it back when we bought the house because I didn't feel that the surrounding creeks could possibly flood all the way to our home.... I did however put on sewage backup protection...and thank goodness I did!

At our home we have a drain right outside the garage door, and another one inside. When the city sewer systems began to back up it pooled about 3 ft. deep in our driveway outside the garage, and bubbled up in the basement a good 3 ft. as well. At first they weren't going to cover us, thinking that the drain from outside had flooded into the house through the garage door. It wasn't until we showed video of it bubbling up from the drain inside that we could claim it as sewer backup (even though, technically they both were since they were both from the same main pipe!)

In our case, the sewer backup was solid human waste. You couldn't see through the "water" and we were literally washing away human feces while cleaning. We put on rubber boots and started hauling things into the driveway either throwing them away or piling up for cleanup if it was salvagable....we hosed everything down with water and then went through and sprayed a bleach solution onto the floor, walls and items that were touched. All around...a disgusting situation....but with all the photos and materials we prepared for the adjustor we got our full coverage amount back and he even absorbed our $1000 deductible and added on an extra 5% for removal since it wasn't just water... so we came out pretty lucky!!!

Suprisingly, I actually found it at WalMart.

The headboard was made using 3 pegboard panels, thin strips of foam and upholstery fabric. We mainly just used spray adhesive and since we used the pegboard we didn't have to nail through it. We just put the nails on the wall and hung the panels like a picture frame on the wall. :)
The shower curtain I actually found at Linens & Things! It was exactly what I was looking for, and I thought i'd have to pay a heavy price at anthropologie or Crate & Barrell. Lucky me, I even had a 50% off coupon!

Everyone did a beautiful job! It's such a great feeling to revitalize something you love! BEAUTIFUL! And for all you nay-sayers out there maybe you should follow the cures advice and revamp your space! (A cheerful color might "cure your rude negativity)

So cute!

I can't stop until i'm completely unpacked! In my first day I had my entire kitchen/bathroom stocked and all of my clothes in their places. A few throw pillows and candles were even pulled out to make it feel homey while I finished up in the next few days.

hehe I like the "Plan a Date" day. We might have to steal that one. :)

Great first post!!! Sometimes design can become so cluttered when you look at the whole picture. I like that things can be simplified by looking at the small picture before attempting the large. :)

Fantastic post! I can't wait to go look for "junk" to transform. Great idea with the picture frames!

PS-Your Boston is cute!