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@Sandyflew--- YES!!! I couldn't agree more. This room is gorgeous, but the term "budget living" to me seems like it should be more about being on a "regular folk" budget!

I go to this market twice a month, I live about 45 mins east. I LOVE IT. My son and I go to be foodies- we literally walk around and buy a bit of things here and there, mostly cheese, veggies, bread, wine. Then we go for a walk around downtown, take some pictures of buildings we love, and sit in a park and enjoy our goodies. It's am amazingly diverse place, and while NOT cheap overall, there are great deals to be had. And I agree with a previous comment-- the cheese there is to DIE for. Ah. Love it.

Holy blip. I live about an hour from Toronto (about 40 mins by GO Train). I pay $1000 a month for an all inclusive, main floor two bedroom in a century house/triplex. It's on a busy street, and some people say the neighborhood is bad (been here in this area 2 years, ZERO area related problems). BUT, I get my place- which is about 800sq ft. LAundry in the basement, large fenced yard, 2 blocks from a park/playground/rec centre, close to kids schools, a block from shopping, on transit route, three blocks from a big shopping centre, all new windows, hardwood floors, original crown moulding and details, kick ass landlords, pet friendly... I am now counting my lucky stars it's only $1000 a month! Thanks AT for showing me some appreciation! ;)

I might CRY I am sooooo in love with this. <3 When my kids grow up and spread their wings, this is exactly the sort of place you will find me. Though, living in the GTA (Toronto area), not sure how practical it is... Might need to head West! ;)

I'm so sad about my new bathroom. The rest of the apartment (main floor century home) is fabulous, the bathroom KILLS ME. I painted it yesterday (and lawd, painting over someone elses crap patch and paint jobs SUCKS)... and it still is... disappointing. It's about 3ft by 7ft, no bathtub, but I do have a window (!! happy dance!!). IT went from SMURF blue (seriously), to greige. And I really want the funky spa atmosphere. It's only been 8 days living here, so I'm sure I will work it out, but... sigh. I dream of a nice big bath like I had in the farmhouse my ex and I owned.

Wow... I haven't heard of anyone where I live having a bed bug issue, luckily enough... but we adopted a cat a while back that came with fleas. Yeah. Fun times. :'( With three cats and two dogs, was a nightmare. And we once had a horrid mouse problem living above a restaurant (ewww) but no bed bugs. Knock on wood. I'd lose my mind.

Moved into a MUCH MUCH smaller house/main floor this past weekend. So it used to be nothing under my bed, now it's... artwork that doesn't really fit my decor anymore but I can't bear to part with- disassembled kitchen table, extra curtain rods, picture frames, etc. I'm actually surprised at what fits, because it's an Ikea Malm bed.

<3 love love love. Ahh love.

Yeah... kinda going through this now... Everyone said how the condo townhouse complex I live in was awful, to look at other places, not to move there, etc. I remember friends growing up here, and the odd riffraff, but nothing awful. WELL... I've been here 17 months, moving in two weeks. Can't handle it. Lady next door and her psycho husband beat each other up in the parking lot, she screams he sold her pills allll the time, she calls the cops whenever she sees a guy she doesn't recognize come over, she kept a log of who came and went from my house and if they stayed overnight, who took my kids (my brother often does, as does their dad)... THEN after I called 911 when her husband was choking her in the parking lot, she called the cops on me and said she thought I was making PORN (?!) and was worried about my kids and the frequency of my visitors. Whaaaa?! THEN they got a dog who is psychotic, attacks my dogs, barks NON FREAKING STOP.... the other neighbor on my other side lets her dog poop ON MY DOORMAT all the time.... so I bag it and put it in her mailbox. The neighbor across the hall from us screams obscenities at my visitors if they park NEAR the line dividing parking spots, a kid got stabbed a few months ago, my 9 yr old son got shot in the neck with a pellet gun while outside playing, and 5 guys ages 18-22 moved into a unit about 5 doors down, and party EVERY. NIGHT. I should have listened to everyone who said not to move in here, but it looked so pretty, unit was great, cute little yard, rent was right, and I was moving after a divorce and from out of town. I should have listened... :'(

I have tons of keep calm stuff now... I got "KEEP CALM (om symbol) CARRY ON" tattooed on my inner wrist, about the size of a deck of cards... and now everyone gets me Keep Calm mugs, shirts, posters, etc... but I'm telling you, some days when I want to kill people (thanks to living in an urban area with a billion people, some days I just can't cope!), seeing "Keep Calm" on my wrist chillls me out before I end up in jail. LOL