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I like the curtain over your bed. It makes the bed look like an inviting "nook" from the outside, and (hopefully) makes it a cozy space shut off from the rest of your apartment when you're "inside". I hope sleeping right next to all your school books isn't weird, though. I guess from the back they don't look as imposing.

I used to think the tone of the emails was annoying too, until I listened to her online radio show. Then I realized that she's not trying to be condescending, or be your "mom", at all. They sound different when you read them with her voice and southern accent in your head, instead of your mom's voice! I still receive all the emails (filtered into a separate folder) and it is usually less than 10 per day now. I don't do all of the system but I do the parts that work for me. I think the best part of the system is the attitude. She teaches you that keeping your home is not a "chore" or work you have to do for a punishment, but a way of "blessing" your home and your family.

Even if everyone who used the #fail tag "hated" the brand, twitter users (and ones who use the #fail tag in particular) are hardly a representative sample of tech consumers.

For a small space, I think a more portable (less heavy and rigid) first aid kit would be more appropriate. It seems like this one would be better for a general use first aid kit, if you have the space to stash another more portable one for grabbing and taking with you in an emergency.

Electrical tape is much kinder to electronics than duct tape. I also find that electrical tape blends in to the overall look of most electronics better than duct tape, which has some texture. If you need to sometimes see the lights on, for example, your wireless router and your cable modem, for the purpose of diagnosing problems, you could tape a flap of thick paper over the lights. Then you can flip it up when you need to see the lights, instead of having to remove the tape every time and put it back. You could also just put something translucent such as waxed paper or masking tape over the lights to dim them without hiding them.

You might also want to consider that lights that you can't see from your bed might be visible from the guest bed, so covering them when you have guests, or at least offering to do so, would be polite.

I remembered seeing this craft so I looked it up again. If you put them in coasters, you can display them under your beverages when you are watching the games on TV. Unfortunately I wasn't able to find the actual tutorial but the photo is inspirational and you can probably look up some techniques (decoupage? lamination?) for how to get this effect: http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/concert-ticket-coasters/2008/12/21/