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Where did you get those purple lamps?! I love them!

I enjoy my simple, battery-operated, single-use alarm clock that beeps annoyingly. (1) That's the only thing that always wakes me up, music tends to just become part of my dream and I oversleep. (2) I worry about losing electricity in the night and a non-battery-operated device losing the juice needed to wake me up in the morning, (3) when my home town finally got 3G, my facebook page was bombarded the following morning with several posts about oversleeping because the phones were picking up the time from the wrong cell tower (in another time zone).

I cannot stand oversleeping. I trained myself off the snooze and feel more alert in the morning (which is saying something because my brain takes a while to start up in the mornings regardless). I need that annoying beeping to get me out of bed and it works for me.

Does liquid diet include soups thicker than broth? My husband had jaw surgery last year, and I would run potatoe soup through the blender for him. He was only on liquids for a day, then he couldn't chew food for several weeks...and at the time it was hard enough getting him to take all his medicine! Good luck!

In our first apartment, we moved after a 1 year lease because we wanted a nicer place closer to where my husband works. We moved after a 1 year lease from our second apartment to an identical apartment within the same apartment complex so my husband could have satelite tv, we couldn't get a signal at the second apartment. After a 1 year lease, we moved again within the same apartment complex into a townhouse because I liked the layout and needed a change. Now, after 4 years at the townhouse we are moving closer to where both my husband and I work. We've found a place that is much cheaper rent and suitable to our needs. I think we just like to have a change once in a while since we can't do anything drastic to a place we don't own.

I think the room looks bigger with the dark paint!

My husband and I combined our finances once we got engaged. Seemed easier to pay bills using all "our" money instead of splitting it up or having separate and joint accounts. Not saying this is the best option for everyone, it just works best for us. My husband has always made more than me, but it all goes into the same pot. We split chores by preference or skill (I am terrible at vacuuming and he can't cook). I do tend to do more of the chores because I'm a take-charge person and handle all scheduling (doctor's appointments, etc.) because I'm the organized one. When I start to feel overwhelmed, my husband will either take care of things when I'm not home, or tell me to put things off until he can help. He doesn't always notice the pile of dirty dishes in the sink, but if I mention that I'm too exhausted to clean up said dishes...they will be taken care of while I'm told to go to bed :).

I've always heard the opposite on the dog/cat food issue. If a dog eats catfood, it can really mess up doggy's digestive system. But if a cat eats dogfood (just a little, not on a regular basis by any means!!), it's not a big deal. Agree with @mattster about not giving your dogs or cats people food.

What if you do not have a landline, but you already have landline phones? Does anyone know of a product where I can answer my cell phone using my landline phones w/o paying for the landline?