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Agreed with others, until Pinterest adds a bulk editing tool my boards are going to be somewhat random. It is too time consuming to click every single pin you have added to a board and reassign it. They need a bulk edit and delete tool.

One thing I do find interesting with Pinterest is how much my tastes have changed even in the short time I have been on there. I look back at some items I pinned just over half a year ago and am not sure what appealed to me about them. It's a visual tracker of interests, and how fleeting they can be, that's for sure.

This is my neighbourhood, I love the market, both north and south side!

The south side market in the basement is best for a vegetarian like me and has some amazing organic produce vendors (wider variety than any larger grocery store), a fantastic bulk foods store that has just about everything you could want, a vendor dedicated to every type of rice that exists and hand made tofu that is tender and so much better than the overly processed brands. Cruda, the raw foods cafe, is also worth a visit if that's your thing.

If a recipe calls for some sort of obscure or hard to find ingredient, you can probably find it at the market. The kitchen gadgets store on the main level is my go to when I need some sort of specialist item. The peameal bacon sandwich at Carousel Bakery is famous and used to be a favourite while the Eggplant Parmesan sandwich at Mustachio in the basement is my current go to.

The north market has organic meats, in season produce (not much organic, but you can ask the vendor about their pesticide use) and amazing home baked goods. Oh and the baked samosas you can get there are incredible.

The antique market is largely junky, but occasionally there's a great piece usually at good prices. Most of the art in my place has come from there. And you can bring your dog with you on a Sunday only.

I'm on the 12th floor of a condo (with elevator) and agree if you can get it that direct access to the outdoors is ideal. However, my mini poodle and I manage just fine going up and down in the elevator, especially now that he's older and doesn't need to go out as often. Puppy training was tough and resulted in lots of accidents.

The key for us is lots of walks and runs in the dog parks, some time at my parents' house where he can charge around their backyard and taking dog classes when we can (currently we're doing agility). He's a happy boy and is very downtown savvy!

Within my group of friends (early 30 somethings), we leave VM if we're calling for a purpose. If we're just calling to chat, appearing on the caller id is enough, if the other person wants to call back, they will. I guess we have trained ourselves to do this because half the time the other person just calls back without listening to the VM, so why waste breath.

My mom almost always leaves a VM, and so do acquaintances and people I have appointments with. I think VM still has a place, but I agree that if you know the person you are calling and know their VM habits, it's totally fine to not leave a message (and in fact preferable).

Oh so great to see this! I have been planning to do something just like this to hide my DVD player and now I can follow a tutorial.

Like many others, I really have no space for boxes. I keep them long enough to make sure the item works/ I want to keep it, and then those boxes go into recycling. I have never needed a box again, so it works for me!

It's been mentioned a number of times, but I also have the LG fridge and have been really happy with it (almost 4 years now and going strong). I think it probably is too small for your needs, but for anyone else who needs a fridge for a compact kitchen (with 1 or 2 people in the home), definitely consider the LG counter depth!

I live right down in a condo with my Miniature Poodle. All the dogs in the parks near me live in condos, and I see a wide mix of breeds, so I would say any breed from a Chihuahua to a Great Dane can live in a condo.

So as has already been said, start with what works for you and your lifestyle. If you like couch potatoing and don't want to go out for walks, then a Jack Russel or Border Collie for example are not for you. If you are active and outdoorsy, then you probably won't suit some of the lazier breeds.

I have found the Poodle works great in a condo, but does need a fair amount of exercise. They are great for allergies, both my mom and good friend have very bad dog allergies even to some of the so called hypo allergenic breeds, but both are absolutely fine with my dog.

My building has had quite a few middle of the night fire alarms (thankfully no actual fires yet). I grab my purse, my dog and my keys. If I could smell smoke or actually see flames, I would be grabbing my dog and that's it! Everything else is replaceable.

I paid full price for most of my kitchen renovation components, although the sales people always try to make it feel like you're getting a deal. The only furniture item I have paid full price for is my latex mattress. Worth every penny so far!