Cashew's Profile

TOTORO!!

Love.

ZAAHHHH! I want this. so . freaking. bad!

It would so much more fun to snuggle up on than my little stuffed Totorro... O_O

No. Not at all. They tended towards very soft colours, and I prefer to go the other way entirely: bright and vibrant.

HOWEVER. I will note that their colour decisions are now frequently influenced by me.

Hi Tracy! The paintings are my own - that's why they were just kicking around. :)

Ehhh.... Stroller, I guess. That said, it was on sale, and not that expensive, but it had all the features I wanted: small (ish) enough to fit in our not-large car, easy to use with a car seat, and not ugly to the max. I'd say we've splurged on 'transportation' in general, since I've also got an Ergo that we use on a regular basis, and a sling that I LOVE for short trips.

Hrm. Agree with caseyinto.

Personally, I can set up our three person tent on my own in about five minutes. That's not so terrible.

I can't speak for living in the States, but where I live in Canada, I get a 25% price reduction on my house insurance for having an active security system (some people I know have a smaller reduction, but large enough to cover the cost of having the system monitored). I understand why it doesn't work for your mom, Gregory, but as long as a person isn't constantly setting it off, it makes financial sense to have a system installed.

I'm not a renter anymore, but other than not having to worry about repairs (unless I had a lousy landlord), there weren't really any perks.

-It's cheaper to own than rent where I live
-We were never able to rent a whole house, but owning a whole house means STORAGE in the form of a basement/shed/etc., and the lack of storage is really what killed me about renting
-We had to shovel anyway as renters in our last place, and now that we own, I really enjoy taking care of the yard
-Renovating a space to be exactly the way you want it FAR outstrips any inconvenience of having to deal with maintenance yourself, IMO

We have Ikea's Dacke stainless steel island (sadly, it's now discontinued), and we can't say enough good things about it. The more we use it, the better it looks, provided you don't mind scratches. At first, when the steel is perfect and new, each scratch kills a small part of you, but it doesn't take long for the surface to look well-used and loved.

I have the Nikon D90, and I have no complaints, except that it's too large to have with me everywhere I go.

Someone mentioned that they got a better deal by going to a big box store for their kit. That may be true sometimes, but I picked my D90 up at a local store, and their price was lower than the big-box SALE price. It pays to shop around!