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Looks like a doombuggy from the haunted house ride at Disneyland. Don't like. Creepy.

My husband and I downsized this past year from a 1400 house (w/ 2-car garage) to a 375, lofted-bedroom cottage. We love the cottage much more. There was ample WASTED space in the house.

However, having lived in many small places, the level of enjoyment (for me) is directly related to how well laid-out the space is. I had a studio one time that I went a little nuts in. HORRIBLE layout.

Give me a small cottage and a big yard anyday.

Just moved this past weekend from a 2-bedroom apartment to a house. Got a truck and did it ourselves.

And I am so tired it hurts to stay awake. And I have about 20 bruises all over myself.

We keep saying that the next move we will hire out. I think this time, it's true. Oh, to sleep....

I had a bunny in an apartment. HEre are the pros and cons:

Pros:
* It's something alive, other than you, in an apartment.
* it's adorable
* they aren't very expensive to maintain
* they are fluffy and you can pet them (difficult to pet a fish)
* They can be litter-box trained, pretty easily, actually.
* they are super-adorable when they groom themselves. Like stare at them for hours adorable.
* They are quiet.

Cons:
* They often like to bite wires. Mine generally didn't, but one day our cable went out. The bunny who "never chewed wires" had chewed through the entire coaxle cable. Luckily it doesn't carry much current.
* They SHED. Like mad. ALL year long. Not only on your clothes, but EVERYWHERE. It floats in the air.
* They can smell. I used cedar chips in the litter box, but still, there's waste in there so it will smell unless you're diligent.
* They don't make any noise, which can be good (see above), but it's also sort of lonely. We now have cats and we love that they meow.
* They can bite. If you have a friendly rabbit, this will generally be rare. But it's a nip that stings when they do.
* They don't express much excitement at your existence. Cats: aloof, but they act like you're there. Dogs: Uber excited when you come home. Rabbits? No difference.
* They are kinda stupid. It's difficult to train them. Litter boxes are the exception; mine took to that pretty quickly and would get wiggly when I was holding him and he HAD to go. But other than that, he didn't do much. Wouldn't even stay in his bed if I put it on my desk.

And five days after the post, Making it Lovely had a lovely daughter! Can you believe that?! New baby pic is on her website.

Incredible!

Leave when it's safe. When I grew up in southern California, I experienced evacuations first-hand. You're not going to be able to fight 40 foot flames with a garden hose. I knew people who left too late, couldn't get out, and hand to stay huddled in their bathrooms, covered in water, praying to make it. Do your best to prepare hour house before the first start (clear debris, no dry weeds/timber, safe roof), but leave! Though, interesting to note, there's now some sort of foam stuff you can spray all over your house. Now that I might put on the house if I had time...

I think it's easy to go clean-slate... when your clean slate involves a beautiful brick wall.

Because sometimes, one just has to pose shirtless with his cat, preferably with a far off look while thinking "how did I end up on this library ladder wearing no shirt?"...

It's wonderful-- I use mine for a coat rack (coats with the little loops on the neck only). I can put SO many on there, mostly because they don't fall off easily. Great storage saver.

Just be careful of the cord. My friend, on her first time out with the bush cutter, cut through the extension cord. No electrocution, thankfully, but a lesson learned.