robinsnc's Profile

I grew up in the Twin Cities and have happily moved to Minneapolis, bought a house and had a kid. I can't handle my dining options being Applebees or Round Robin. Where would I buy groceries? http://www.coopdirectory.org/directory.htm#Minnesota There are maybe three of the massive list located in what I'd deem a suburb. The idea of taking on a car payment horrifies me.

If I were to leave, as previous commenters said, it's going to be plenty far from the homogeneity of the Twin Cities suburbs. Minneapolis is an awesome place to live, but Twin Cities as a region lacking outside the city limits (St Paul is cool, too.)

Mine is more of a list for the year because I'm in the Upper Midwest and some of these just can't be tackled on snowy, cold days!

Entry:
J: organize table and coat tree, scrub stairs, hem curtains
Yr: replace outdoor light, paint porch

Living:
Yr: decorate empty corner, move baby toys, curtains

Dining:
J: cull pottery, curtains

Kitchen:
J: Organize glass/mug/tea cabinet,
Yr: take down center cabinet/paint/new handles

Basement:
J: Organize storage and outgrown baby items
Yr: new carpet/ac/paint

Bedroom:
J: clean off top of armoire, clean ceiling fans, new curtains

Office:
J: new poster/print

Backyard:
Yr: seed, plant hops in the alley, landscape side and path

There has been some really, really cool stuff in the giveaway, but the full Ecover range is by far the best prize!

I agree with all the walkers! It's key to surviving unemployment. It got me out of the house and away from checking my inbox and cell phone every two minutes thinking they weren't working.

living in a larger city, I made sure to take extra time planning the route, and even stuff to see (ie free museums, obscure landmarks, parks, etc) and tried to make myself see them. There was no turning around until I had done them all. Plus, if you stumble on to a little spontaneous wandering , it takes your mind off of the situation.

Best of luck to all!