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I like the *idea* of macrame, but the reality of how begrimed it gets hanging up keeps me from getting involved with it.

If you have carpeting, a SpotBot works wonders for pet mishaps. If your pets are allowed on the furniture, give then small blankets they can lie on and can be laundered frequently. If you allow them (or can't stop them) to lie on the bed, then consider a patterned sheet as a bedspread that can be laundered each week. (I do this for allergy reasons, but it's helps with smells too.

My cats get sweatscoop too. Regular. The multi-cat clumped a little too well and stuck to the bottom of the pan.

Modkat litter box = tote bin + hole in the cover :)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2005/nov/01/ethicalmoney.g2

"What Stamminger's results actually show is that the most efficient dishwashers on the market use less energy and water than the most slap-dash human dishwashers"

I've been horrified by how some people wash dishes...drain open, water running...I'm sure that sort of hand washing can be beat by even the oldest leakiest dishwasher. Using efficient techniques, not so much. Plus dishwashers depend on harsher chemicals to get the dishes clean without scrubbing.

Interesting. I prefer chewy cookies that don't do well dipped, but one of my favorite cookies is a spicy crisp cookie and I love those dipped in hot choc or in coffee with cream. They do have more flavor that way.

Like susanna37, I assume it's a ploy. Never had a problem with it becoming stale. Ditto baking powder even thought I don't go thru it that fast.

I'm lazy. In your shoes, I'd get some cork tiles, paint them the lighter color on the chairs, seal them, and mount them over the pink tiles with some adhesive velcro tabs. (You could use double-sided tape, but I've never had good luck with that holding long. Especially in a damp environment.) Don't even worry too much about the moisture as it seems you have a small backsplash and unless you are a messy cook, clean-up shouldn't be much of a problem.

Personally, I'm not keen on open cabinets because of the grime factor. But why not give it a try and remove a couple over the sink area or far away from the stove? If it doesn't suit you, put them back up.

Was just pondering what to have for dinner. Pancakes it is.

I've had a few cooking pots that have had a few spots like you describe. Eventually the spots wore off with use and Bar Keeper's Friend with each washing.

I don't get the advice to freeze bread rather than refrigerate it. Any time I've tried to eat bread from the freezer, I've needed to toast it to get rid of any sogginess or staleness from the thawing process. Now I go straight to toasting it unless it's going in a recipe. But ditto bread that I've refrigerated. It gets toasted and that takes care of any staleness. IME, it's one of those "old wives tale" type bits of advice.

And not refrigerating or chilling fruit or root veggies? Maybe if you are eating them shortly after bringing them home, but for long term storage dark cool, or even cold, places are essential. As for only buying what will be eaten in a week, some people are storing what they grow or what they stock up on at local farmers markets. Storing at room temp just won't work for everyone.