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Perfect timing! I need to buy some fabric this weekend for my new futon/daybed. Mine is outdoors (covered porch) so I will probably try to get outdoor curtain panels, if they haven't been entirely replaced by Christmas decor.

"- After 10 p.m., take it inside. It’s fun to carouse by the light of the moon, but it’s not fun to comfort your screaming infant while outside jerks are carousing by the light of the moon."

This needs to be printing in gigantic font and posted in my complex. I've had neighbors start barbeques, dinner parties, and what sounded like a club meeting once well after 10pm. That said I do live in a university town. We're living cheap now so we can save desperately for a house *away* from all the students. Thank goodness it's summer now.

I never officially signed up for the cure but we did set out a chore list to avoid having things fall through the cracks and our apartment getting out of control. The place looks better just because we're picking up more often (which then helps speed up actual cleaning) and I was inspired to pull out a rug I've had stored for years and put it in the living room. It looks great! My home is a much more relaxing place.

I have a friend who is a repeat offender when it comes to boundaries. One time we had several friends over for our regular game night. I saw him eyeing a drawer where I keep my "stuff" - I couldn't even tell you exactly what all is in there - and sure enough a minute later he reached over and opened the drawer. He closed it and saw me looking at him and he looked embarrassed. "I just wanted to know what was in there." I looked at him a moment longer then we both went back to the game. Part of what makes it difficult with this particular friend is he used to live with my husband years ago so he uses roommate standards for boundaries even with *my* stuff. We finally got out of the habit of waiting on him to go somewhere because we were giving him rides "because it will be easier" (his words). Oy.