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I live in 125 square feet. What keeps me sane is having rooms with specific purposes. I won't even keep clothes in the study where I have free cabinet space because they belong in the dressing room.

That said, I have to climb a ladder to bed, so the idea of a single serve coffee machine at arm's reach up there is very tempting, albeit not practical. :)

My new favourite mix in comes from a recent AT post: olive oil, cracked black pepper, and Parmesan.

I don't eat sweets first thing, so I am discovering the joys of savoury oatmeal. Bacon and cheddar is up next for breakfast.

Some of my tenants live in bachelor suites with a large walk in closet. More than a few use that closet as a bedroom and are very happy doing so. They sleep with the door open for ventilation and are very happy with their cozy sleeping nook. So if adults can be happy sleeping in a closet, I don't see why kids wouldn't be, especially in such pretty ones as yours!

I was an apartment complex manager over the winter who didn't know she'd inherited a building with a BAD bedbug problem. Once the source of the infestation was dealt with, I was still left with pockets of resistors. Combining advice from both the health inspector and pest control, I had all my tenants in that building place double sided tape around their front door as we knew the bugs were traveling through the hallway. Everyone was advised to vacuum their suite completely, including behind and under furniture, at least once a week. If someone got the bugs, a mattress cover, a thorough vacuum of the suite, and full laundering of clothing and linens sufficed to keep the bugs at bay until we could spray. We looked at heat treatment, but it's very expensive and not always effective as the core of the building needs to reach a temp that can be destructive to the apartments. As for the folks with the bad infestation who lived with it for years? We had to gut their apartments and they lost *everything*. The most important thing the health inspector told me is that, yes, bites itch, but bedbugs are not a health hazard.

Any tips for a single person to get through the dark meat? I've tried to eat it since thighs are cheaper than breasts, but the flavour is terrible. This is the only thing stopping me from roasting a whole chicken.

Video chatting with Skype. I used to see that technology on Trek and thought that it would be amazing to have that when I was grown up and living away from my family, but that I wouldn't see it in my lifetime. The first time I video Skyped with someone clear across the continent, I knew the future held infinite possibilities.

Snow globe? They mean fish bowl, right? The space is absolutely lovely, but the lack of privacy would get so tiresome.

I usually hand wash with a Wonderwash + spin dryer. Takes about 15 mins to do a load of laundry, plus drying time (which is slashed thanks to the spin dryer taking most of the water out). Here's how I do it: http://www.squidoo.com/doing-laundry-by-hand-in-an-rv I can even do sheets, towels, and jeans this way.

Another example of a use for an iPad that I wouldn't have imagined or even thought I needed, but that I now know I won't be able to live without. My 17" monitor is pretty roomy, but the extra screen space will be great for when I have to compare documents.

These sound great!

But savory oatmeal in the morning is the idea that inspired me. I love oatmeal first thing, but do not eat sugar before noon. It never occurred to me to make it savory! I'm having Parmesan oatmeal tomorrow morning!