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I didn't know the idea of a landing strip was new - my family always had one, so growing up I assumed it was a standard feature of a home. Same with an entrance hall/mudroom (even if tiny). I was beyond puzzled when I moved to North America and kept seeing houses and apartments that open right into the living space. I kept thinking - where do people keep their coats/hats/scarves/shoes/bags/keys?

My boyfriend and I work in adjacent buildings, so whenever I have a particularly tough day he surprises me with flowers at work; he even got me a small vase to keep on my desk for such occasions, and it's rarely empty.

Another time I asked him to to drop something off at my apartment, when I was up to my ears in errands to run; I got home to find a beautiful bouquet of freesias (my favourite flowers), as well as an apartment that was cleaner than I remembered...

What can I say, I'm blessed. :)

Overall, I like the design of it, and don't see any issue with privacy in this. If two people are already comfortable enough to use a more traditional bathroom together (in which, as many have noted, there is little more privacy), then this layout shouldn't be a problem.

The one question I have is: why not extend the sheet of frosted glass all the way to the floor (if it isn't already), and eliminate (1) the "peeing in the shower" feel and (2) the need for a door to the toilet "stall"?

Honestly, the fact of having a toilet stall in a larger bathroom is the only thing that weirds me out.

Cute, but not the most practical thing when you have pets or can't recycle plastic bags.

I've moved recently, and while I gave away most of my moving boxes to a coworker who was also planning a move, some boxes were just too beat-up to donate or reuse. For the past month or so, my recycling method has consisted of useing one such box to hold all my recycling. When the box fills up, it gets recycled along with the contents, and I move on to the next. Not the prettiest of solutions, but then, how appealing does one need the recycling bin to be?!

On that note, $23.95 seems awfully steep to me, when you can get a regular (and much sturdier) recycling bin for under $5...

... wow. All those tips can be summed up in one sentence:
"Make yourself as uncomfortable as possible."
No thanks. My showers are already short enough (~10 minutes), AND I'm enjoying them.

Question: why in the world would you want to drain the enjoyment from a daily ritual? There's quite enough to be depressed about in the world without purposefully depriving yourself of a bit of happiness on a daily basis. If anything, you should find ways to enjoy your routines more. So sure, try to take shorter showers (time yourself if you need to, or use the ipod playlist thing or what have you), but don't turn them into a chore.