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I'm allergic to milk products and I've found that Tofutti cream cheese and sour cream are great substitutes for anything that calls for those in recipes. Most people can't even taste the difference, as long as there's a little bit of flavor added.

My boyfriend and I have what we both think is the sweetest deal around: I cook, he does the dishes. He loves everything I make (even the less successful cooking attempts) and is willing to work for it! We don't have a dish washer. His system is a double sided sponge (with a green scratchy side) and a bottle of dishwashing soap - he says doing dishes gives him a moment to meditate in his head. Apparently, for him, there is nothing else like it.

Thanks for all the GREAT advice guys! I was really in a rut about the moving process and this really helped me get back into it!

I did think about placing the bed so it faced the kitchen, as a couple of people suggested, but once I assembled the bed frame again, it jutted too far into my living area. I moved it back facing the window this morning, where most of you suggested I put it.

I bought a set of HEDDA RUND (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20117481) curtains, as well as some blue-green SARITA (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50145430) ones. I'm going to put them up so one type faces into the living room and the other faces into the bed area. This way, when I'm in bed, it feels like a different space. I'm thinking of combining this solution with the expedit solution.

bfootnovellista, you have some amazing insight! I would LOVE to put my computer in the coat closet, but when the door is open, it blocks the front door... I'll need to remove the door or consider another option.

Maybe I should remove both closet doors?

I'm still moving in, unpacking and assembling furniture. I will be posting pictures as soon as things start coming together. I'm a flight attendant and NEVER home, so the moving in process has been quite slow. :)

p.s. I am actually female (though not a "girly girl"), just with a unisex name. Sorry if that confused anyone.