Aimsly's Profile

When I was 13, my stepdad got a job offer which required us to move within 5 days. We'd never seen the house we were moving into 2 hours away.

When they said "master bedroom can fit a king mattress", they literally meant ONLY a king-size bed.

The house was such a mistake!

I started waking up a bit earlier so I could spend a little time cuddling with my kitty and dressing myself up a bit nicer than I usually do. The kitty cuddling has immensely improved my mood in the mornings, and dressing up nicer gives me a confidence boost all day!

I hate intentionally distressed furniture. I wish that trend would die.

MSTAYLORLAUREN; be careful with tucking DVD/Bluray players and game consoles (especially) into poorly ventilated, tight storage areas. My Wii was toasted because of the lack of proper ventilation in my TV stand.

I'm actually very disappointed; I got more out of the Kitchn, Unpluggd and and Re-Nest than most of the main AT site.

I'm hoping the site drastically improved from what it is currently looking like.

Also, I'm with GINNIELIZZ - lose the TNR; what is this, Geocities in 1997?

The Disk Utility option only works if you HAVEN'T installed Lion yet.

Oh boy... The boyfriend is guilty of:

- Not wiping down/cleaning the bathroom counter top after shaving and leaving the shaving gel on the counter (this one drives me mad more than anything else!)
- Leaving garbage lying around, period. This includes: leaving empty plastic bottles around the apartment; leaving miscellaneous, unimportant receipts on the shelf instead of throwing them out/shredding; etc.
- Leaving used dishes wherever he finished eating; or, when he's brought them to the kitchen, not washing or even rinsing them (disgusting sour milk at the bottom of his cereal bowls, yuck!)
- Leaving banana peels in his lunch containers instead of throwing them out
- Not sweeping, ever, when it's "his chore"
- Instead of starting a load of laundry when the basket's full, keeps piling clothes on top until I cave and do 3 weeks' worth (giant laundry mountain)
- Not doing dishes when he sees the sink's full - will wait until I ask for help or just do it myself

Really, though, as much as these things grate on me, I've learned to bite my tongue and just deal. I know there are probably aspects of my personality (and/or habits) that he can't stand, so I don't want to start WWIII over a few household tasks I can take care of myself. My new motto is "It's bothering ME, so I should do something about it. C'est la vie!"

Hmm...

• Plastic wrap: Never use the stuff - reusable containers only!
• Plastic food bags: Same as above - reusable containers.
• Trash bags: I fail to see how this is at all possible, at least for myself. I live in an apartment building which doesn't allow for composting (the rest of the city's residents get to use "green bins" for compost collection). If all of my garbage was solid and self-contained, maybe, but our trash is filled with rotting food products. Ew.
• Paper towels: Cotton towels are better!
• Hair dryer: I used to agree before I wound up with a temperamental hairdo. 8/10 times, though, I'll let my hair air-dry.

• Microwave: I could go without, but it's just faster and more convenient.
• Coffee maker: I've never owned one.
• Dishwasher: I've never owned one.
• Television: Have one, but don't have cable ;) Only use it for movies and video games.
• Garbage disposal: I've never owned one.

Curious about uggs, too! I've tried to hand-wash the boots with water and a sponge to avoid soaking them, but the salt stains come right back when they dry.

SoSue - I've tried with one, and mine was either way too powerful or I went a bit longer than needed because the cream nearly turned to butter!

I've used a hand mixer with a whisk attachment and a Magic Bullet without issue, though :)