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I've gotten pretty good at this ever since I started chemo. My main trick is just to get everything prepped ahead of time which can still apply when you're regular sick. As soon as I feel anything coming on, I just make sure and clean the place more than usual so that I don't agonize over it when I'm incapacitated.

I also have essentially developed a "sick kit" that I always keep gathered. It's the little grab bag of items I'll keep next to me while I'm sick. It includes a blanket, pillow, my laptop, phone, tv remote, tissues, any meds, water, and Campbell's sippable soup. Whenever I feel a little better I clean what I can and it makes me much more restful knowing that my apartment doesn't look as bad as I feel and that I can take care of myself without having to rely on others.

We just received our first nice set of knives as a wedding gift and unfortunately didn't take proper care of them at first resulting in those rust spots. Thanks for the tip, I'll be trying it out this afternoon.

Made this yesterday and it was delicious (and the perfect excuse to use my new trifle set!) This is definitely going in the recipe collection.

@Tasterspoon My family just tried this dying method and there was no flavor in the eggs after they were dyed. We even did very long steeping in the strong-smelling turmeric, and still no hint of a flavor affected the actual egg. The only thing is that I would be wary of staining. We didn't have an issue with the veggies or fruit based dyes, but the turmeric left our fingers stained and possibly our countertop.

And really focus on the straining and cleaning of the eggs to help keep your finish smooth and not blotchy. All in all, we got MUCH more vibrant colors with the natural dye as long as you were willing to experiment with steeping times and mixing colors. Will definitely do again. :)

I got a large set of these little bowls and dishes from my fiance's grandmother's old restaurant and they make my cooking so much easier! I love setting them all out and getting everything all ready to go ahead of time; it looks pretty with all the different colors and makes the process that much faster. I just wish I had more than a foot of available counter space in our cramped apartment kitchen. :/

I just made it tonight; it was really good except for the artichokes. (I had used canned artichokes) I personally would suggest steering away from canned chokes because most of them come with a really strong briny-taste that's really hard to mask/get rid of. Next time I'll go to my other grocer's and get frozen. :)

I've suffered from this condition for as long as I can remember but only just realized it after taking a Packaging Design. Speaking of packaging, I've seen so much creative packaging this month due to Halloween being in a few weeks. For example, a fruit punch drink that was in a container shaped like a blood bag/iv drip bag; so fun! Fiance had to drag me away! Has anyone else seen any great finds recently?

Anything that is crocheted/knitted just because it can be. Just because you can, does NOT mean you should. (This is where crap like crocheted-toilet paper-doll-cozies are concerned.) I really think that you should use media that's appropriate to your project and not just whatever you think of mish-mashing. Now I'm not discouraging experimentation, I just think it would be more beneficial (and cool) to actually learn new skills instead of giving yourself a crutch and limiting yourself to just one trade skill. (I.E. making EVERYTHING out of yarn!) Am I the only one that feels this way?

I think it looks very soft and relaxing but I agree with everyone else on the dust issue. Especially since I have allergies and a cat, having a bedroom like that is just begging me to spend my time sneezing and coughing while attempting to vaccuum that fabric with blurry, tear-filled eyes.

Incredibly cool. :)