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We just got "weddinged" this year, so our wedding registry is still up. I'm hoping people will be smart enough to check there if they can't come up with something on their own. I know it's the thought that counts, but I'm so tired of getting pajamas and make-up bags every year from the same people.

Our apartment has a laundry closet that lost its doors to a previous tenant so we use curtains to give our hallway a tidier look by closing off that part. The hallway is also quite dark so we used a bright and cheery curtain to bring in more light.

That's actually how we picked our current house. It's basically zombie-proof. Our front door is very hard to find (not exactly welcoming, but it keeps the zombies and Jehovah's Witnesses away), the house is impossible to climb on, the walls are made of rock (to deflect any zombies engulfed in fire) and it's on a hill (zombies aren't so good with hills). It also has a window over the front door that is large enough to throw hot tar or confetti out of (zombies love a good party!). We have surprised our friends by throwing things out of the window more than once... And if they *do* get in the house, there are areas that will bottleneck them while we pick them off. There is also a loft bedroom with a window so we can pick them off at the street level and the room has a very narrow anchored spiral staircase to give them some trouble. No wonder we call it The Fortress! :)

I came into the 20/20 way late, but can I just say that I love Maxwell's little videos? He's so calm and softspoken. Very relaxing. :)

We have a very large, but also very dark bathroom with no windows. For some reason unbeknownst to me, they felt canister lighting would be great, but didn't think it was necessary to put a light in the shower which is quite a distance away from the canister lights over the sink. We can't paint or add fixtures and, while bright accessories are great, it's still quite difficult to shave your legs when you can't see what you're doing. I'm starting to get used to showering in the dark, but I wish there was some way of fixing this problem.

Is that gentleman selling knives out of a suitcase?

My parents kept the calendar from the year my mom was pregnant with me so I know the dates of when they found out, when they told everyone (and their reactions!), and every little pregnancy milestone. She circled my due date and counted every day I was late after that. Then there was a big star and exclamation points on my birth date followed by well baby check-ups and documenting my first grin. I treasure that little calendar to this day.

We do collect a lot of Halloween and Christmas decorations, but I try to limit it to two bins worth for each holiday. There are a few things that just won't fit in the bins and they get a pass. All of our holiday decorations fit in half of a large walk-in closet, so I don't think that's too bad. Our Halloween decor is limited to vintage horror movie posters, decorative skulls (just bought a really awesome mercury glass skull that is gorgeous and so unique!) and the occasional bat as well as lots of fall foliage decorations. We don't do the gory stuff because I really can't stand it being in my house when I'm walking around with no glasses in the dark.

I'm probably going to get laughed off of the blog, but if you do have to resort to a futon, they have some really nice, modern ones at Target and Walmart that don't look like futons at all. We just bought one to try it out in place of our couch and we love it! And it was very well priced!

I'm not a design expert or anything, but since you love modern style so much, there are some great modern-looking futons out there that look more like a couch than a futon. We just bought one to replace a couch and will replace our other couch next payday. They look AWESOME! And no one knows they are futons until we unfold them and then they are amazed! Most people think they are new, cool modern couches. :)