Trish1980's Profile

Oh, do I ever get a lot of use out of my Smart Stick. Everything from smoothies to soups puréed right in the pot to drinks to chopped onions (with the food processor attachment). I LOVE it.

EK76: I don't know about other immersion blenders, but the Cuisinart has a small beater attachment that works for whipped cream.

Ha, ha -- it's heirloom jewelry! ;o)

Hmm...did something wrong with that link. Here's the URL: http://www.diynatural.com/simple-easy-fast-effective-jabs-homemade-laundry-detergent/

The only thing I can think of is that if that glass ever cracked, those books and the piano would be goners...

*their* roaches, not there...

1. Top floor unit. After several VERY noisy neighbors whose noise all occurred during normal sleeping hours and after losing lots of sleep, I aim never to have anyone live above me ever again.

Emmi, it could be that all the other vegetarians they had met prior to meeting you had been preachy.

Remember, the respect thing goes both ways. A lot of meat-eaters are fed up with being preached to about how horrible their eating habits are when it's a difference of opinion. A lot of vegetarians take a holier-than-thou approach (look at ME and how wonderful MY eating habits are!) to the subject with the families, so I can see why one's family members may have a hard time respecting one's vegetarianism. Vegetarians want respect, they should be respectful of their families meat eating in return.

*one thing you can do to take*

As far as laundry goes, one thing I recommend is taking a bar of soap, either Ivory or something specifically for laundry, like Fels-Naphtha, so you don't have to take along another liquid. And it doesn't take up much space -- I alwys can fit mine inside a packed shoe. Unlike taking something like Tide, it works great in the sink and you don't have to have access to a washing machine to use it. For stains, take along some Shout wipes.

Something else I always, always travel with is a bandana. It comes in handy for, of course, the obvious purpose of covering your head/hair, but also for less obvious uses, like a makeshift tablecloth or napkin, glasses cleaning cloth, towel for your face when you've forgotten one, covering for sketchy hotel or airplane pillows, and all sorts of other things.

Also, it's a wise idea to bring a color photocopy of your passport along with other printouts. Or put a copy in your e-mail so you can access it. My sister was in Argentina for school but went to Uruguay on a side trip and had her entire purse stolen, along with her passport. But because she had an on-line copy available, it helped immensely when she went to the American embassy in Montevideo.