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My fave is penne pasta with bacon, green peas, caramelized onions, and Parmesan cheese. So easy, and soooo good.

uh, make! no contest...the boxed kind are too much like jello...and don't have enough cheesy good flavor.
If you want easy and homemade:
-1 tub cool whip
-1 8oz block cream cheese, soften
-1/2 c confectioners sugar
-1 tsp vanilla
Cream all together, put in a pre-made or pre-baked crust, chill for 4 hours...sooooo goood!

We stayed at the Hudson last time I was in NYC. The rooms look to be as small as The Pod rooms...but not for a discounted price! These types of small-sleep-and-shower-here-only rooms remind me of European budget hotels...functional, but not somewhere to hang out.

I've much despised the "McMansions" out there, with 200,000SF, and no useful space. Money buys you more stuff, more space, and a longer driveway...not style...

My very first apartment ever...super cheap, on a bus line, next to my school...and I should have run screaming. The "Landlord" was a total scumbag, never fixed anything...including our walk=out patio door. Should have seen the signs on move-in day, when I asked to see the place one more time, walked in to see 4..."non-English speaking workers" hanging out in my soon-to-be livingroom, "fixing" the door. When brought up to the landlord, I was told to "get over it and stop being so racist"...oh my...but, it was only a 6 month lease, so I left most of my things packed up, and got the hell outta there ASAP.

It's quite easy...and I've done it in apartments before too, not just my own. It makes a huge difference! If people can take their cabinet doors off, they can certainly change the way the fridge door swings.

I'm a completely Classic gal...I love tailored clothing, the more man-cut pants and jackets, with just little flairs of girliness in my jewelry, belts and shoes. I've tried to incorporate a more "trendy" style into my wardrobe, but my body type just lends itself to the cut, 50's style clothing...I can live with that!

I say head...because you can always travel to those amazing places, and they always seem a little less amazing once you have to deal with rush hour traffic, finding a job, grocery shopping, working everyday, etc...
I live where I do because of my job and my hubby. We bought a smaller house, close to the city, so we can enjoy the nightlife, and also use our hard earned income to travel, instead of paying through the nose for a great but tiny box in NYC or San Fran. It's a good compromise!

agree with all the posters so far...anything with "wire me money" is sketchy...and your instincts are usually correct. Let it go, and flag it.

for our 2 week Great Britain trip, I bought those "Space Bags" on a whim...thinking it'd be funny if nothing else. They...saved...us! Dirty icky clothes...into a Space Bag! uh oh...not enough room for those shoes from London? More clothes into another Space Bag! They really do save you room, and help keep clean/dirty/wet clothes from touching each other.