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Paint if you must, but don't consider how expensive the stone is if you hate it. Talk to a professional, and get an opinion on removing it. It might be more feasible than you think?

as opposed to hanging it outside, it seems like a good way to keep track of it inside a massive purse (us bag ladies included). my only concern would be if there are any protective cases that offer similar loops.

One the subject of sudden allergy onset- it's more common than one thinks. A lot of allergies can be nursed into dormancy when you're young if it's only a mild sensitivity. (Like building up a tolerance.) By contrast, I've heard of a lot of people who were only slightly sensitive to certain pet odors becoming full-on allergic quite suddenly, as if their body's given them a two week notice over minor repeated offenses. I have no idea why this happens (not a doctor) but I know a lot of people this has happened to (it's happened to my sister around three time).

If they're well behaved cats, I would ask if there are any pet friendly elderly communities in the area you could advertise in. A lot of elderly people are happy for the companionship of a pet, but cannot handle the training of a puppy or kitten.

The problem with having the word "SMEG" across the front is that the brain automatically wants to finish the word into something else. Thank you design psychology or ruining this fridge for me.

Get one of those Barbie head cakes, and call it Marie Antoinette?

got a playhouse story for you then!

I'm not sure that we asked for it, but my parents had a big dog kennel in the backyard for breeding dogs and when it was empty we used to go inside it an pretend it was a playhouse and play house. (I think my parents were privately horrified the neighbors would think they were locking us in the kennel.)

One Christmas when I was 6, we got a giant envelope under the tree and inside was this giant silver key (cardboard covered in tinfoil) with a big red ribbon. We then proceeded to follow the treasure map included that led us straight to the backyard where to our immense shock, there was a little blue playhouse / garden shed that we'd never seen before! It had window boxes, a table and chairs, and even a little loft area. To this day, I have no idea how my dad managed to keep us out of the backyard long enough pre-Christmas to assemble it.

I use it as an alternative to heavy cream in a alfredo variation... little bit healthier, and I don't mind the difference in taste when combined with a sharp cheese.

1) non-functional furniture for "look"
2) hotel style mass-produced art prints
3) plastic tableware (plates, bowls, any of that plastic crap target seems to sell like hotcakes 'cause it has a cool design... if you want something durable, at least get Corningware. it feels more substantial)
4) fiber-board furniture... so, most of the ikea catalog, really. (they have some solid wood, but you have to really look). It practically screams "disposable", and it's way more earth friendly and economical to get second hand stuff off Craigslist of better quality. (or, if you're crafty, make it!)

I'm of the "yay for personal taste!" crowd. I think the blue has a lot of character.

I am, however, of the "omg, soapstone?!" opinion... having carved/sculpted soapstone before, I remember how fragile a stone it is... it might be a cheaper option for natural materials, but I would dread the first time I was banging around the kitchen and took a chunk out of my counter-tops. Then again, not everyone's as clumsy as me.

"I want to sew a quilt but it probably wouldn't come out right..." -the big excuse I kept using until someone pretty much said -"it's not gonna come out at all until you turn your sewing machine on!"

Confidence is the key to doing anything. (And accepting that imperfection IS perfectly fine.)