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Slight downer in the form of the moving companies... Omg, so expensive! Also, the one that was cheaper was discovered to be a bit shady. In Washington, a move of over 55 miles must be charged by weight and mileage. Well, one company said they charged by the hour, which should be only local. My...

I've been wondering about this, since the coffee I usually buy is on a very good sale this week. I've heard that freezing is the best as long as it stays frozen. So not letting it get back to room temp, then freezing again, etc. Anyway, that's what my step-dad says, and he's a coffee fiend. :) I...

When I was little, think my mom had some kind of allergy test done on me, but not the prick test. She had issues with that one. It came back that I'm DEATHLY allergic to bananas. Um. Nope, I can eat them with not one problem. :/ Anyway, I've never come across any allergy that I know of, yet. My...

One good thing (for me!) is that since there is no yard, only steep woods around the duplex, the 3 year old isn't outside much. Although when I was little I loved tromping through the forest that surrounded my house... The back yard has three "tiers" which go up high. The third has the most sun...

It looks like a female pit bull, maybe a mom? I will try to make it like me, though! Oh, I forgot to mention that the place overlooks some open horse pastures. It's really beautiful. I can only see a couple houses through the trees, and one I can see their chicken run! lol!

Those look great! My parents just made some raised beds (6!!) and my mom was worrying over how to keep the deer and birds out... Are those just regular pipes?

Went to look at the duplex I'm going to rent. It's vintage 70s, and not in a good way! Except for the cute built in kitchen nook, which I adore. But I got the okay to take down the awful curtains which are a large part of the problem, and make my own. Of course this means getting all new curtain...

I know, I hate having to ask when I know they don't want the coupons, but it's not worth my job! I know at some stores it's a pain to get help. At the Lowe's I shop at, there is very rarely anyone on the sales floor that is available. There are TONS of employees, but I guess all of us customers...

I'm not dead, but busy! The house is officially pending sale. But since it is a short sale, the bank could decide not to accept or some such nonsense. I don't really understand, and don't care. Either way, I'm moving next month to a duplex with an existing chicken pen, a wood burning fireplace...

I work at JoAnn's, and when we got it in I got all happy and confused my co-workers all day. I won't tell them about my awesome homemade pads since their reaction will not be positive. (One co-worker looked at the PUL and said "that's what they make disposable diapers for!") So they were all...

Sorry if this is already posted somewhere, I've been out of touch. JoAnn's now carries PUL. It's $9.99, but most people will bring a 40% off coupon. So that's not bad. As far as I can tell it's the same as what I've ordered online. Although it says "wipe with damp rag", I put a sample through...

When I was little, I thought my dad made up that saying himself. :lol:

Oh, seriously would I trade. Did you know, the Pacific Northwest is having an extremely warm winter? So while the East and South are snowed in, the Winter Olympics are having to delay some events on Whistler (about 130 miles north of me) because it's too warm! I get some form of stir crazy when...

I tried threading a while ago, and it just did not work for me. It hurt a lot, and I had trouble getting the hairs I wanted out. I also hate tweezing, so lets just say that my eyebrows are on the bushy side now! I'm happy that this works for someone, though. :P

I found a place which grows most of its seeds (all non-GM) in Acme, WA, which is not too far away. I think they only ship, though. So how much is decent for packets of heirloom seeds? They're mostly $3.00 from this place. I thought it was good until I saw someone else post about $.10 seed...

Eh. So some people start stocking up. They still will have no idea how to use their stockpile, and once it's run out, will have no idea how to replenish it. They will have nothing to trade, no skills of any sort. I guess from working with people a lot, I've gotten cynical. I mean, most people...

I make baked mac and cheese with sharp cheddar and cream cheese. It's very rich and terrible for you, so it goes without saying that it's super yummy!

Omg, I hate shaving! Not so much because of the cost of razors, but because of the time it takes. I always forget to shave my legs and then need to wear a skirt. Bleck! I've been looking into making sugar wax. So not much money to invest. Pain, yes. Money, no. Edited because you don't need...

Bettacreek- I totally agree. Last year we had a snowstorm that made roads almost impassable for about a week. Friends called me every single day to ask if I had enough food. I know, they were being sweet to think of me, and I'm happy to have nice friends. BUT, they started calling the DAY it...

I sometimes make kettle corn with 1/4 cup oil, 1/4+cup white sugar, and 1/2 cup popcorn kernels. Put in three kernels, wait until they all have popped, then add the rest, cover, and shake the pan for a few seconds then put it on the heat for a few seconds until most are popped. This way they...