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Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:39:32 -0400

So my roommate is a very sexual person. Well the problem with that is that she and her... errr... sort of boyfriend are having sex four times a day when she knows I'm in the house and they pound the bed against the wall and it sounds like she is going to scream the roof off. Sometimes my boyfriend is there and he hears all of it and all of her sexual noises. It really bothers me because it will automatically put a picture in his head. I hate confrontation and I have no clue how to tell her that it bothers me. I mean when she is in the house and my boyfriend and I are doing it we are very discrete and we respect that she is there. Any advice?:)

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Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:34:35 -0500

How do you make a journal without spending crazy amounts of money at hobby stores? Price range: $1-$10

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Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:22:46 -0400

Any ideas on how to celebrate an amazing 18th birthday?? :D It's quite a big deal in my country and well it's in exactly 10 days so... any advice ladies ?? TY <3

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Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:03:10 -0400

How do you approach roommates who are slobs and never clean? I have 3 roommates, and I'm not a neat freak, but I DO think the common areas (kitchen, living room, dining room) should at least be kept tidy. However, I seem to be the only one who feels this way, and don't know how to talk to the other girls about it, since I'm the new one in the house. I have tried just not doing anything, but dishes will sit on the table or in the sink for sometimes 2 weeks and grow mold, unless I do them. HELP!!!

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Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:37:56 -0500

I have a post Christmas party on Saturday night and I volunteered to bring dessert. What is a good dessert that I can make that is possibly festive but definitely delicious?

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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:53:38 -0500

Lately I've had this itch to learn how to cook beyond my standard fare of grilled cheese, pasta, and eggs. What are some cooking basics I should know and perhaps any recipes I should try?

Cook, Clean, and Static Cling? 24 Great Household Tips!

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:11:26 -0500

Whether you're a domestic diva or domestically challenged (like me) these are some great tips for any of you ladies living on your own having to cook, clean, and live on a budget.

Bananas Done Right: Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.
Cheese Please: Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!
Pick Your Pepper: Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.
Beef Minus Grease: Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.
Egg-cellent: To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.
Not Your Ordinary Brownie: For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.
For the Garlic Lover: Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.
Dreamy Dessert: Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simply chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.
The Morning After Pizza: Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza.
Easy Deviled Eggs: Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.
A Little Frosting Goes A Long Way: When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.
Reheating refrigerated bread: To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.
Weed Whacker with Newspapers: Wet newspapers, put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.
Broken Glass: Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily.
No More Mosquitoes: Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.
Squirrel Away! To keep squirrels from eating your plants, sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it.
Flexible vacuum: To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift-wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
Reducing Static Cling: Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing pantyhose. Place pin in seam of slacks and static is gone!
Measuring Cups: Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.
Foggy Windshield? Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth!
Reopening envelopes: If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two.
Conditioner: Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair.
Goodbye Fruit Flies: To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass, fill it 1/2' with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid; mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!
Get Rid of Ants: Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it 'home,' can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

These tips came from a forwarded email my mom sent me... Feel free to add some more!!

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Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:15:52 -0400

I decided to have a birthday dinner at my place rather than go out and make everyone spend lots of money. Anyone have any good recipes or suggestions I should consider-- there's going to be about 25 people? It's BYOB so I'm not concerned with drinks but I want to make sure there is good stuff to eat.

Fabric: More Than Just For Throw Pillows

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:58:20 -0400

Graduating college means that you graduate from "dorm room" style as well. When I moved into my first apartment, I knew that paying real rent meant getting rid of holiday lights strung from the ceiling, construction paper photo frames stuck on the wall with double sided tape, and neon colored pillows bought 2 for $5 at Big Lots. Unfortunately, most of us tend to have an interior design budget that's more suited for IKEA than Crate & Barrel, but luckily D-Y-I is chic nowadays. Read on to find out how to use fabric to decorate your apartment, townhome, or studio in your parent's basement. And not just by making throw pilows.

Wall Art: Since so many fabrics are pieces of art in and of themselves, why not use this to your advantage. Large-scare paintings and collages makes great focal points for a room, and can tie a room together by incorporating several important color themes. This look can be vintage or modern, and can be embellished however you see fit. See a great guide to circular art made with embroidery hoops here or for a more classic design check out this

Door Panels: Interior Design guru Apartment Therapy has some great ideas on how to decorate door panels with fabric. They suggest gluing wallpaper to door panels, but if you're renting, you might be better served by using something like 3M's Command Strips to adhere hemmed fabric to the wood.

Ceiling Drapes: Although slightly harder than the other DIY projects here, draping fabric from your ceiling can add a dramatic flair to a bedroom. Try modifying this guide for wedding drapings to suit your smaller rooms.

Curtains: Not your mother's curtains either. With so many great patterns and colors, adding some decorative curtains can liven up an entire room. If you have a little sewing skill, they're super easy to make. And if not, your favorite home accesories stores liek IKEA and Target have them for cheap. Get creative by taking curtains away from the windows and hanging them in front of bookcases, fireplaces (not in use!), or cabinets.

Of course, I don't mean to imply that you should abandon old standbys - fabric works great in small touches such as placemats, napkins, and yes, pillows. But if you're looking to add some versitility in your design, try out some of these ideas.

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Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:19:40 -0400

More wedding help needed! I'm putting together a list of songs for my best friend to play at her wedding during the reception, etc. She's not having any dancing, but it will also be very casual and relaxed. I'm looking for great songs to play that are wedding themed - can anyone help? No nasty hip-hop songs... there will be elderly and little children present. Thanks so much!