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10.27.14, 15:46 PM General Topics
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All right! Let's list one or two things we do while running the household that have made our lives easier. I'll start: [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
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Every family member has a different colored bath towel. They also have an over the door rack (from the Container Store.) That person takes their towel to the bathroom when they bathe and then brings it back to their room and hangs it up over the rack to dry. Result? One or at the most, two bath towels to wash, per person, per week. BTW, it usually ends up being just one per person. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:49 PM Flag
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you live like animals. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:51 PM Flag
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Really, Why? :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:02 PM Flag
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^ it was a TOTAL attempt at a joke. I think that's fine. I was trying to be funny. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:04 PM Flag
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aww thank you. :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:08 PM Flag
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no worries- I was adding to the fun started below by the wonton soup container ass mom below! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:09 PM Flag
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umm. that's actually me. hahaha!! :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:19 PM Flag
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Why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:04 PM Flag
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+1 on this. Washing towels more than once a week is insanity. You are clean when you use them! If they are properly dried they are fine for a week. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:16 PM Flag
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How disgusting. You do know you are actually scraping off dead skin cells on the towel every time you use it. A couple of days, maybe. More than that you are just a pig. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:23 PM Flag
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Eye roll. You could say this about sheets and pretty much every piece of fabric you touch. Your whole body is covered in dead skin cells ALL THE TIME. You sound neurotic. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:26 PM Flag
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Nah, not neurotic. Just, you know, clean. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:43 PM Flag
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clean dead skin cells are not "dirty" [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 07:21 PM Flag
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np. This discussion is rather disgusting. I only change towels twice a week but yes, dead skin cells are effectively dirt. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 08:13 PM Flag
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So--you rub yourself all over with dirt all week? Honestly...I am not going to wash the damn towels every time I use them--ridiculous waste of time and water. Once a week is plenty as long as they air dry properly. Has anyone used those waffle-weave towels? Kind of curious. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 12:08 PM Flag
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So you wash your sheets every day? Because if not then PIG, right? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 07:25 PM Flag
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twice a week. But then again, I don't vigorously rub myself with my sheets. Do you? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 08:12 PM Flag
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No, I just lay on them for 8 hours a day, every day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 08:56 PM Flag
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lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:05 AM Flag
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Ha ha ha!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 12:06 PM Flag
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Sheets are far more disgusting than towels. You lie there all night, shedding skin cells and perspiring, creating the perfect breeding environment for mites. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 12:34 PM Flag
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Sounds like anxiety issues. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:46 PM Flag
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Germs [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:20 PM Flag
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I think this is a great idea [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:06 PM Flag
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online grocery shopping [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:48 PM Flag
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+1 instacart is one of tshe best thing I have to manage my time in 2014. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:16 PM Flag
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what is instacart? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:41 PM Flag
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Instacart.com I'm not sure if it's in NYC yet-we have it in Chicago. Groceries delivered in under 2 hours. You shop online, pick all the brands and products (and substitutes) you want and they go to the store you pick (we have six options here including costco!) and then select a delivery time. I have never needed the 2 hour time but it's nice to know it's an option. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 03:41 AM Flag
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and popcart! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:41 PM Flag
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I keep a large, empty wonton soup container in the bathroom and I use it to wash myself after I use the bathroom. I rinse and pat dry with my own handtowel that I also hang in my room. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:51 PM Flag
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what/ lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:51 PM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:57 PM Flag
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^ this is do funny, large empty wonton container!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:57 PM Flag
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The wonton soup part actually sort of makes the whole picture for me [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:04 PM Flag
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so funny!! wonton soup wash my pussy. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 02:26 PM Flag
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Save even more time and wash your face with the towel while you are there anyway [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:54 PM Flag
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lol.. no, I use a different handtowel for that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:11 PM Flag
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same principle as using a bidet. use a special small towel. personal use. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:12 PM Flag
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Disgusting. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:54 PM Flag
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??? I don't understand what an empty soup container??? What??? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:58 PM Flag
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lol. omg. I had to close the door to my office! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:58 PM Flag
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yeah I'm confused [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:59 PM Flag
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lol! she washing her ass with a bowl of water from an empty wonton soup container! lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:59 PM Flag
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Why don't you get a bidet? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:59 PM Flag
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dud- she's using an old wonton soup container- she can't afford an bidet. And neither can I! lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:02 PM Flag
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:), exactly. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:11 PM Flag
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I think you can absolutely afford it. http://www.amazon.com/Luxe-MB110-Non-Electric-Mechanical-Attachment/dp/B001KKRCFA [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:18 PM Flag
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hmmm. that gets good reviews but doesn't it see dirty to be in the toilet? I see it has over 1000 good reviews.. I'll have to check into it. Still wish we had bidets here in America. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:23 PM Flag
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but I don't want a crappy one! lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:25 PM Flag
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I want the kind you have! lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:26 PM Flag
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I just spit out my lunch! LMAO [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:00 PM Flag
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^ I cannot stop laughing!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:00 PM Flag
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me too! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:06 PM Flag
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oh sweet jesus [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:01 PM Flag
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hahahahaha. OMG. Tears. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:01 PM Flag
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Hahaha.. at least I don't walk around with STANKY ASS they way you all seem to!! haha! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:03 PM Flag
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why/ Why would you use an empty wonton container?? why wouldn't you use a bucket or a plastic something or other or why wouldn't you stand in the tub?? why- lord why? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:07 PM Flag
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I'm still laughing from all your laughing. I use it because it's a clean, plastic container. I do it partially to keep from buying more plastic which is filling up the ocean and the landfills. I used the adjective "wonton soup container" so you all could picture the size and shape of the container. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:10 PM Flag
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ok- its small then - too small. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:12 PM Flag
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well I use soapy water first and then rinse with clean.... fill it up three or four times.. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:21 PM Flag
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How do you get up to refill several times when your crotch is dripping wet? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:51 PM Flag
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remember I have a hand towel and the sink is beside the toilet [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:55 PM Flag
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How could I forget? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:57 PM Flag
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lolllol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 05:21 PM Flag
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Omg lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:17 PM Flag
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How do you function when you use the restroom anywhere else? Have WSC, will travel? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 05:03 PM Flag
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omg I cannot breathe I am laughing so hard [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:07 PM Flag
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why would we need to picture size and shape?! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:14 PM Flag
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ITA about standing in the tub! I'm picturing stanky ass-water dripping all over the bathroom floor. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:31 PM Flag
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Did you hear that WSCM- do you stand in the tub?? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:32 PM Flag
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No.. you don't stand in the tub. you fill the plastic container and, while you're sitting on the toilet you gently let the soapy water stream down and then you rinse and then you pat dry. No biggie, really. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:39 PM Flag
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Well, then you definitely shouldn't try it. Carry on. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:35 PM Flag
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Wonton soup container mom- WSCM!!!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:07 PM Flag
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How many times do you wash your mouth out a day? You probably should wash your private area as many times. Do you just shower once a day? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:05 PM Flag
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Op here: I'm laughing, too. But, I bet my booty is sweeter than yours!! haha.. :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:07 PM Flag
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You mean, sweet like soy sauce? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:15 PM Flag
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op here.. and I'm laughing as hard as you.. so silly [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:20 PM Flag
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WTF? I thought bidets were gross. This takes the rice cake. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:22 PM Flag
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Do you bathe after you move your bowels? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:32 PM Flag
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more like black and white cake. I'm a born a bred New Yorker. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:36 PM Flag
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OMG I AM HOWLING [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:03 PM Flag
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This is a common Asian thing. My friends told me its called an 'ass cup' - not joking. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:43 PM Flag
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I can't picture this. So, soapy water in a plastic container that you just kind of pour or slosh all over your undercarriage? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:50 PM Flag
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np...DYING.... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:59 PM Flag
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wait, what? I'm Korean. Never heard of this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:23 PM Flag
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isn't this what some desi cultures do (not a wonton soup container but something that looks like a small flower pitcher)? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:24 PM Flag
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Are you Filipino? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 03:41 AM Flag
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I thought you said "a largely empty wonton soup container..." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 02:07 PM Flag
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I use fabric napkins. Each family member has their own napkin holder. If they wish, they can also use paper napkins but the fabric napkin is really like a little table cloth that protects their clothes. I started doing it ten years ago and my husband is the only one who also asks for paper napkins along side the fabric ones. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:53 PM Flag
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We use paper towels. It has been a long time since the queen's been to tea [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:55 PM Flag
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she re-uses. good for the enviro. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:56 PM Flag
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That's stretching it. I bet she washes her napkins more frequently than I go through a roll of paper towels. I use old ripped towels for cleaning, though. Paper towels are a waste for that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:04 PM Flag
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Op here: I use ripped towels for cleaning, too. Great for polishing wood [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:13 PM Flag
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And paper towels are expensive! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:08 PM Flag
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Not if you use them as your fancy napkins :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:17 PM Flag
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It just feels so slummy and ugly--and then I'm like "ugh--these thing are so expensive!!" We have a bunch of nice simple linen or cotton napkins that I just toss in the wash--it just feels like a nice little luxury. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:30 PM Flag
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Op here. Why be so judgmental? That works in her family. Nothing wrong with it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:37 PM Flag
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I do it too--just hate the way it looks and the cost and the waste. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 07:26 PM Flag
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It probably is. I just live with a house full of gorillas and they'd find a way to just make permanent monuments to indiscriminate manners. I can't even keep their button down shirts stain free. Teenage boys [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:38 PM Flag
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I hear you. :) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:49 PM Flag
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I can't get DS10 to stop wiping his greasy fingers on his shirt and pants. Paper napkins get sticky, I might try your way. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 02:19 AM Flag
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Klassy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 07:58 PM Flag
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Omg. I swear I thought this was in response to the wonton soup container bidet post!! Laughing so hard my stomach hurts... [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 11:17 PM Flag
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We don't have a washer and dryer and I made a deal with my husband that as long as we didn't have a washer and dryer he would be the one to do the laundry. After thirty years, that's still the case. My life? Easier. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:54 PM Flag
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Why don't you have one? Small place? Renting? Stackable ones same some room [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:02 PM Flag
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np, they are not permitted in most nyc apartments [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:10 PM Flag
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Op here: would love to have a washer and dryer but it has just never happened. Maybe someday. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:17 PM Flag
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Having your own washer is heaven. Don't give up your dream. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:42 PM Flag
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What does he do, go sit at the laundromat? Or go do the laundry at his girlfriend's apartment [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:05 PM Flag
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he goes.. and goes for coffee or breakfast.. does some writing. It's always worked for us. Only downside is wrinkled bottom fitting sheets because he never learned to fold them correctly. But, nbd. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:14 PM Flag
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Haha. I was just joking with you. I can't fold fitted sheets either. It's all cool. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:39 PM Flag
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Does dh wash your panties? I couldn't imagine allowing my dh to do that! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:47 PM Flag
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Oh come, how long have u been married? Don't you wipe Properly? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:56 PM Flag
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see wonton soup container post, above! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:10 PM Flag
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Trained the kids to pick up their own toys from the time they could walk. Every toy/game/book has to be put away before another one can be taken out. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 03:58 PM Flag
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Our are responsible for their own laundry starting the summer before middle school. All three are now in MS and HS and do their own laundry, including sheets & towels. Once they all were doing laundry, they got together and started trading, so one does the laundry each week. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:00 PM Flag
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Smart of them to trade off. My parents also had us do our own laundry starting at about 4th grade. I was shocked when I got to college and so many kids didn't know how to do it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:03 PM Flag
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+1 I work at a university, and I meet students all of the time who don't know how to do any basic housekeeping or cooking. I'd be peeved if my parents never taught me anything and didn't give me a trust fund ensuring I'd never need to know! :-D [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:21 PM Flag
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My SIL was raised in a house with a live in housekeeper and she is completely useless in the house. The house is always a disaster. Having a live in was ultimately a very bad idea. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:48 PM Flag
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Op here. that is fantastic work. very good. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:07 PM Flag
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We bought a front-loading combo washing machine & dryer with a timer function. I hated it at first, but I can put laundry in before I go to bed and set the timer so it starts overnight, and the clothes finish drying when we wake up in the morning. Ten minutes to fold & hang & put away, and the laundry is done before the day starts. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:02 PM Flag
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we are not permitted to have in our nyc apts, but this is sounds soooo cool! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:11 PM Flag
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NP: I know lots of people who break that rule. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:39 PM Flag
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Use a pick up and drop off laundromat. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:01 PM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:12 PM Flag
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Nanny that does all the laundry and also cleans. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:04 PM Flag
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OMG, I could never. Wash the charges clothes, yes but wash the parents clothes, ewww! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:44 PM Flag
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It really is no big deal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 05:46 PM Flag
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Nannies are laughing behind your back. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:49 PM Flag
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np: why is this such a big deal? the cleaning lady does our laundry. and [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 02:47 PM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 05:37 PM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:27 PM Flag
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We only give our DCs one present each for birthdays and Christmas. They get other presents from family & friends, but they don't have the monster piles of toys & games & clothes that a lot of our friends' DCs have. It's easy to keep everything organized and cleaned up, and easy to know which clothes & toys haven't been used in months and should be given away. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:04 PM Flag
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Love this [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:12 PM Flag
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Nice.. not overconsuming at Christmas.. that can be such a trap. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:15 PM Flag
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+1 It's so hard not to buy a ton of presents for DCs, especially when they are little. We try every year, but still end up buying more than we meant to. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:47 PM Flag
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I know. Don't beat yourself up about it. I know exactly how you feel. I started to try to teach my dc to think about what he wanted to GIVE his Dad, his cousins.. I helped him wrap his little gifts.. lots of times they're from a second hand store or he drew them himself or maybe we wrapped homemade cookies in a box and he gave that. it was more fun for him because he gets excited about giving as well as getting something. It works.. he's really grown up to be a pretty good person. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:58 PM Flag
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We do the same thing for Christmas -- only room on Santa's sleigh for one gift each! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:14 PM Flag
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less crap. constant decluttering. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:05 PM Flag
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yes. that's what I should be doing right now. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:17 PM Flag
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+1 I don't but buy things we don't need. Less picking up, organizing, dusting [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:50 PM Flag
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BRAVO!! Good one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:59 PM Flag
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Decluttering almost every week. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:50 PM Flag
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3 DDs. They share a bedroom, and nothing is allowed in the bedroom that isn't for sleep - beds, linens in the closet, night tables, lamps, and bedtime books. Their clothes, toys, and games are in their playroom. We close the playroom door at 8pm and they get ready for bed, and are only allowed in their bathroom & bedroom after that. They shift more easily and quickly to bedtime mode. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:08 PM Flag
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assuming you are not in a 1200 sq ft apt, correct? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:12 PM Flag
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We have three bedrooms & two bathrooms, in 1400 square feet. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:18 PM Flag
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This is absolutely brilliant. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:14 PM Flag
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where do they do homework? I was thinking of something similar but only bed and study in the bedroom. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:52 PM Flag
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In the playroom (which is slowly transitioning to a study room as they get older, but they are only 4, 5, and 7 now). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:31 PM Flag
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do they have a tv in there though? what's going to happen when one needs to study and one do homework? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 02:20 AM Flag
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No, they don't have a tv. The tv is in the living room, where it belongs. As to your second question, I assume that was fast typing and you meant "one needs to do homework and one wants to play", and of course homework takes precedence, but they are close enough in age that this won't matter, as they will all start to get "real" homework around the same time. They will just learn to study with a few distractions. Like most people do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 08:15 AM Flag
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This read, at first, like you had three double Ds. I thought, "wow, I'll bet her bras fit her like a glove." [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 02:08 PM Flag
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I take a hydrocodone with a large iced coffee [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:07 PM Flag
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I really need to start doing this. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:10 PM Flag
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what's the benefit? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:12 PM Flag
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you feel awesome and happy all the time? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:16 PM Flag
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Haha, I thought no one would respond to this but it's true. On a day when I need to get a shit ton of housework done, this is what I do. Just one 5mg tablet, no big deal. I will haul furniture and paint and scour all day long. Just the effect it has on me. Yesterday was Saturday and you should have seen the ridiculous amount of work I got done. I cleaned out an entire 3 car garage. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:20 PM Flag
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dude- that scares me [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:28 PM Flag
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Hydrocodone does that to me, too. Good stuff. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:21 PM Flag
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I could pull weeds and rake leaves all freaking day. And no appetite, right? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 08:11 PM Flag
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Right. It's fabulous. [ Reply | More
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Right. It's fabulous. [ Reply | More
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^sorry for the triple post! No hydros today! [ Reply | More
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Right. It's fabulous. [ Reply | More
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I got it after my c section and it just made me sleepy [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 09:59 PM Flag
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Oooooooo! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 07:56 PM Flag
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I make everyone get up on weekends, half an hour earlier than we get up on weekdays. It makes Monday mornings so much easier to manage, and we get a lot more done on weekends (fun things). (I do not expect to be able to do this once DCs are in high school.) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:13 PM Flag
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So you never get to sleep in? Do you woh? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:25 PM Flag
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DH & I both WAH. When we want more sleep, we go to bed earlier. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:47 PM Flag
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Throw out the crap people. My rule is, if I pick something off the floor two times, the third time it goes into the garbage or thrift store. Same for stuff lost under the bed. NP. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 04:47 PM Flag
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I wish I were more like you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 05:02 PM Flag
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I hate crap people. They suck. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 07:57 PM Flag
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menu planning and food prep over the weekend. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 06:22 PM Flag
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Outsource! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 07:56 PM Flag
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I keep the kids socks in a basket by the door. No more running back to their rooms to put on socks before putting on shoes. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 08:31 PM Flag
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During weekly pick up your stuff session, if anything is left on the table, sofa, floor, it goes to the donation box. DC gets 1 chance of rescuing an item from this donation box (usually by doing something extra) but even before that, DC runs to clean stuff before I get to them. We started this when DC was 3. DC is now in 1st grade and knows how to clean up after self. Wish my MIL did this to DH. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:09 PM Flag
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I hear you, sister! DH is the worst clutterer in the family. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 10:34 PM Flag
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Freshdirect and soap.com = lifesavers and timesavers. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.27.14, 11:01 PM Flag
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I never let laundry pile-up. Whenever I have enough for a load, I start one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:51 AM Flag
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ah but then you have a revolving laundrette don't you? I'm having this debate with DH.. I'd rather get it all done in one day than having piles of washing around. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 02:07 AM Flag
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PP I have a laundry room, and I use those drawers under my front-loaders for storage, so not too much mess [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 03:49 PM Flag
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White sheets and white towels. Bleach and rust remover save them all [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:52 AM Flag
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We went the opposite, since I color my hair at home and we have kids. All towels are dark blue and sheets are dark colors that match the rooms. I miss white towels & sheets! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 08:16 AM Flag
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Kitchen entirely clean every night before I retire [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:53 AM Flag
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I fill and donate with clutter at least one TJs paper grpcery bag per week [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:54 AM Flag
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Paper napkins for dinner (the nicer Vanity Fair ones from Costco) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:54 AM Flag
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EVERY receipt goes to me, for everything. I sort em and have avail for taxes, returns, warranties etc [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 02:00 AM Flag
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Dark brown stain resistant sofa and accent chairs. I can't wait to get rid of them as youngest dc is now 5, but they look brand new after a decade of spills. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 11:10 AM Flag
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Live-in nanny + live-in housekeeper. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 10.28.14, 01:57 PM Flag
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