On Ask a Clean Person: Laundry School - Bras and Mildew and Taffy, Oh My!
@OhMarie We use one from Target that is a basket-weave, hinge-top. It's a rectangle and about 3 feet tall. It was maybe $50 and comes with a removable, washable liner and it's perfect.
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On Drinking, Pets, and Babies
@ohyeahmetoo Ditto. I am seriously allergic to cats -- to the point that if I sit on a long plane ride with someone who owns a cat I get the sniffles -- and also dislike cats. This is because cats seem to sense that I am allergic to them and feel it is their duty to make me go into anaphylactic shock by rubbing their fur all over my face and climbing on top of me at every opportunity.
That said, while I might dump one unceremoniously on the floor after it has climbed onto my shoulders or nudge it away (nudge, not kick) with my foot, and while I say I hate cats, I wouldn't ever terrorize one like that.
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On Ask a Clean Person: Dude, Where's My Coach?
@toastandjam I have leather conditioner and use it often on bags that have a little more "character" (like vintage or vintage-looking leather bags). It's basically very plain, unscented moisturizer that keeps the leather from being dried out. I use it on bags once a year or so and I think it make the leather look richer.
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On How to Know If You're Having the Same Wedding as Everyone Else on Pinterest
@teenie The hardest part for me was not the practical planning stuff (that was time-consuming, but not hard), it was the interpersonal relationships and drama and trying to make sure no one's mom or cousin or great aunt felt left out or jilted.
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On How to Know If You're Having the Same Wedding as Everyone Else on Pinterest
@The Everpresent Wordsnatcher Are items bought at a flea market or vintage store a key part of your table displays? Do you use the phrase "table display?"
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On How to Know If You're Having the Same Wedding as Everyone Else on Pinterest
@bskinz This. I did a lot of stuff (all the paper - invites, etc.) myself to save money and it was like having a second job. For about three weekends after we came back from our honeymoon I was euphoric over not having to wake up at 8am and print/copy/glue/alphabetize.
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On The Audrey Hepburn Makeover
"I felt kind of like a coquettish, gamine Snuffleupagus."
...you rang? :)
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On All the Weddings I Have Ever Been to, as I Remember Them
@klaus If her experience was anything like mine, there were so many other little bits of drama going on that someone wearing a white dress was not even a blip on the radar. Maybe mention it sometime if it comes up in conversation - how embarrassed you were and you hope it didn't bother her.
My mom's behavior stemmed mostly from the fact that she fully believed the party was about her. This is not surprising or unusual, though I appreciate the sympathy! :)
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On All the Weddings I Have Ever Been to, as I Remember Them
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On Ask a Clean Person: Laundry School - Bras and Mildew and Taffy, Oh My!
@TheLetterL I say this under pain of death, but I do it too. I have non-fancy bras, so I buckle em up (keeps them from hooking other things) and throw them in the wash. Let them air dry and put them in with a full load so they're not really all over the place.