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Silver is the new black >8) Look how many younger women are sporting silver locks. I also don't think there is anything wrong with aging and I'm...

When the IRS puts me on hold for four hours or my flight gets delayed half a day, I don’t regard those as emotional triggers. I regard them as common...

Cathy, I can relate regarding the credit union. I bank at Arizona Central Credit Union and they are becoming more complex and more bank like every...

The issue is that 11, count them, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11.....an eleven hour wait to cross the border for a crossing that typically takes less than...

I have ties to Mexico and I live in a border state. Not only that but as I've stated ad infinitum here, I view (and always have) Mexico as a safety...

On the one hand, I believe you have a point here, and on the other hand I question how strong a point you make. Let me explain. I did not notice...

I don't think it makes anyone look younger (well ok maybe the 30 year old who has gone all gray but that's because they ACTUALLY ARE YOUNG and just...

DH bought stew meat months ago and never used it. I am on a mission to eat down existing food so got out my cookbook and made stew. I told my kids to...

There's a point of diminishing returns if you have 30-year-old hair and a face like the crypt keeper. I don't mind looking as old as my hair. :D

It's good to be inland one state with 1 home at 2700f elevation and a 2nd at 5000f. Either way we could be waterfront>8)

I was going to write that a "flip" phone (euphemized as a "feature" phone or "simple" phone, depending on the seller) might be the ticket for Jemima....

I only get mine down professionally every 3 months. It’s a combination of color and highlighting so even though my hair grows fast it looks fine. I...

I suspect that notification is a sales tactic, kind of like the postcards you get from car dealers promising an unusually large trade in value on the...

I hated coloring my hair but I was going gray at lightening speed. My hair also grows really fast so I was coloring every two weeks for years. I...

I may have dodged a big bullket on the car! I had it towed into Santa Fe yesterday after it sitting in the driveway for a week (I have a AAA Plus...

That is a real testament to what simple living is about, and can accomplish. I am sorry for your loss, and I too like reading the fresh ideas of...

You are welcome!

Loving this thread. It does remind me of the "old days" of the simple living forums and it is fresh to actually be talking about "simple living"...

It is indeed! Home of the spinning salad and hot fudge sundae--thank you!

It seems like this idea surfaces every few years, or at least I remember hearing this before. Maybe now they have actually established the link...

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=blackHawk+Chicago+matchbook&_sacat=0 Check these out on ebay. Not sure if this...

I have made no progress whatsoever, but Rosa, your post is inspiring me to try the 30 minutes int he cellar, especially since DH is on vacation now...

I colored mine this year for the first time in years and I am wondering if it actually looks any better. It's gotten really light anyway, so it...

We have a big thermometer hanging outside the dining room. If I were you I would buy a thermometer (it's like a big clock) and hang it outside by...

That's great advice, NewGig. Yeah, I know about the taxes, as we are mostly looking in Maine, and Vermont and NH are definitely plan C's as they are...

I need to give this some serious thought. I color my hair regularly.

Found a cardboard cutting mat for sewing at the Goodwill--never opened--they are 20 at Joanns and I got it for 3 dollars. Looking at it, I think it...

Went downtown yesterday to see a movie and the parking garage was permit only, which changed our plans. We parked on the street and went shopping--...

NH real estate has one huge gotcha. Land taxes are locally based. In our school district at one point per $1000 of evaluation you could pay 2x as...

We actually lived in upstate ny and our experience was like Sweetana described, and the housing stock was exquisite, and we owned 75 acres of land,...

Yeah, that's kind of where we are, Pinkytoe. I guess if we could not sell this current house, then we would have to sell the new one. So we would...

Why don’t you just print them to pdf? I can understand restaurant receipts since they are given to you as paper, but Uber receipts are already...

I only did the standing in line once - many years ago. Since then, I never shopped on Black Friday... until this past one. I went out in the...

I submit them in a pdf file, but I have to start with paper in many cases. I do get many receipts, like hotel and airfare, electronically, but there...

I think I've colored my hair a total of maybe 4 times my whole life, last time over 20 years ago. Fortunately, I'm okay with the color and color...

Sad to say that only events like this are going to convince some (probably not all) people the coming climate changes are real. Now that climate...

While I don't mind improvements or upgrades, I do agree with everyone here that most are worthless and only serve to complicate things. On the...

Would any other result than an electoral sweep for the Democrats be evidence of faulty institutions? Or are you perhaps expecting some sort of...

If you can see drama in a traffic jam then your life must be exciting indeed.

Catherine, do you actually submit paper receipts for business travel?

I’m not sure what the issue is. If I decide to fly from one US airport to another, I have to provide documentation, be screened and so on. Border...

We had two fiends die of cancer in their early forties leaving behind small children. At the time I was highlighting my hair, and paying no attention...

My mom is 94. She had breast cancer twice in the same breast, the second time opting for a mastectomy. She colored her hair (waist long!) Until she...

Well, I can’t say that I am surprised. I had a small weird growth, pre-cancerous, they said- right in my hairline at my temple, that was removed. At...

I stopped dyeing my hair in 2015... I probably look older than I would if my hair was still fake golden blonde, but I'm happy not having to keep it...

Jemima, my current phone, is a Samsung candy bar style, SGH-T199. Because of various things I'd listened to, (and having my old 2G phone stop...

How much of it was family visiting family for Thanksgiving weekend?

If the democrats do in fact hold onto the house, take back the senate, and win the presidency next year I will publicly acknowledge that Ldahl was...

When I was young I had my 4 coffee rang up us 40 and 3 bananas as 30. Actually much less errors now. I always caught it.

When my desktop computer dies I will switch to my cheap laptop. It’s sufficient for my needs.

Interesting. I will look into it.

Small town rural living is not for me now but lived there when young and no rules to clear the snow, etc. Just mentioned it for people intent on...