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Yesterday I dug through my 'started-but-never-finished' pile of sewing projects. I have been wanting a new dress, and found that I had most of the pieces cut out for a lovely dusky purple wrap...

I actually did have this sort of success once. A lovely woman who used to be a co-worker of mine was very oveweight and very unhappy about it. At the time I was about 10-15lbs overweight myself. ...

Holy crap I want to live where you guys live. Insurance on my 2005 Ford Freestyle is about $1500 / year. And I have high deductibles and an excellent driving record.
I wonder if this is a Canada...

Canadian coming late to the party, but to clear things up for me:
* This is being phased in over a few years, correct? It's not a sudden jump from $9.10 to $15.00 immediately.
* I can't find a...

Woooo! Congrats!
I'm coming up on a year of being mortgage-free, and I can tell you it takes a couple months before the reality of the extra cash flow is apparent. You deserve some time to relax...

Oh I'm in! I've been away from the boards for <cough> years, but I'm feeling the need to get back into to decluttering.

I really need to go through old clothes and craft projects and get rid of...

Oh! I'd love to do that - I've been meaning to give the program another go... I need to create some space in my life for creativity.

( The poster formerly known as BunnyFan - yes, I've been gone...

This is truly a profound lesson, and one that I need to work on. If you feel you are in control of your workday, no matter if you work inside the home or not, you are not stressed out or rushing...

I read that book last spring! It was really mind-blowing for me, and I did increase my charitable spending by quite a bit. But I also feel better about it, as I'm now more confident in which...

Is there car-sharing in your city? Often they have a variety of different kinds of cars, including small pickups.

Awesome! Definite daydream fodder. :)

Yeah, Perplexa, I was looking at modo, but they don't have a car within walking distance of my home. My plan is to ask them how many more people we need to get one in our neighbourhood, then put up...

The driver training program I took as a teenager INSISTED that one should ALWAYS back into a parking space. Now, it's just the way I feel most comfortable parking. I swear, I have no intentions of...

Get a dog! :D
Seriously, my sweetie is on a business trip this week, but when I get home to two wriggling happy Schnauzers, it's all good. Plus, looking after them means that I need to get out of...

That's a lovely poem.
I've been thinking a lot about dying lately, as my grandmother is dying in hospice right now. She is accepting and at peace, but I am not.
I'm not afraid of death as much...

I'm considering trying car-sharing, if I can get enough people in our neighbourhood to sign up for one of the Vancouver co-ops.

Has anybody done this? How did it work out?

I can commute by...

Mine is frizzy, but only curly in places - so the usual curly-hair tricks don't really work. Most of my hair looks TERRIBLE if I don't brush it. Just the sides curl. :(
Today I just spritzed it...

Holy smokes, Mighty Frugal! I want to take a nap just reading all that! :)

I am pretty low maintenance - thought I have becomes slightly more high-maintenance as I reach my mid-thirties. Now I...

Haha - I don't think my neighbours bake. In any case, the corner store is right across the street, and they have always had what I needed.

I live a very different life from my parents. I'm a low-key city gal, and they are energetic rural people. My sweetie and I often spend holidays with them, though, and we appreciate some of the...

Careful of those rose-coloured glasses:

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What a surprising result! I think the NDP will be very interesting in the role of Official Opposition. Can't say I'm too happy about the majority conservatives, but I guess we'll see how it plays...

I've requested two of Mr. Taleb's books from the library - the article was fascinating! I've always had an uneasiness about the stock market, one that I couldn't quite put my finger on, and the...

These are kind of the answers I expected - nobody is completely happy with any choice. Personally, I tend to vote based on the local candidate, not the party leader. I tend to be a Liberal...

With the federal election right around the corner, I'm wondering if anything is going to be different this time around, or if we'll end up with pretty much the same government we have now.

So, my...