too many counter in Ca - esp up here are tile. and til with huge lines of grout between them. I have seen some with tiny lines of grout which look and work better- Some day I will replace my counter with a solid top. Of course, some day there will be more counters.

brooms and thing like that are in the hall closet. next to the vaccum cleaner.

Timelies,

Went to bed early (for a Saturday night, anyway) and now waking up at 9:30 felt like sleeping in instead of way too early. Couple this with the fact that I have no intentions to move furniture and this day is looking to be a lot better so far.

IRT the condo Lee linked, I actually like the blue in the bedroom as well, though I agree the bedspread needs to be a different color to contrast it. Not so keen on the yellows and reds. Much too bright for my taste.

Kalshane, I've been moving furniture too. But in Visio, so less stressful.

I'd imagine. Though I'm not sure how it would help with my problem which was pretty much the TV placement being good in theory but not working out so well once you actually tried to watch it. I just couldn't get the couch far enough away from it to make having it at an angle a viable option except for where the couch was originally.

Today's Boondocks cracked me up, though it could just be my crazy Pinky and the Brain love. [link]

I've noticed my new place has no broom closetty thing. Where do people without those keep their mops?

Mine just sits in my kitchen near the oven. I'm not happy about it, but I have no real options.

I don't have a hall closet either. If this turns out to be my worst problem of setting up the new place, I'll be pretty happy.

Though I'm not sure how it would help with my problem which was pretty much the TV placement being good in theory but not working out so well once you actually tried to watch it

I think if you included more detail in the plan (like angle of vision, etc), then a) it'd help b) you'd be crazy.

This week's Monk is bothering me. Letting him have the kid to watch -- SO WRONG. I like the touching character notes that are resulting, but the premise is WRONG.

Seconding the people who say stash the mop like things somewhere in the kitchen, ita. There are bound to be places to hide them.

I decided to play What if I lived in SF and had a sugar daddy

Want these windows, and the view: [link]

Windows not as nice, but love the wood: [link]

Kitchen tiles are wrong: [link]

I'd have to learn to live with the kitchen floor and the red foyer, but I bet I could: [link]

No pictures, but Damn [link]

There are bound to be places to hide them.

Not in this kitchen, no. But I'll work out something.

Huh. Maybe in the bathroom then?

My mops live squished in between the fridge and the wall. They're mostly out of sight.

Put the bucket and mop by the front door, throw a christmas tree skirt over the bucket, and use the mop as a coat rack.

What?

OK, I'm confused. It's time to buy my godson (now 13 y/o) his confirmation gift. He wants an MP3 player. Aren't they "over" now -- haven't they be replaced by the IPod? Is one better than the other?