See, I figure as long as it's under the bed, and therefore below my knees, I don't *have* to see it. It's blinvisible!

(I also believe that if a pile of crap is large enough and in a corner, it is no longer a pile of crap. It is valid storage space, cunningly disguised as a large pile of crap.)

(Sits in corner with Lyra Jane. Moves crap out of the way first.)

What juliana said!

Shower curtain liners are so you don't have to trash or wash your shower curtain. I'm all about that. I love shower curtains. I have two lovely ones, in fact.

I have three shower curtains and only one normal bath/shower to use them in. But I can't get rid of them...they're so pretty!

Also, getting back on topic, just a reminder to New England and New York buffistas that there will be a farewell party for billytea at our house on Saturday, November 6th. Please let me know via email as soon as possible if you plan to attend. I'm thinking this will be very casual--music and food (which hopefully people will bring) and dvd viewing (billytea's choice) and basic good-natured frolicking.

I will post in Press as well.

No bedskirts here. Really no bedskirts here.

Doesn't everybody do this? I mean, are there people who actually clean their shower curtain liners?

I have the world's easiest shower curtain: machine washable fabric that are water resistant on the inside, and what's more, don't need those stupid hooks. And since we have a freestanding clawleg Victorian tub that requires two curtains, and since I have MS and rethreading the hooks is no fun, well....

Half of what I own is under beds, hidden by bedskirts.

I mean, are there people who actually clean their shower curtain liners?

I wash them in the washing machine with cold water, Tide and bleach and the mildew goes away.

I'd do this, but I'd have to go buy detergent and then risk bumping into Buffalo Bill while running the washing machine in my basement. Spending $9 on a shower curtain seems easier.

Wonders what Matt does when he runs out of clean underoos.

My company has a very relaxed dress code.

I have a white nylon shower curtain liner, and no actual curtain. It hangs on white rings off a white rod, in a white tub surround, and we use thick white terry towels. The pedestal sink and elongated toilet are white, too, as are the doors, door and window frames, and the small storage cabinet. The towel bars are fat, tubular, and yes, white. The floor is white mini-tile (printed vinyl). The wainscoting is oak, but will shortly be white. The upper plaster (not drywall, real lath and plaster) walls are deep, intense, not-quite-cobalt blue. Yummy. And easy to keep clean.

I have two nylon shower curtain liners, and I throw one in the washer with bleach and detergent and hang the other about once every six months.

Oh. And we have bedskirts, too. Not the ruffly frilly kind, though. These are tailored and very simple. They hang straight to the floor, and hide LOTS of underbed boxes full of shoes and blankets and sweaters and Important Papers and Miscellaneous Stuff.