Yup. I work at an architectural salvage nonprofit in the mid-Atlantic, and we are starting to do a good business in selling colorful toilets and sinks and tubs on our eBay site. Where are we shipping all these pink, blue, seafoam, and lemon bathroom fixtures? To Brooklyn and LA, of course. Everyone now has a…

Seconding reboundstudent! Where else do you comment on old house stuff?  Because I’d follow you over there!

This is sweet and wonderful - thank you for sharing!

Wow! That was really smart!!

As a white woman who has lived most of my adult life in Prince George’s County, I go to talks at the African American museum, I go to the poetry readings and social justice panels at Busboys, I eat in small businesses owned by black women, I volunteer on local political campaigns, I go to art openings, concerts, black…

Can we talk about how brave Jaiden Palmer was to film instead of running away? When I was a teenager, I wouldn’t have had the guts to do that!

Can we talk about how brave Jaiden Palmer was to film instead of running away? When I was a teenager, I wouldn’t have had the guts to do that!

Can we talk about how brave Jaiden Palmer was to film instead of running away? When I was a teenager, I wouldn’t have had the guts to do that!

Since an accident, I now have some mobility challenges and can no longer carry any bag for very long. But my role at work is changing, and I’m soon going to need to take my laptop with me to a lot of meetings and all-day conferences. So far I have been relying on a carry-on suitcase with wheels, but it’s really…

Or invest it in existing small businesses, that’s another good use of it! It blows my mind how politicians are always so eager to lure in outside corporations and then surprised when they have no loyalty to the community. If you’re going to give tax breaks and development help to anyone, why not give a hand up to an…

I love that they made this point so well: “The first-hand accounts of the four victims are evidence, both legally and morally...” 

I love Women Within’s blouses! The seams are actually on my shoulders because the armholes aren’t crazy oversized. I don’t have to choose between a shirt that fits me but gaps at the bust, or a shirt that fits at the bust but is way too big everywhere else. They are actually made of cotton, and just fit me…

Whoa, I didn’t even notice that!  What a**holes.

Good for you and your husband for working on the root cause! I too am a hoarder, so I can empathize with why it’s hard for him to part with stuff like that. I am definitely better able to get rid of junk when I’m in a good place mentally.

Same! I manage a building materials reuse nonprofit.

Yes, this is so important!

Needs more stars!  Thanks for the giggle.

Oh jeez, that really sucks!!!  I’m sorry.

Thanks, this is really good to know!

I do feel really weird about the fact that I was only able to become a homeowner because I got married. I really, really love my husband and know I would have married him even if he were unable to work... but I still feel odd, like maybe I’m actually a gold digger.