The irony, the ‘attic’ is the biggest DIY obstacle I’ve come across to date. Part of me would love ot say “I did the attic”, part of me would love for it to come out exactly as I want, and the cost of getting someone else to finish it will hurt, BUT I also know that if I do it myself, due to sheer skill, it won’t come…

I had a huge post it would never get read due to length so [Del]. If you’re referencing my post, no it isn’t just about saving money, but 95% of the time, you DIY to save money. It’s great if you don’t have to worry about the cost, but most of us do. Outside of engineered solutions, you can pretty much buy what you…

Where I often argue with folks on DIY is that ‘time is money’. There is VERY little that “I” or “you” can’t do with a little Google search and a visit to the correct store. But the time spent on “us” doing some of those things can FAR out-weight the benefit of it. It’s something I didn’t appreciate until a few years…

It depends entirely on the DIY part of the situation. For instance, author mentions indian food, making your own tandoori oven can be cheap, and is a solid DIY idea. Start-up cost and what have you are relatively cheap, so its a DIY project worth doing if interested. Making a fighting game stick? NOT worth the effort,…

The important thing was said at the end - just because there exist a DIY solution, does NOT make it cheaper or even worth the effort, especially if its outside of your current “workflow” such that you are buying new tools and equipment.

Yes and no, it works sometimes, but you can’t ‘bet’ on it. My best friend spent the most of anyone I know on a wedding and got some HUGE gifts, washing machines and dryers for instance, it was a huge help, but he STILL spent more on the wedding than he got back in gifts, WAY more. to his credit, the wedding was within…

Even at 3/4 that cost, we are STILL talking a car, just an Accord instead of a TL. Some of this just trends on wasteful, a DJ AND a live band? Videographer? You’ll watch the DVD ‘once’ (pictures are still worth it, and ironically I do videographing - though just a baby at it heh).

There is basil, then cilantro, then more basil, a little cilantro, then you can’t go wrong with basil, and just because it’s so delicious, a little more basil.

I had a well now ex Gf who used to manage a TB, she said it was beef, but like 50% (this was in like 97 or so, so it may have changed), the rest of it was actually soy, so I could easily see a beef/soy mixture with meat flavoring for the soy portion.

I was JUST about to say this hehe. After hearing him recommend it, my family tried it, it works EXTREMELY well, but it needs to be developed and treated as a habit, we stopped doing it after a week, despite the obvious gains. This reminds me, we need to start it up again.

While the basis of the article with regards to health risk centered around Cancer, there is something else to the argument ‘against’ them that was ignored, at least in this post (and that’s no shade to author), and that is how much stronger/sweeter than sugar these sweeteners are. By itself it isn’t a big issue, but…

What did the great inventors do that has become a lost art in the modern era?

Agreed, we are going on 17 years of being in some kind of relationship (minus parts of college), and we still pinch each other every day and can’t keep our hands off each other. Kids means it really is ‘just hands’, but the feelings are still shown.

Ah Netflix, the great equalizer hahaha.

We are being tested now, though less as a couple and more individually (2 month old is whiny but managable, its our 4 year old who do to poor parenting on my part has behavioral issues we are working through). But despite only being married for 4 years, we’ve dated since 98, so we act a bit more like an ‘old couple’.…

This is all good and dandy with no kids. Kids change EVERYTHING. My wife and I have had a REAL hard time with the romance over the past few years, and while I can’t throw it completely on kids, I find that the timeframe when most seem to have kids, when the romance is MOST needed really, is also when there are so many…

It should never be considered a true replacement for mashed potatoes, its just another dish. As well, I think of it as more of a filler, I’ll bake using the cauli as the flour (no pun intended), but evne when I do that, I STILL use some flour, the same goes for mashed potatoes, not a replacement, but a filler. Do both…

I was going to say roast, but everyone else already did. I like brussell sprouts also, but my 4 year old...not so much. I cut them in half, spray olive oil on them, then sprinkle with sea salt and fresh cracked pepper. The other issue besides my son, brussel sprouts are not pleasant when leaving the body frankly. But…

Califlower is a bit expensive, so its pretty rare that I get it. However, broccoli is IMO the BEST at this, super flexible, can be eaten raw, can be turned into a snack with just a low cal dip, and easily blends into just about anything you eat. I’d like to give honorable mention to cabbage, its heavy, but my body…

Traveling with young kids *shoot yourself*.