That's right. It's too late to get any backordered Sarah Palin glasses. But somehow you've done it again — waited to the very last minute to cobble together a decent costume for that party tonight. Well, this awesome resource might help: Costume Idea Zone. They've got tons of easy costume concepts, and clearly it's OK with them if you steal their ideas!

Wanna go dressed as "Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Showers"? Easy peasy. Just stick cotton balls all over your blue outfit, and carry a spray bottle everywhere you go.

How about "Mucho Dinero," the guy with printouts of Robert DeNiro all over his clothes?

Not impressed yet? Try a "Running Nose." Wear a track suit and write 'No' all over yourself.

Yeah, yeah, these are costumes for the pun-inclined and laaaaazzzyyyy. But if you're here right now, I'm betting you're a lazy costumer. So check out the Costume Idea Zone. And please post your other costume ideas in our comments section below.

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Do you remember being a child, dreaming of a special place – small and hidden, perhaps a treehouse – all your own? A place to invent imaginative alter egos, to become the characters you read of in your favorite books, to display treasures collected on neighborhood forays.

I think many adults still wish for such a place – to dream, to be inspired, to be at peace. And a few fortunate folks have created such special spaces - in wonderful one-of-a-kind treehouses. How did you envision what the treehouse in The Swiss Family Robinson might have looked like? A rope ladder through a hole in the floor, a swinging hammock, lanterns for light and windows open to the breezes and starry nights?

Now, you can start dreaming again, each month, while enjoying the gorgeous treehouse photos from Peter Nelson’s book Treehouses of the World, which has been transformed into a 16-month calendar. There you can find examples of fun, funky, large and small treehouses in such far away places as Japan, Poland and France or just around the corner in Washington and Massachusetts. Each selection offers an example of the builder’s imagination and creativity using trees, found materials and some of nature’s most incredible vistas to create magical and useful spaces.

You can find the calendar and book at Barnes & Noble bookstore, and at www.amazon.com.

Sorting and storing recycling until it goes to the curb or recycling center can be convenient and clean. To help you plan the best solutions for your home, regardless of the size the kitchen, read Designing a Recycling Center. Helpful diagrams are included with the article.

For a quick, easy recycling center you can make to hang on a door, click here. This is a great idea for those who live in an apartment or have very limited space.