My kitchen is pretty well stocked of small appliances.  We have a toaster, a water heater, and a Magic Bullet.  We even have a mini-fridge, a left-over of dormitory living.  What we don’t have is a microwave.

When we first moved in to our new apartment about a month and a half ago, it was on our list of “Things to Get.”  As time passed, though, it slipped further and further down our to-do list.  While we wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to get one, it has slid so far down our priority list, we have no plans to get one.

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