Replaced all my mismatched socks with 24 pair of identical.
this post was submitted on 25 May 2024
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Interesting. I went the opposite direction, and prefer it. Grasses greener type deal maybe
Depends on if you think socks are a fashion accessory or a utility.
Not sure it's so binary. I don't know the first thing about fashion, but I do like having different kinds of socks, even if no one else sees them.
I do this kinda like magical thinking thing where I think about how I want my day to go and pick socks/etc that go with that.
I know it's not the most mentally healthy thing
Eh, it doesn't sound destructive or interruptive to your day.
Manifesting isn't just a new-age hippy thing. Ritual can put your brain in a certain space, and that can be a massive motivator for someone. Picking your socks to fit the theme isn't all that different than telling yourself affirmations in the mirror.
It's kinda like the "lucky shirt" concept. Sure, the shirt doesn't really have some metaphysical power, but you're putting yourself in the mindset of "Good things happen when I wear this", and when you're already in that frame of mind, the good things stand out even more.
That's a great way to rephrase it. That's exactly what that is: I know my choices don't actually have any magical effects. Pretending like they do gives me the feeling of control, even though I know intellectually that I can only control myself.
I don't see anything mentally unhealthy about what you do, sounds cool.
CPAP, so I can breathe while I sleep.
Pressure cooker, so I can make a delicious stews in 30 mins instead of hours.
A semi-professional portafilter espresso machine paired with a great grinder.
I can make coffee at home thatβs better than whatβs being served in most cafΓ©s and I can just have that for breakfast every morning. Felt like quite the quality of life improvement.
For me Bazzera Magica and Baratza Vario grinder some time back. Better coffee than most cafes.
You and me brother.
Which machine did you choose? I went for the Lelit Bianca, never regretted it.
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Private therapy sessions. Get therapy.
OK but you need money.
because everything else people have listed are free
A lot of it is single time purchases, therapy is a subscription service.
Absolutely, but its well worth the cost. You improve your own life and the lives of all of the people you interact with since you're not projecting your trauma or having them bear the weight of your mental ill health as much.
It isn't a cost that everyone can afford and that's okay, but it should be high on pretty much everybody's list of "things to get".
This is a thread about things people bought. Money is implied.
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Electric bike, 95 Ford Ranger, camping gear, garden cart, gardening supplies and plants, cat tree, ebook reader
Gym membership. Previously I was doing some working out on my own, but it's nice to get out, and easier to bring friends along.
I did the typical thing: first week of January signed up to the YMCA and committed to a couch-to-5k, and have to admit I'm feeling a lot lot lot better.
Oh look at Mr./Ms. Fancypants over here who has friends.
...up until now, I actually thought that we were friends. I guess all those deep meaningful convos we had whilst playing Burnout2 and drinking diet Dr Pepper meant nothing to you...
It's not you; it's me. We've just...drifted apart! turns around, crying
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Sorry I misspoke. I meant people who I fear socially so I try to stay in their good books
YMCA gang
If people are here to receive recommendations, I'm preaching to the choir. But responding the question directly, a computer of my own. Being able to go online or work on digital stuff whenever I want to has changed my life for the better.
A bunch of stacking prep bowls for the kitchen. Previously, I had nesting sets of glass and metal bowls, each with three sizes. I still kept the glass set for microwaving, but I gave away the set of three metal bowls. In their place, I got 8 medium bowls and 12 mixing bowls. They are great when prepping ingredients for mise en place style cooking. The mixing bowls are a bit larger, so I also use them for making salads, soaking chickpeas, and so on. It's nice to never need to scramble for bowls, but at the same time they stack perfectly so they don't take up much space. I bought extra because I am assuming the bowls with get damaged over time, but the company will eventually stop making them.
Reusable, vacuum sealable ziplock bags. Cuts back on waste & lengthens the shelf life of most foods.
Itβs also really nice to be able to buy bulk meats & be able to separate them into vacuum sealed single servings.
And last but not least, it really helps with using the sous vide. I like being able to separate a bulk package of chicken into individual meals with different marinades. Just pull a bag out & defrost it, then itβs 90 seconds a side to gourmet meals midweek.
How reusable have you found the bags to be? I recently (as in, just today) started looking into getting one, but I don't want to be constantly throwing out bags.
Iβve found that with proper care & paying attention to what I use each bag for helps.
If I use a bag say for tandoori chicken sous videβ¦
When the chickenβs done, I rinse the bag thoroughly, fill it to ΒΌ, add a lil soap, seal it up, & put it back in the sous vide bath, while itβs still warm.
Let it cool off & then give it a rinse & scrub, before drying.
Itβs gentler on the bag than the dishwasher, but still gets it sanitary & clean.
Iβll try to continue using that bag for chicken, if not specifically tandoori chicken.
This is where having two different colors can be helpful. I use gray for meat & blue for everything else.
Blue bags obviously last a bit longer, but this current batch of gray is a year old & still in decent shape.
A good shower head with better pressure and spray pattern. The one I got was Oxygenics, hopefully they are still good.
I went down a rabbit hole of shower head research recently and ended up with a Hammerhead. Been pretty happy with it.
A bidet, an ebike, a tongue scraper.
The first means no more clogged toilets, no toilet paper needed, and a fantastically clean ass always.
Also comes with side benefits like being able to eat the hottest foods imaginable, not getting hemorroids or healing those ones you may already have, being able to wipe your ass with two broken wrists (if you mountain bike or are old), not getting forever chemicals on your asshole, and having an ass that your SO won't think is disgusting.
A commuter ebike, because it allows you to travel 1-45 miles stupidly easy, which saves a staggering amount of money on gas (uses pennies of electricity), parking fees, and wear and tear on your car. Side benefits include not being absolutely enraged in traffic, occasionally beating your own drive times in a car, and not having parking anxiety at popular destinations such as beaches, parks, downtown shopping, or ferries. Provides a decent amount of exercise as it basically becomes an exercise bike when the assist is turned off.
It also will allow you to get up hills without getting sweaty.
Tongue scraper- removes plaque from your tongue in cakes. Way better than mouthwash. Leaves your breath much fresher after meals. Works best at night, but also can remove bad morning breath. Get a small metal one. Dramatically changes your breath quality and makes your mouth feel cleaner. Great if you plan on doing some kissing.
Rolling laundry cart.
Now my clothes mostly don't end up on the floor.
A drawing tablet! I enjoy drawing so much, even the sound of the pen scraping against the tablet is complete ear candy for me!!
Tech to make day to day chores easier have had the largest impact for us. The automated self cleaning liter box for the cats, the cordless vacuum, the cordless electric mop (such as Tineco), electric lawn mowers (no maintenance), smart outlets and automations via home assistant.
Another big one is the RO water filter at the kitchen sink. No more bottled water. Bonus points if you get one that tells you when fillters need to be changed. So nice.
I live in Finland and so the seasonal daylight varies from almost none in winter to always in summer. I got a smart socket connected to my grow lamps for all my plants. I used to have an analogue timer that I would have to keep changing the times on as the season progressed. The smart one now turns on when my alarm goes off in the morning and turns off an hour after sunrise, turns on again an hour before sunset and turns off at bedtime.
No messing about anymore, it's one less thing to worry about.
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Shoehorn
Furniture of proportionate scale to my body.
To all you fellow deviations from the average height: look up the ratios of how your body is supposed to relate to chairs, tables, counters, and screens and search for ways to make that happen. These things are not supposed to cause you inevitable pain.
You canβt make everything perfect, especially if sharing spaces with people who donβt match your scale, but do what you can and it will make a huge difference.
Also this is good advice for the regular-sized, the problem is just less pervasive for them.
Kitchen stuff: a carbon steel wok, a Dutch oven and a bread form. Also an electric toothbrush.
But most of all: a fully automatic bean to cup coffee machine
Gymnastic rings, straps (includes anchor kit), and I paid people to set it up. Probably the best money I've ever spent.
Aeron chair. Got it to use at work, used to get a tired back and now I don't. Have had it at least 20 years and no desire to get anything else.
In the same vein, a Kinesis Advantage keyboard. I bought my first one fifteen years ago and now have two more. As a software developer, I do a lot of typing. It took some time to get used to the unusual form, but it was worth it.
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Samsung S6 lite, the notes app and pen are amazing for work. And its price got slashed aswell. Also buying lots of vegetables during shopping, lets me eat more while staying the dame weight.π
High quality hand tools
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