I’m actually trying this myself because I have set myself up to fail way too often. My health goals are just “to, like, do better, most of the time” so I’m going to track my calories and my steps, most of the time, but more to monitor myself rather than freak out if I go from 1750 calories to 1752 calories. I have…

I feel like my dad would say the same thing and it warms my heart

Fitbit’s Flex 2 (which I just got!) can be placed in a bracelet or necklace. I got a Fitbit brand bracelet, but there are TONS of things like that you can find on Etsy to get something that’s your style for a necklace instead. The Bella also clips to clothing, can be worn as a bracelet, or a necklace.

Absolutely already planned on doing, but now I want to add my own Personal Cheese Plate.

On the drain cleaning “hack,” I am in need of help for my shower drain. It has a very weird access point that not only means it can’t take in a lot of water at once (which makes even the smallest clog that much worse), but I attempted snaking it recently and could barely reach anything because the way down to the pipe…

My bestie got an Apple Watch and then gave me her Charge HR. It’s small for my wrist but it worked. I used it a TON until I accidentally let the battery drain all the way and now it won’t turn on again. IRONIC. IT WILL NOT CHARGE. I can call Fitbit support and get that dealt with, but with all the other garbage 2017…

Cis person here (I guess.. can you identify as “meh?”), and while yes this is a really great “fuck you” to the White House, aren’t we supposed to try avoiding terms like “preferred?”

It’s inherited so they may not want to have risked it. One of my dad’s stepbrothers decided against having children full stop because they have MS in the family.

I spontaneously did a 50-book challenge for Goodreads after picking up a book on January 1st, and it’s been fairly easy - I didn’t plan ahead, which means I got some duds at the library, but I also read Terry Pratchett for the first time, which has been very enjoyable. 50 was good for me to read about 20-40 minutes…

For the cat I’m currently dealing with, she has too many preexisting conditions to cover her. My other cat is young and healthy, so I am considering it for him, but I may just save up cash. I think it’s incredibly unlikely he will have health problems (he is sturdy and always has perfect vet checkups), so if I have…

Don’t want to watch this mess but I am definitely going to watch this mess.

I keep at least $1000 in checking at all times to cover my larger bills (mortgage and HOA, which I pay at separate times of the month to sort of fit into my bi-weekly pay cycle) and typically do not dip below $400 between paychecks. I typically transfer at least $200 into savings right away and I’m not allowed to…

Thank you! I have a younger cat who is in perfect health, and this might make sense for him in the future. I’m afraid my older cat has too much with her medical history to make sense anymore, but maybe we can plan ahead for my big dumb tabby.

how much do you pay for the insurance, if you don’t mind me asking?

Thank you! The total care for this cat has been close to $5000 and WHY IS IT LIKE THIS

I just refinanced my home to pay off my student loans in full (signing tomorrow!). Converting one form of debt into another feels a bit like a lateral move, but it’s a lower interest rate and a net savings of $50 a month by having an increased mortgage payment and no Navient payment. With that, I have a goal of saving…

If everyone emails like MY bosses, you’ll be asked two or three questions and maybe respond to .5 of them.

Okay so I’ve been using it a few days and it’s been kind of amazing?! I keep my house pretty cool so my windows usually fog up terribly when I cook, but it helped a lot. Haven’t made anything too pungent, but I think it is helping with the overall base-level scent of the house!

I do use incense once in a while, and candles. I have a fan/hood but I don’t often use it because of the noise. Maybe I’ll give it another go. Thanks!

I was thinking about picking up some shrimp for dinner this weekend and didn’t even consider doing a sous vide. I’ve been increasingly frustrated with the cooking smells in my small home (especially with the wintry weather making open windows pretty unappealing), and maybe using the Anova more will help shorten the…