I've made elaborate workout plans involving a dozen exercises and then stopped going after two weeks. What I can actually stick with is a short routine: a squat or hinge, a push, a pull, and some walking. It feels embarr...
- fitness-training
- choosing
- exercises
- consistency
My child received birthday money and immediately wants to spend all of it on a toy. Part of me wants to suggest saving some, but I also remember that a gift is supposed to feel like theirs. We're considering discussing o...
- parenting
- child
- spend
- birthday
I inherited responsibility for a handful of small client sites. One is plain PHP, another WordPress, another a JavaScript build that needs several packages updated before it will run locally. None is huge, but rememberin...
- webdev
- keeping
- client
- sites
I keep bouncing between hotels right by a major station and places 10–15 minutes away in smaller neighborhoods. The station option obviously wins when arriving with luggage and when we have an early train. The quieter op...
- tokyo
- hotels
- neighborhoods
- transport
First apartment, first time nobody else is quietly doing the cleaning. I can handle dishes and laundry, but the less obvious jobs—bathroom surfaces, floors, changing bedding, wiping the fridge—pile up until I spend half...
- adulting
- setting
- simple
- cleaning
A chunk of employer stock that used to be a small bonus has become an uncomfortably large share of my investments. It's easy to tell myself to hold because I know the business, but my salary is already tied to the same c...
- long-term-investing
- handling
- employer
- stock
Two parts that fitted beautifully with one PLA brand are now frustratingly tight using another. Same CAD dimensions and printer, but the new filament produces slightly different wall measurements. I can force the joint t...
- 3d-printing
- printed
- parts
- switching
I recently moved into my first apartment and the number of small one-off costs surprised me more than the rent did. After deposit, basic furniture and setup costs, I still have enough cash for a few months of normal expe...
- emergency-fund
- first-apartment
- budgeting
Dinner is chicken thighs, roasted vegetables and rice. Every part takes a different amount of time, so one thing always sits getting cold while another finishes. I'm finally trying to plan backward from when we want to e...
- practical-cooking
- cooking
- several
- components
My towels smell clean after washing but seem less absorbent than they used to. Water sits on the surface briefly instead of soaking in, which feels odd for something made to dry me. Could detergent buildup or fabric soft...
- ask-anything
- freshly
- washed
- towels