I threw this up on Metafilter too, but why not here?

[cavyherd@wandering.shop]

@mhthaung @mhoye

Oh yes! I carry a bundle of six-foot nylon straps with buckles, & three bungee cords. You never know what or if you'll need to tie down something to your bike rack.

[cavyherd@wandering.shop]

@mhoye @mhthaung

Oo! ...adds not the hardware store shopping list....

[cavyherd@wandering.shop]

@abetterjulie @mhoye

Oh those f'ing "ziplock" things. I especially hate them on frozen fruit bags & whatnot. Were somewhat useable back when they used quality plastic on those, but nowadays—I just bypass the "proper" opening & use a clip to close it.

[nxskok@cupoftea.social]

@mhoye @vjgoh
1. also set a weekly time to fill it (mine is Sunday night)
2. do these have a name, other than "giant glasses cleaning cloths"?

[cavyherd@wandering.shop]

@Roundtrip @arclight @mhoye @jimfl

I date •everything•. I've also finally figured out a useful indexing system for my bullet-journals. Instead of page numbers (because repeats when the file gets too big & have to start a new one) the "page reference" is just the date-time.

[lastrobot@writing.exchange]

@mhoye
Kitchen shears to cut up herbs, green onion. Less motor control needed by aging hands

Small bins for fridge shelves. Better space use +easily pull them out to a counter thus saving my bending back

Scrap paper slips 2cm x4cm. I make freezer food containers. I write type+date on one end then slide the blank end under the cover edge. No sticky tape. Readable in a stack. Compostable. I provide frozen soups to some with memory issues they love this. They keep the tabs of their favs.

[slothrop@chaos.social]

@mhoye keep a dedicated hand broom next to the dinner table, to deal with crumbs and flour. Especially if you bake a lot.

[cavyherd@wandering.shop]

@suetanvil @mhoye

Oh, this reminds me of my general policy wrt consumables: always have two in the cabinet. That way, when you empty the current one, you have the next in line to go to, & one for margin in case the store is out when you shop next.

Also, at least as important: the •minute• you empty [thing], it goes on the grocery list. "I'll do that in a minute/when I finish/when I come back" is a recipe for forgetting & running out.

[cavyherd@wandering.shop]

@swiftone @suetanvil @mhoye

It me, but also: the process of finishing the current & bringing out the next includes putting the item on the grocery list. No pause, no distraction.

Knock on wood, it's been a good long while since I've run out of anything.

[sheean@hachyderm.io]

@mhoye (1) always carrying a small tape measure on my keychain (2) a small toolset so I don’t have to go to the attic just to get a screwdriver (3) using an egg slicer to cut mushrooms (4) always-on bike lights

[londondreamtime@mastodonapp.uk]

@amy @mhoye sleep with phone in the other room. Huge benefit no downside.

[amy@fedi.amy.mov]

@londondreamtime@mastodonapp.uk @mhoye@cosocial.ca downside: alarm

[jrconlin@mindof.jrconlin.com]

@mdione @edebill @mhoye

Kinda depends, I have a loop I have used for about a decade. The coating is cracked and darker, but still there. They are also fairly cheap, I think I paid $2 for a pair of them at a hardware store.

[mhoye@cosocial.ca]

@sheean the ikea paper ruler folded up in the wallet is a classic

[wlm@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@michaelcoyote @mhoye Twist on 1.: we have like 10 peeler knives, so you never have to wait for the dishwasher or stress about reusing. Peel all the fruit and potatoes, open all the boxes. Cheapest ones are fine.
2.: yeah scissors everywhere: kitchen, bathroom, office, laundry room.

[wlm@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@Anke @mhoye Got a measuring tablespoon (1 tbsp) for the dishwasher powder. Winging it was always more.

[wlm@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@mhthaung @mhoye +1 for reusable velcro cable binders. I only bought them to exactly fill the last ~€3 for free shipping, which turns out is a lifetime supply at a few cents a pop. Best bit of change I ever spent.

[wlm@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@hook @mhoye I use my phone’s notes and reminders apps for this. Notes for e.g. gift ideas, reminders when there’s a time factor. Works cause I always have my phone in my pocket.

[hook@toot.si]

@Wlm, in practice I use that too. Nextcloud Notes plus paper. Sometimes one is more appropriate, sometimes the other.

So there are two sources as idea dumps, but that's the max.

@mhoye

[roundtrip@federate.social]

@cavyherd @arclight @mhoye @jimfl

Yes! I use date-page as the index for hand written journal pages.

I keep three series of spiral bound paper journals with blue (work), red (personal), black (nightstand) colors, and tags I write in [square bracelets].

This lets me use hand written ‘slow links’ to any written journal page: [red, 1Mar23, p3]. It’s very handy for linking paper journal pages and slow linking to a paper page from email, a message, a spreadsheet, etc.

#hypertext #slowlink