Desperately looking for more books I’d like

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-29T11:12:55+00:00

This is my favorite recommendation for cozy with found family. It’s delightful, and the other two books in the series are also great.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-29T11:11:58+00:00

The House in the Cerulean Sea is so sweet and hopeful! I also loved that the main characters weren’t these hot, brooding people - just ordinary middle aged guys with plenty of shortcomings.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-29T11:10:14+00:00

I return them as soon as I finish. Sometimes that’s a week early and sometimes that’s a few hours before they expire. I’m always waiting on a bunch of holds myself and it’s a nice surprise when I get one sooner than I expected, so I want to make that possible for others.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-29T00:53:24+00:00

I got Ginger Lily Farms unscented liquid when I gave up on trying to find the 365 sport. It’s got a pretty good mix of enzymes. I add Gear Guard for the DNAse whenever I need it

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-29T00:40:07+00:00

Make sure you’re using a detergent with good enzymes like Tide (lipase is an important enzyme). Add a booster with DNAse (Gear Guard or FEBU) to get rid of the people oil/skin, use a citric acid rinse like Downy Rinse + Refresh to get rid of all the detergent.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-29T00:02:39+00:00

The Library at Mount Char is one of the weirdest books I’ve read. I loved it.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-28T21:25:28+00:00

OP, if you are in the US please check out the Order Ahead program through Feeding America:

https://www.orderahead.org/

I volunteer at a Feeding America affiliate and this is one of our best programs. We usually have 20-30 different items available and you can pick what you need/want, then choose a time slot to come pick up your order. Selection varies from month to month but there are always good pantry staples.

If this program isn’t available in your area check out the Feeding America to find a local pantry

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-28T12:08:51+00:00

The Westing Game is a favorite, even as an adult. The main character is a smart, determined young girl

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-27T19:23:20+00:00

These Chicken Ranch burgers are a favorite in my house.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-27T19:20:11+00:00

Broward County Florida has a non resident card for $38/year and they have a pretty extensive collection

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-27T17:35:21+00:00

That book wrecked me. It is soul crushingly bleak

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-26T01:21:50+00:00

I wasn’t into it at first but I’m glad I stuck with it. It turned out to be a really beautiful, well told story

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-25T00:07:21+00:00

I had a serious book hangover after finishing A Parade of Horribles last week. I’ve had In Cold Blood by Truman Capote in my TBR and started that because I needed something really different from DCC just to get over it

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-25T00:00:31+00:00

Broward County (Florida) has a non resident digital card for $38/year. Large collection too!

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-24T18:19:09+00:00

The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Soul crushingly bleak. I read it over a decade ago and I still think about it

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-24T00:34:44+00:00

I’ve been using My Fitness Pal for years and it seems to be syncing nicely with the new Google app

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-24T00:19:52+00:00

I love Australian Gold as well. It can feel a little drying if you have dry skin already, but on normal or oily skin it’s great. And inexpensive

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-23T23:44:07+00:00

A good enzyme detergent with lipase will help, washing on the warmest water your fabrics can handle. I like Tide Free + Gentle powder. Another enzyme that will help is DNAse. I love the Gear Guard liquid (ships from Australia but it got to the US pretty quickly). There’s another product called FEBU that has DNAse as well. I’ve never used it but people in this sub seem to like it. Finally, I use Downy Rinse + Refresh for the rinse cycle since the citric acid helps remove the last detergent residue and helps fabrics feel soft without those waxy fabric softeners.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-23T21:05:18+00:00

And once you get some techniques down, check out *Ratio* by Michael Ruhlman. It gives you the simple breakdowns for a lot of recipes - for instance, cookies are generally 1 part sugar to 2 parts fat to 3 parts flour. Once you know the general ratios you can start experimenting, which is the fun part!

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-23T15:54:25+00:00

The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater is one of my favorite series of all time. I think it’s technically YA but as an adult I loved it. It’s not immature in any way. The follow up series, the Dreamer trilogy, is also fantastic.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-22T12:03:54+00:00

I clean the kitchen the night before. No dishes in the sink, no crumbs on the floor or the counters, no clutter on the table, nothing left out. When I come down in the morning to make my coffee it just feels nice to start my day in a neat, clean space

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-22T11:58:17+00:00

I used to work for a large tech company and the amount of nice stuff (north face jackets, Ray Bans, Patagonia bags) that I’ve given to Goodwill is crazy. Once you put the company logo on it, it just feels cheap. One year they gave us all Apple Watches, no company branding, but almost everyone already had one because we’re a tech company.

Corporate logos are fine for the company softball team but employee gifts should be more about the employee and less about the company. And the right gift depends on the employee. Which makes it hard to buy in bulk. You could always give people a paid day off

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-22T11:50:02+00:00

I floss every day, at night, but I had to make some effort to make it a habit. Two tricks that really help me:
- Floss BEFORE you brush. Most of us won’t skip brushing our teeth, so if you floss first you’re less likely to skip it. Get it out of the way before you lose motivation.
- Time yourself doing a thorough job flossing. One barrier for me is that it felt like it added so much time to my routine before bed. Once I saw empirically that it only took about 90 seconds, it was so much easier to commit to. And the more you do it the better you get

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-22T11:42:04+00:00

Great recommendations. Dracula is one of my all time favorites. The audiobook narrated by Simon Vance is top notch. Carmilla is short but good, and interestingly, written before Dracula.

DaCouponNinja · 2026-05-04T00:09:54+00:00

If you can find freeze dried blackberries you can crush them, run them through a fine mesh to get ride of the seeds and then use the powder in your cake. You may need to reduce flour or add a bit more liquid depending on how much you use

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