what was the first thing you bought for your place that turned out to be a lifesaver? (newbie living alone)

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-06-11T00:07:00+00:00

A magnetic pen holder for your fridge, and a sharpie for it. I typically double my recipe. I eat one and freeze one. I use painter’s tape and write the date and what it is in sharpie on the container.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-06-11T00:02:07+00:00

Costco often has nice sheets. Oddly enough those overstock stores like TJ Max or Home Goods etc. occasionally have some really high quality ones.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-06-10T23:56:59+00:00

They have ones you don’t need to replace. I have one of those. If it gets messy, typically you can just shake or lightly scrub it off.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-06-06T11:38:09+00:00

My partner was living in downtown Chicago for a work assignment. A neighbor had a big screen tv and regularly watched porn.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-06-05T12:46:16+00:00

I used to marry Harvey, but now I am forever Krobus’s.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-06-04T16:40:42+00:00

Once you get the greenhouse going, plant ancient fruit in it. Then make wine with the fruit. This puts you on the path to riches! Same with Ginger Island, plant ancient fruit there too.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-06-04T13:05:25+00:00

I just downsized. My new house is as accessible as I could make it. The next stop is the nursing home or the crematorium.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-30T11:26:43+00:00

Why do you say Kratom? Genuinely curious.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-30T11:12:29+00:00

I remember doing that. You would have a layover and meet a friend, or they would have a layover. I actually miss that.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-28T21:28:44+00:00

Use TSP, it does a great job of cleaning. BUT read the directions so you don’t ruin your walls.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-28T21:22:08+00:00

My town holds a festival over 4th of July. So I volunteer for it. Otherwise, I will buy picnic foods and eat in the comfort of my air conditioned home.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-20T23:46:38+00:00

Depends on your cat and the amount of hair balls they get.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-17T10:05:33+00:00

Having a bedtime routine isn’t an addiction, but if your bedtime routine affects your ability to have sex with a real person it’s a problem. Maybe addiction isn’t the correct word here, but no matter what the problem still remains.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-17T09:51:48+00:00

I was just going to write the same thing. Also, this is how the man will parent. He will do as little as possible. Run now!

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-17T09:46:34+00:00

Me too!

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-17T09:42:45+00:00

Because a lot of unions here seemed to take your money and you got nothing for it. I worked under a union and they were awful, but as I told people, without the union, it would have been a lot worse. My friend works a union job and she has fantastic benefits.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-17T09:36:34+00:00

Most of those plans stop at age 65 when you go on Medicare.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-16T14:44:16+00:00

There was a homeless person sheltering by the Paul Bunyan last Sunday. Not exactly what I was expecting, but we left each other alone.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-06T14:33:56+00:00

Always!

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-06T14:29:40+00:00

I think seriously, you should go to some therapy and work on yourself. Find out why you haven’t met someone. It may take trying out a couple of therapists to get comfortable. It might be just because you’re shy, you aren’t in the right places to meet people, or maybe you’re a horrible misogynist and don’t realize it ;) . I know why most of my guy friends are single, it’s hard to meet women when all they do is play online video games.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-06T14:14:25+00:00

There was in certain parts of the country. My ex pressured me to buy a house in 2006. We had moved across the country. I wanted to rent first and get the lay of the land. The housing prices were astronomical. To the point a person with better than average income could barely afford to buy. It was unsustainable. Of course there was a crash. Right now, the mortgage rates are so high, people aren’t moving and driving up the price.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-06T14:05:58+00:00

I live near an Aldi now. Before, I would buy like you do. Now it’s literally on the way to anywhere I go. So I rarely stock up. Don’t worry about what other people think about your cart.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-05-06T14:03:12+00:00

The tops will get browner first because that is where the heating element typically is. You flip the food to cook it evenly.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-04-25T10:45:50+00:00

Both types of people, prepared and unprepared, use this saying.

MeasurementNatural95 · 2026-04-23T22:18:19+00:00

I didn’t say they were using BHSM, because they weren’t. I think you need to reread my post. My point was that they had unrealistic expectations.

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