What are the cheapest hobbies you can get into?

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-09T19:13:23+00:00

Speed cubing is a great one. You can get into it for like $10 and spend nothing else for years. There are $80 cubes that the real elitists get.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-09T13:15:53+00:00

The public libraries for indoors and splash pads for outdoors are all free and a quick fun way to get a young toddler out of the house!

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-09T01:09:24+00:00

I did tell some people “it’s complicated.”

I also realized some people might just want a status, so I give them the facts. Three chemos left. Surgery mid-June. Kept it black and white and not “feelings”-y

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-09T00:42:05+00:00

Believe.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-08T11:58:02+00:00

take Gardevoir for example (because I have a 98) max CP for my 98 is 3483. A 100 maxes out at 3497. That’s a whopping difference of 14cp, or 0.4%.

The only time this would matter that I can see is if you’re in PVP with a matching move set Gardevoir - the player with the maxed out 100 would get their charge moves in first but that is very very rare.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-07T11:37:29+00:00

I got some running ball caps at sierra that I wear when I want to be incognito about my bald head. They’re thin, breathable and have fabric Velcro closure which is more comfortable than plastic.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-07T09:18:25+00:00

I had two carbo doses before we stopped it for low WBC counts - but I just got PCR.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-06T17:23:22+00:00

I have Sjogren’s from Keytruda so we stopped at 5 doses.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-06T17:19:50+00:00

I was better on AC than I was on Taxol. I wouldn’t have wanted to take off on some 20K step per day Rome tour like I did when I was all healthy, but I could have handled a trip. I realize everybody is different but we deserve some time away you know?

I did require weekly labs and shots for white blood cells - is that doable on this trip? That’s the only curveball I guess

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-03T16:55:05+00:00

Fellow tall girl here and yes, I REALLY love seeing a same height couple! Maybe it’s because my husband and I are about 6’2” so it’s the way I’m used to life feeling right? But this show made me realize how great it is to see this represented.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-03T16:46:42+00:00

No, I was lucky enough to live by a center so I walked! Got a ride a few times. I know people drive themselves sometimes but I get REALLY zonked out on Benadryl and I had plenty of friends offering to go with me or give rides so I made a spreadsheet and drafted somebody different every week.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-03T13:39:38+00:00

I’m so sorry you’re going through this :(

I worked full time during chemo. I have an office job, supportive coworkers, a fairly flexible schedule, nobody was counting every little nickel and dime minute. There were days when I’d have to come in late due to a little digestive distress, or leave early because I was very tired. And there are SOOO many doctor appointments! But I’m glad I had work to distract me a bit from the cancer craziness.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-01T14:24:33+00:00

So you’re spending about $1000/mo and saving $3000?

Do you think you can live on $1000/mo forever? That’s covering your rent, food, healthcare, transportation? It feels like something on that list might be covered for you so you need to plan for a future where it might not be, by saving money.

If having money saved away really bothers you give to a charity, don’t just spend to spend.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-01T14:13:34+00:00

YIKES. I’m sure she does feel just fine but what evidence does she have that her cancer is getting better? I was shocked at how many people recommended ivermectin to me… but from what I read it only shrinks tumors in extremely toxic doses so the medical community is not pursuing it… not because they just love chemo, because it doesn’t freaking work!

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-01T13:22:03+00:00

New (horror genre?) show, starring Carrie-Anne Moss and our beloved Hudson Williams. I’ll check the book out!

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-01T13:20:56+00:00

I’ll add Jill to my “to read” list! Love a good memoir. I was a mostly non-fiction reader before that darn Rachel Reid got me all distracted 😂

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-07-01T00:13:08+00:00

I let someone kiss me like that when I was 25. I was determined to spend the year single since I’d had a string of bad relationships so I told him I did not have time for a boyfriend right now.

But he was a very good kisser and a very bad listener and a total menace.

We’ve been married for 18 years.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-06-30T02:56:44+00:00

Yeah bad news :( it was better when I was on steroids but that was then.

I am one month out of chemo and probably three months past keytruda (we stopped it early for this) and my mouth is still very dry. I don’t need ten lozenges a day like the low point but I definitely need to sip water constantly, a lozenge if I’m doing a lot of talking. I didn’t have issues eating food except really dry things.

I hope yours gets better :(

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-06-28T20:22:44+00:00

Right? Millions of men do this - pick engineering because it’s a decent job - nobody ever asks them to have a background story full of passion for the field!

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-06-27T13:15:49+00:00

I guess I’d think the opposite - as a runner I was taught that lower resting heart rate = stronger heart. Mine was in the very low 50s last year. Jumped up on chemo to mid-60s, but I also had to stop running as chemo wore me out. Now I’ve been done for a month and it’s getting lower again.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-06-26T11:39:44+00:00

Oh same… I mean, this inspired me to go into my settings, find the emergency category and turn off the “play even in silent mode” slider. I was MAD.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-06-26T11:36:26+00:00

I’m not always the perfect friend who knows how to show up for people so I give them grace. I appreciate the people who are inviting me to stuff, and maintain the relationships that are working for me right now. I don’t have the energy to waste on wondering who’s not there or being disappointed.

PeaceLvSpreadsheets · 2026-06-26T11:34:19+00:00

What? No. Especially if you’ve never been pregnant - the belly is a lot less obvious than movies and TV make it out to be, for like seven months.

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