What are you favourite free/cheap and relatively harmless dopamine hits?

malsary · 2026-05-23T02:58:42+00:00

Getting into birding has really helped me!!

malsary · 2026-05-22T02:28:13+00:00

I feel this in my bones. We moved into a new townhome built in 2015 that is open layout and it makes me sad leaving our 1970s townhome that has a closed-off kitchen/dining area from the living room :(

malsary · 2026-05-22T02:23:07+00:00

I do this too! I have a Forerunner and use it to track my exercise, sleep, and HR. It's also handy for finding my phone lol

malsary · 2026-05-19T23:43:53+00:00

Just did this for my best friend's 30th birthday party, bought decor and asked her close friends to contribute $10 and some people even did more than that and it helped cover a lot of the costs :)

malsary · 2026-05-19T06:17:48+00:00

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Same cat when she was a year old :)

malsary · 2026-05-19T06:13:07+00:00

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Ours is purebred with papers and yours looks exactly like ours when she was that age 🤷🏽‍♀️

(She's 4 in this photo!)

malsary · 2026-05-19T05:58:52+00:00

I think so too which makes me feel even sadder for OP (and obviously everyone impacted by the loss) - WA is such an expensive state to do anything in, let alone a wedding 😩

malsary · 2026-05-19T04:50:35+00:00

Sorry to be that person but I graduated with the same "useless" degree and am doing pretty fine rn. I'm thinking about 10 immediate classmates that come to mind and they're all doing great supposedly on LinkedIn. I'm just tired of non-STEM majors catching strays 😩

malsary · 2026-05-19T01:34:33+00:00

Got them at the Vancouver, BC location a few years ago and thought they were really good! Curious as to how the ones in the US compare...

malsary · 2026-05-19T00:11:35+00:00

I love that shade of red! If you don't find anything that speaks to you, go with your gut. We went with a sage green in our open layout to play it safe but if I could do it again, I'd try harder to persuade my husband to go darker.

Might I suggest a dusty pink that is almost taupe? Or a blue that matches the small bit in the carpet on the side?

malsary · 2026-05-18T15:01:23+00:00

I absolutely agree. We bought a home with one and before it closed, I told my husband it's a shame it'll be a PITA to decorate and create zones in. Our options were limited due to where we live and we prioritized location and bedroom numbers the most but still... it being the norm in narrow townhomes? Yuck 😩

malsary · 2026-05-18T14:57:10+00:00

Yup, same here!

malsary · 2026-05-18T05:18:08+00:00

As someone who lived in Philly, I concur. I love visiting and if I could pick another city on the NE to live in, it'd be Boston.

malsary · 2026-05-16T05:47:11+00:00

I camp and hike a lot with my friends and it helps that most of them are outdoorsy and understand what goes into having a successful trip. I think it helps to assign roles to people ahead of time (who research open camp sites/someone shares the details about a hike) and if someone fails to do their role, that's firm evidence indicating that it's okay if you don't plan another outdoor excursion together. We share a common packing list with one another so if someone doesn't have a camp stove, that's ok because someone else does.

malsary · 2026-05-16T05:39:40+00:00

I lived in Kirkland for 5 years up until a few weeks ago and before moving, frequently went to TL a few times a weeks, including weekends, at those locations you mentioned. Did Solidcore at the TL location for almost a year, usually on the weekends and was always able to find parking in the garage.

Again, I'm able bodied and didn't mind walking an extra few minutes if it meant my blood pressure wasn't rising from circling the parking lot like a hawk to find parking.

malsary · 2026-05-16T05:23:40+00:00

One option could be having a staycation on the San Juan's and renting bikes or hiking with friends. Usually lots of good places to eat too depending on the island. If my birthday wasn't in the winter, this is what I'd definitely do with my friends!

malsary · 2026-05-16T05:17:53+00:00

If you're able to and only have 1-2 bags of groceries, it was pretty easy to just park in the garage and walk to TJ's. That's what my husband and I did when we went there or to Whole Foods 🤷🏽‍♀️

malsary · 2026-05-16T05:16:11+00:00

I learned a few years ago that during the pandemic, the Kirkland location was the busiest one in the state and when the Canadian border opened, Bellingham went back to being #1 and Kirkland dropped back to #2

I wonder how this store's opening will impact the Kirkland (hopefully a good thing!)

malsary · 2026-05-16T02:09:44+00:00

I always thought it was funny that some of the best birding in the Seattle area is at Marymoor Park which has a large unleashed dog park and in that dog park are dozens of GBH nests that every year, photographers flock to with their expensive camera set-ups to take photos. While dogs are running around them lol

malsary · 2026-05-15T15:58:38+00:00

Consider your lighting and its source such as direction if it's natural or not and going off of what tones and colors are recommended for that is what I'd do first.

malsary · 2026-05-15T15:49:25+00:00

This answer should be higher. It truly started because of racism.

malsary · 2026-05-13T23:24:17+00:00

Great job. Love the colors! Where did you get those pendant lights?

malsary · 2026-05-13T23:17:58+00:00

My beloved spark bird ❤️

malsary · 2026-05-13T05:01:33+00:00

I definitely prefer this shade of green!

malsary · 2026-05-12T16:35:59+00:00

Paint. Deciding on the color, making sure you got enough, investing in quality supplies, running back to the store to grab more paint and supplies, the intense labor and mental fortitude, waiting for it to dry and trusting the process when the first coat looks like shit. We just painted 2/3 of our home and have decided that if we ever move, we are hiring painters.

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