I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!
Adding mine:
- hot water bottle
- weighted blanket
- rice cooker/steamer
- mini electric kettle for work
- ceramic mug with tea strainer insert and heavy lid shaped like a big fat cat: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ceramic-Infuser-Steeping-Holiday-Birthday/dp/B0B6DTKPFT/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3QRXCXJ0WZL7C
- mini desk wrench set
- pink sea salt
- my beloved PINETIME!!! (how could I forget) It’s an under $30 FOSS smartwatch. I haven’t even customized it lol. https://www.pine64.org/pinetime/
Didn’t know of PineTime, how is it for training?
Well, you have a relatively good step counter imo (disclaimer: I haven’t used other smartwatches before, can’t compare) and a basically useless heartrate sensor. Other basic functionality is decent
Warm soft socks!
Darn Tough brand. Expensive but worth it.
Pocket knife.
Yeah. I’ve had a leatherman squirt on my key ring for years. It’s always in the same place, has a useful set of tools and has got me and quite a few others out of some minor scrapes
Gerber Dime for me.
Fun fact: the tool I use most often by far is the “retail package opener.”
Wonderful tool. I’ve had mine long enough that the black finish has given way to silver fur to my keys rubbing it off
Big ol’ bag o’ weed
Came here to say this. Happy 420 to anyone on that planet in the correct timezone
A kitchen paper holder that you can mount to a wall, shelf, etc, and that has a stopping mechanism so that it allows you to rip some paper off the roll with just one hand. Absolute kitchen game changer.
I’ve been looking for one of these for parchment. Any recommendations?
I have no idea if they exist for parchment too. I got one like this:
This is stupid. But socks and underwear. All new socks and underwear.
I love throwing out all my old ragged socks and having a bunch of brand new pairs in the drawer.
Key to this is identical ducts socks. No more sorting
Bought 20 pairs of identical black socks. Best investment ever.
food
blood
under 50$ though? idk
Tongue scraper. Get a small metal one, will completely remove bad breath and stuff like garlic breath. It also removes cakes of plaque on your tongue sometimes. I’ve always brushed my teeth, but holy cow the tongue scraper helps. Better than mouthwash.
I’ve used one for the past 15 years and I can wholeheartedly agree. This thing will most likely outlive me (I don’t think any future children would want it as part of an inheritance though). Your sense of taste will also improve because your tongue isn’t covered in gunk.
Electric teakettle if you use an older style stovetop one. The lowest end ones I’ve seen are only like $15, and work pretty much as well as some nicer ones, just don’t look as pretty, but they’ll boil water faster than the stove will. Even if you don’t make tea or similar, if you ever eat things like pasta that are cooked in boiling water, you can heat the water in the kettle first and then transfer to the pot to make things slightly faster, and use less gas if you happen to have a gas stove.
Not only are they useful for their typical purpose, but they boil water faster in pretty much any boil water use case. Use the water for your pasta, hard boiled eggs, etc.!
Relevant Technology Connections: https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c
TC is always relevant.
Knife sharpener.
Your knives aren’t bad, they’re dull. A knife sharpener will make every knife you own good as new (and it’s cheaper than any single knife as well)
Which model would you recommend?
Get a sharpening stone, brand doesn’t matter imo. I have one with 1000 grid for rough sharpening and 6000 grid for making it really sharp. It does require some learning tho.
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Aeropress for the coffee people who want something easy to store and clean.
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Portable Bluetooth speaker. I have the Anker Soundcore 2, and use it all the time in my studio apartment.
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Deli containers for food storage.
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Electric mixer. It will save you a lot of strain if you often mix by hand.
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Water filtration system of your choice. I use ZeroWater.
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Humidifier for those dry months.
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PC gamer? Use emulators for older console games? Get an Xbox controller for those non mouse and keyboard games (Journey et. al were on sale recently).
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Canister vacuum cleaner. I use Bissell Zing (about $75), but they’re better than bagless vacuums.
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Plants for literal quality of life. https://www.thespruce.com/easy-houseplants-hard-to-kill-4141665
I cannot recommend the Aeropress enough. It makes such great coffee at its price point. Its quicker and less wasteful than a lot of other popular single cup options coughKeurigcough
Ikea has single cup french presses for like 10€.
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