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22h ago

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Met a guy at the game cafe who organizes his collection by 'emotional weight'

Wait, why assume emotional weight is only about sad stuff? Couldn't a game with huge emotional weight be the one you played with your kid for the first time, or the one your whole friend group laughed through for a whole summer? That kind of system would put the most meaningful fun right at the front. It's not a sadness shelf, it's a highlight reel.

1d ago

in

Switched from a generic store brand to Dawn dish soap for my greasy pans

Right? It cuts grease when others just smear it around. You end up using less soap over time. Kind of a no brainer once you try it.

1d ago

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PSA: I was wrong about using a 4-foot bull float on every pour

That old timer knew his stuff. Bigger floats just handle the concrete better on wide pours, less back and forth. For driveways or shop floors, I won't even pull out the 4-footer anymore. The extra length stops those little dips and ridges you get from too many passes. It's one of those simple fixes that makes a huge difference in the final look.

1d ago

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Appreciation post: My friend Sarah's bullet journal from her trip to Chicago

Love the idea of a coffee shop page, but I'd probably call it a travel log instead of a bullet journal spread. Bullet journals are usually for planning future tasks, not just recording memories. My sister made a great one for Paris where she taped in metro tickets and sketched the weird doorknobs on old buildings.

2d ago

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Hit $5000 in a single month for the first time and it's not what I expected

Congrats on the new high score unlocking the next level of adulting. Tbh every raise just moves the goalposts for what counts as broke. At least now your budget has better graphics.