writerlygal

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What app is so useless, you can't believe it costs money? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Sims freeplay. Haven’t used it for a long time but it sure asks for a LOT of money for a free game 😂

How to avoid arthritis later in life? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Stretching is your best bet. It’s so essential, especially later in life. Also look into omega 3 and 6.

What hidden song gems would you recommend people check out? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Default by Atoms for Peace. I was recently reminded of how good that song is, hadn’t listened for years 😃 (am a big Radiohead fan, but tend to forget side projects)

How would you reclaim your life? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

The only way to build towards a dream like that is two things, imho

  1. Save money. Take high paying jobs you may not like much to just save up.

  2. Learn. Read books on gardening, on simple living, on maintaining and restoring a home, and watch YouTubers who live the life you want to live and see the downsides of it too. (For the latter, Tyler and Todd might be a good fit, they are building a container home in the middle of the woods and they do show the setbacks as well as the triumphs)

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Xfce appreciation post (lemm.ee)
 

There is a place for graphically gorgeous distro’s, but when it comes to ease and speed, Xfce is just the best for me.

I started using Xfce when Xubuntu first came out and I switched to Linux Mint Xfce when that started. I did try other distro’s when others recommended them, but always switched back to Xfce.

I have an old Eeepc that runs so smoothly on the latest Mint Xfce despite being a senior in computer years.

And that’s why it was about time I gushed about Xfce on here 😀

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What are your decluttering plans for August? (lemm.ee)
 

It's nearly August so I thought I would put up a post!

I'm still working on my July plans, waylaid by my health issues, but I want to make plans for August to keep the momentum going.

What are your plans for August?

I will post mine in the comments.

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on quality (lemm.ee)
 

When I grew up, I wore home made clothes created with the best natural fabrics my parents had available.

Then I grew up and almost exclusively bought new clothes. The thing is, most of them barely lasted a season.

After many years of discarding clothes, I went back to my childhood ways, buying clothes made with organic cotton, wool or linen. Spending a little more on clothes that now stay with me for years, not a season.

I do keep out of season clothes separate from my wardrobe so every season it feels like I have new clothes I’ve just bought.

Lately my quest for quality branched out to my office supplies. I only buy what I know will last me, so no throwaway pens and crappy paper notebooks.

In my major office declutter, I let go of so many crappy notebooks and pens. It made my heart ache to see all that bad paper and plastic go to the thrift store, knowing that most might end up in recycling.

In what area can you focus on more quality vs stuff that starts to break down when you buy it?

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my decluttering to do list for this week (lemm.ee)
 
  1. Get all the already decluttered stuff out of the house.
  2. Clear my desk (aka how does it get so messy in the first place)
  3. add art supplies to shelf
  4. Sort/declutter last bookshelf I need to go through
  5. File admin stuff and do the tasks

I also need to make it an evening routine to clear my desk before I leave my office, but that’s not something I will be able to do in a week

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Where will you declutter this month? (lemm.ee)
 

I intend to work in my office/home library. I started to declutter there last month, but it needs some more work. Well. A lot of work.

I may post a to do list for this next week :)