Going vegan, kicking my religion/faith to the curb, leaving my abusive marriage, injecting estrogen.
Some pretty fun years.
Lifting weights.
Sleep schedule!
I stopped eating meat for the most part (aka: flexiatarian).
Go for more walks and eat less meat and tell me you don’t feel better!
Similar: I cut down on dairy by limiting my consumption to only the last week of every month (and I don’t go crazy that week, just a wedge of Cambozola or so). My skin is clearer and has a healthy glow, and I can eat a big non-dairy meal without feeling overstuffed.
Heated blanket under my bed covers. It’s connected to my Home Assistant so I can pre-heat my bed remotely.
I kinda get it but wouldn’t change the feeling of slipping into a cool bed
Maybe I need a device to keep it cool
I tend to sleep pretty hot, especially with the memory foam mattress we have. I actually looked into bed coolers at one point. A few companies make refrigerated bed chillers. They have a pad with tubes embedded in it that circulate fluid from a unit positioned next to the bed. They’re fairly pricey.
I almost got one, but I ended up trying something different. The devices tend to be pretty complex, often unreliable, and chained to spyware apps. Leaks in the lines can cause mold, and often they require regular cleaning by flushing cleaning solution through the lines.
Ultimately, I found a much simpler, reliable, and low tech solution - classic rubber hot water bottles. I have two rubber hot water bottles. I keep them full of water. Before bed, I’ll take them out of the freezer. In the morning, I put them back in the freezer. They do a great job of keeping the bed cool. Now, you don’t want to have a big block of ice in direct contact with your skin while sleeping. To avoid this, the bottles have an outer cloth case. There’s lots of different varieties of these bottles, but these are the ones I tried and have worked well for me.
Yes!! I have a heated mattress pad and I love it!
Cutting my hair short (like masc).
Folks insisted “but [my] hair is so nice”, “what if you regret it?” And “but you won’t be able to tie it back.”
I finally feel like me. I’m almost mad at myself for not doing it like ten years ago. I’m so genuinely happy over a friggin haircut. It’s wild.
You and me, we’re the same!
It’s liberation
Spent a fuck load of money on a quality bed set.
Living alone
Physical therapy
Downward facing dog -> upward facing dog -> child pose
My lower stomach and digestion work so much better when I remember to do this.
How long do you recommended doing each pose for?
Tell me more!
I mean that is kinda it, it is a simple body motion I never learned until yoga that clearly I was supposed to be doing because my body just digests/does all the gassy stuff better, this whole time I just didn’t know.
No one told me “Do downward facing dog, your tummy will feel better!” I just discovered it from doing it so I feel like I wish I discovered that way sooner.
Hear me out:
Bamboo pajamas
I WFH so negl I am in jammies most of the time (yeah I throw on a corporate tshirt for the annoying “cams-on” zooms but still wearing jammie bottoms)
Wife got bamboo onesies for the baby. So soft. Then she found they also make adult jammies of the same material. Omfg. Where was this all my life till now?
You have not lived till you wear soft bamboo clothes. Worth every penny.
Also try micromodal which is even softer than bamboo!
I remember hearing back during COVID when everyone was WFH that sales of business pants had tanked. Sales of business shirts hadn’t. So that tracks.
Storing superglue in the fridge. Those tiny packs now actually last until I’ve used it all.
Wait… even after you open it? The ones without a cap?
Now there’s a tip! Hang on walking to my fridge.
Bonus nugget: Store it in the door, next to the mayonnaise. It may not matter, but that’s what I (happen to) do, and it works like a charm.
I started running Linux 15 years ago, and switched to Linux as my main daily driver like 10 years ago. And I couldn’t be happier, but I still wish I would have started my Linux journey way sooner, especially since Windows is about as useful as used toilet paper these days…
Meditation and philosophical inquiry. Spent a lot of time believing the default vaguely-Christian-materialist-dualist framework that western culture has been brainwashing people into for centuries, pretending it’s “objectively true”.
Methylphenidate
