Hello comrades and welcome to the fourth improvement megathread of December! bonfire

Only 3 days until Xmas! I hope everybody is couchmaxxing and getting into the festive mood. kropotkin-big

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you've done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any goals or plans for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, "sober for one day." Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don't have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Take care sleepi

  • Ath3ro [none/use name]
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    2 days ago

    I’ve decided to help try and save more money next year. i’m going to try and start/finish all the different projects/interests/hobbies i’ve accumulated over the years

      • Ath3ro [none/use name]
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        2 days ago

        Ooh i should probably do that too, that way i don’t just have them floating in my head and end up forgetting stuff.

    • moonlake [he/him]
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      2 days ago

      I think meal prep is a great way to save money. I eat a bunch of oats, rice, lentils, beans and chickpeas which is not only super healthy but also super cheap vegan-edge

      What are some of your projects that you want to do?

      • Ath3ro [none/use name]
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        2 days ago

        Yeah the bulk of my meals are cheap stuff but then i go to the grocery store and trying out the new vegan products they have which is where i feel like i spend a lot of my money at.

        I’m gonna try to do what the other person said so this list might be long or short but just something for me to use a reference as well.

        Tap for list
        • Wax some jacket, tarps and bags
        • Go through my book and movie backlog
        • Get back into fermenting
        • Start making my pantry staples like mayo and milk without having to spend money on the vegan versions
        • digitize my current book, music, and movie collections so i can distribute it to the masses
        • obtain the books, music, and movies i want so i can put them all on my server
        • Dive deeper into home servers so i can fully set mine up to do what i want
        • Get my other car back into good running condition so i can sell it
        • learn how to use my sewing machine for more than just patching stuff up
        • learn how to sashiko stitch
        • Get back into running and/or boxing
        • go camping more often
        • guerilla garden using some of my garden seeds

        :::

        • MoonElf [she/her, comrade/them]
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          16 hours ago

          your list made me laugh because I also have bags to wax, my nibling requested more fermented hot sauce, i have a server waiting for me to put arr services on it, need to make garlic oil, have a backlog of books, a bunch of dress patterns and a sewing machine i have been meaning to do for 10 years, need to organize my camping stuff, need to go on more walks.. we have the same unfinished projects!!

          i have to learn what sashiko stitching is now i'm assuming i'll be into it.

          btw goodwill has cheap rice cookers that are perfect for melting wax!

        • moonlake [he/him]
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          1 day ago

          Those are some cool ass projects! I would love to get into fermentation and guerilla gardening one day