{"id":34313,"date":"2019-09-15T02:00:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T09:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=34313"},"modified":"2019-09-22T06:35:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-22T13:35:28","slug":"ynabbest-bicycle-bagself-care-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/ynabbest-bicycle-bagself-care-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"YNAB\/Best bicycle bag\/Self-care checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A home budget that makes sense to me<\/strong>
\nFor years I\u2019ve tried to keep a home budget, but it never seems to work. I end up spending more than I budgeted in some categories, less in others, and I don\u2019t keep good track of what I\u2019ve spent. When our\u00a0Cool Tools podcast guest Lillian Karabaic<\/a>\u00a0recommended something called\u00a0You Need a Budget<\/a>\u00a0(YNAB) a couple of months ago, I decided to give it a try. I\u2019m glad I did. YNAB\u2019s websites and mobile apps are excellent, as are the podcasts, videos, blog posts, and mailing lists they produce. It took me a while to wrap my head around the YNAB method, but now that I get it, I\u2019m a true believer. For the first time in my adult life, I feel in control of my finances. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

Best bicycle tour bags<\/strong>
\nThe best way to tour somewhere, IMHO, is via bicycle. E-bikes make that even easier these days. For overnight touring, you\u2019ll need some bags (panniers). The blue-ribbon panniers are\u00a0classic Ortlieb dry bags<\/a>. Each is a roomy, rubberized single bag (no dividers or pockets) that seals off at the top to provide an absolutely waterproof container. Not cheap, but because of their simplicity they will last a lifetime. After 2,000 miles of use, I am very attached to mine, in bright yellow. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n

Self-care checklist<\/strong>
\nIt can be very hard to check in with yourself\u00a0when you have anxiety or having a bad day. This is a\u00a0very simple checklist for self-care<\/a>\u00a0that I found floating around Reddit. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Mindful quotes<\/strong>
\nFive quotes that I\u2019m minding right now \u2014 KK:
\n\u201dThe only interesting ideas are heresies\u201d \u2014 Susan Sontag
\n\u201cTechnology is the reason we get old enough to complain about technology.\u201d \u2014 Gary Kasparov
\n\u201cPlans are worthless, but planning is everything.\u201d \u2014 Dwight Eisenhower
\n\u201cIf my work is accepted, I must move on to the point where it is not.\u201d \u2014 John Cage
\n\u201cRemember, you can\u2019t be stuck in traffic; you are the traffic.\u201d \u2014 Kevin Slavin<\/p>\n

Ergonomic Wireless Mouse<\/strong>
\nMy Magic Mouse was giving me claw hand from the way I had to grip it and I needed to a find an alternative mouse, so I immediately googled\u00a0Wirecutter\u2019s tested picks<\/a>\u00a0and bought their upgrade pick of the\u00a0Logitech MX Master Mouse<\/a>\u00a0($70).\u00a0Full disclosure: I thought I had purchased this from a list of the best vertical mouses. Even after it arrived and I began using it, I still mistakenly thought I was using a\u00a0vertical mouse and that I had quickly overcome the steep learning curve that everyone talks about. By the time I realized that it was\u00a0not\u00a0<\/em>a vertical mouse \u2014 just a very good\u00a0ergonomic one \u2014 my claw hand was gone and I was happy with it, so I just kept it! My favorite thing about this mouse is I was able to customize the\u00a0buttons and scroll wheels to do everything my Magic Mouse used to do. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n

Cool drink for a hot summer<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s been hot for the last couple of months here in Los Angeles and my family is guzzling the iced hibiscus flower tea I\u2019ve been making. We go through a half gallon a day, and each glass costs about a penny. I make it with this one pound bag of\u00a0Feel Good organic dried hibiscus flowers<\/a>\u00a0I bought for $15. I make it by putting two tablespoons of flowers into a half-gallon mason jar and fill it with boiling water. When it is cool enough I put the jar in the refrigerator. The ruby red liquid is pleasingly tart and satisfying. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n

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