Not to hijack your question, but I'm in a similar situation where the Anker power bank I use to charge my phone got recalled because it can apparently cause fires. Lurking here to see how people respond to your question, because I know I shouldn't just throw it away, and none of the battery recycle places around town will take it because it's been recalled.
I once went down a rabbit hole on YouTube of "photos taken of people right before they died" (why the hell did I do this, I don't know), but some of those images have stayed with me forever, particularly:
Two men embracing that are trapped on top of a wind farm windmill that is on fire and they know they're both going to die because it's either jump to their death from the top or try to make it down the ladder, which is the part that's on fire.
The little girl whose legs got trapped under water and they were unable to free her and she sat there for I dunno how long. Her hands turned white and her eyes turned black and then she died.
Horrible haunting shit that I wish I'd never seen.
For real. I'm willing to bet most don't even know it's from the Punisher, they just like it because it's a skull, or because they saw the word "Punisher" on the sales tag and thought that was cool.
I'm worried this is happening to me right now. I'm in my mid-40s and lately the day after all the spicy foods I usually consume have not been pleasant. Is there no fix for this??
When's the last time you actually used the item, whether it's clothing, an appliance, dishes, etc? Some things only have a special purpose (holiday decorations, seasonal clothing), but if the item has no special purpose and you haven't used it in the past 5 years and holds no sentimental value, you should toss or donate it.
A note on sentimental value: If you are tying sentimental value to EVERYTHING or dozens of things of the same type (I don't mean a collection, I'm talking like "My dad died 10 years ago and instead of keeping 1 or 2 shirts he really liked, I'm keeping his entire wardrobe in 10 crappy old carboard boxes in my living room and they're all full of clothes moths now, but I won't throw them away because they have sentimental value to me" kind of behavior), this is an unhealthy coping mechanism that you should address with yourself or with help from a therapist.
Once you have your stuff narrowed down, find a place for each item, and then that's where that thing lives. The place they live must be reasonable and logical. Clean clothes live in the closet/dresser, they do not live on the floor, draped across furniture, or in the hamper after you've washed/dried them.
Appliances live in one spot on your kitchen counter, or in a cabinet/cupboard. Books live on the bookshelf unless you're actively reading them. Knick knacks live on the shelf, not the floor or in a box on the floor because you plan to some day put them on the shelf and just haven't gotten around to it. If you're not gonna put them on the shelf within the next month, box that shit up and put the box in a closet/garage/attic, etc. Storage is an acceptable place for a thing to live, provided you have the room and you're not just accumulating crap and storing it like a squirrel with nuts that are then forgotten about a month later.
FOOD GETS STORED IN THE KITCHEN. Do not store the half-eaten box of crackers on your nightstand or on the floor next to the couch. Do you want ants? That's how you get ants.
Him not being a part of my life for about 20 years. We've since reconciled to the point where we visit each other about twice a year and call every few months, but the relationship will always be a bit strained.
grasshopper_mouse @ grasshopper_mouse @lemmy.world Posts 13Comments 658Joined 2 yr. ago
I've known both men and women who had equally nasty living spaces. I think it's a personality trait that doesn't depend gender.