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packing lists

embraced my inner Didion and wrote down everything I wanted to pack for my honeymoon. it's weird to think of a list as "writing" but it definitely taps into a similar sensation. it's another form of character portrait. wrote about it for this week's newsletter.

@ethansawyer

Sep 27, 2024

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notes app list of packing lists

I'm seeing a lot of posts from fans of lists --- one of my personal fav lists is my lists of packing lists AKA keeping all your packing lists in one organized notes app note, and noting the location, length of trip, and time of year If you are feeling really overachievey, you can even annotate post-trip what items were either excessive or missing (best done in italics) It's so useful to not have to start from scratch each trip, and also not make the same packing mistakes 🌟

@lukebackatit

Mar 12, 2025

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Put it in a folder, make a list

I often categorise my browser tabs— skincare, clothing, articles I don’t want to lose, etc. moving it to a folder with every other clothing cart/idea/impulse helps me to notice overlap. I also make a list— so this winter, I need to replace my heeled work boots, and I’d like to add to my pants and professional tops, and I’d like an adult purse. This helps in that most of the impulse items are not on the list, and can be ignored. If you notice after grouping them all together that you’ve put 5 pairs of red mary janes in different carts, that might be a sign that they’re a thing you want, versus the random event shoes that are about to be weather inappropriate.

@nadiyaelyse

Oct 11, 2024

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My perfect budget-friendly Saturday

1. Don't set an alarm and wake up naturally. Snooze for however long you want to, it's okay 2. Have breakfast. For me it's toast. Have it with butter/jam/honey and a lot of water and coffee and juice. 3. Listen to an album in full and do some puzzles until it ends. I like to stick a record on and do the nyt games (connections, then wordle, then the mini, then I'm ready for a crossword) 4. Shower and use all your best stuff. Smell great. Make your hair feel soft. 5. Wear an outfit you don't get to wear that often. I tend to wear the same thing over and over at work so I wear something a bit more fun and less practical. 6. Go outside. I live near a road with secondhand shops that are great browsing but quite tempting on a budget. To beat the temptation just look in the windows and then walk round the streets or to a green space if it's a nice day. Walk as fast or as slow as you like. Try and spot cats that might let you stroke them. See how each place you go smells different. Walk down streets that you've not been down before just because. 7. Come home and decide how much energy you have. If you have energy do an activity (I would write, play an instrument, do some art, read, play a game) if you don't then watch something from your watchlist. Saturdays feel like a good day to watch something new. 8. Cook yourself a meal. Start before you're hungry and spend ages on it. Use every pot. Listen to music. Sing whilst you wash the dishes. 9. Play! Video games, board games, internet games, card games, phone games, rearrange your plushies, embrace your inner child. Play with ideas, experiment with felt tip pens, write a limerick. Get silly with it. 10. Talk to your friends. Invite them over, call somebody up, text that person back you didn't have time to. I like to spend a good day off by myself then have a great time talking to people after I've recharged. 11. Have so much fun getting to do whatever you want you fall asleep at whatever time. Monday - Friday is about appeasing your body clock, Saturdays are for filthy pleasures like falling asleep at 3am because you were too busy flirting or reading or watching videos.

@caskeyc

Apr 16, 2024

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Tile rat

He's in Rato (Lisbon) and I love him

@caskeyc

Feb 12, 2025

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Kurt Vonnegut talking about buying envelopes

Re: my last rec I'm kinda realizing reading this might have changed my life actually

@caskeyc

Apr 16, 2024