Ooooo this is kinda similar to something I used to do that I described here

The bumpy yellow pad thingies are kind of unsettling now that I think about it

Oh man this is kinda similar to a quirk I had as a kid. It’s kinda hard to explain, but in my old neighborhood we had sidewalks like these. So if you look at the first five rows of squares starring from the bottom of the picture, you’ll see that the color of the cement changes on the next row. Well the sidewalks I walked on, there would be like, 3 or 4 rows of blocks with a thicker kinda borderline between eachother. So when I would walk I would step one foot in front of the other in each block and count “one two three four, one two, one two three, one two three” etc, starting the count over every time I crossed the break or change in the cement.

Hahaha, II love that you’re kinda faking them out even if you’re right or not lol. I used to work as a cashier, and I would always guess the weight of the vegetables/fruits before putting them on the scale/scanner thing because i love estimating that stuff too. I did it out loud once and got it almost exact and a couple customers jeard and wete impressed. So I tried a few times and the customers in line and I made a game of it and cheered or "awww"ed when I got it wrong. So fun.

I also like trying to guess the amount of something i need for recipes. Like, a recipe calls for a cup of onions, I look at the whole onions in store and based on size I imagine what it would look like diced in a measuring cup, I usually get close and its so satisfying

Black vinegar and dark soy sauce. I started fiddling around preparing more chinese/asian foods and these Sauces just have SUCH depth and strong flavor, I love it

It’s like night and day…I don’t even think the kraft stuff is parmesan at all really. Still bomb on pizza though

Ever since I worked at a hippie grocery store and was taught about what GOOD fresh organic food looks like and tastes like, it’s impossible for me to go back to things like that, or frozen bags of green giant veg, or pre sliced or shredded cheese and so on. I’ll still eat frozen pizza and nuggies and fast food but as far as cooking for myself, never again

What is heel toe downshifting? Are you doing it on a manual vehicle?

That’s so wild! How do you eat pasta, or steak? Or do you have pretty specific eating habits that don’t include those foods? Lol

Dang taking the temperature to determine when to close/open the windows is a great idea. I don’t have AC in my house and much prefer fresh air so I open windows at night and try to find the perfect time when I should close everything up. I think between 11am-12pm is the sweet spot, but then I worry if I close up too early I’ll miss out on more sweet sweet cool air! Lol

Welcome to the team 🤝

Oh yeah, for whatever reason I find new/random objects to be more satisfying to fidget with than my actual fidgets. Lately fidgeting with paper clips has been my jam. What do you think your current faves are?

Heck yeah measuring sibling! Hahaha I love that they’re everywhere, easy access is important if you gotta measure RIGHT NOW!

I used to have two but I lost the large one somehow! It still upsets me to this day and it’s been months lol. I want to get a mini Keychain one just because.

Temperature/humidity checking sounds kinda fun since it probably fluctuates a ton. Is there any particular tend you’ve noticed or that it fluctuates like, minute to minute or anything?

I love kefir! Its a staple food for me since it’s so easy and healthy. I’ll make my protein shakes with it or have kefir and a banana for breakfast and it’s relatively filling

I’ve been trying to do that more with like, Hummus or other dips. So hard.not to reach for the Crackers and chips though lol.

Totally feel that. Especially if I cook for my partner too, I’ll make a big batch of food that takes 1.5 hours and I expect there to be 4 meals for us there, buy he eats a lot more so it ends up being like, 2.5 meals and then it really feels like it was such an effort for that

That’s such a good idea! I do have a regular stove top kettle, I forget that I can do that. I remember seeing tiktoks of a woman making noodle jars where each one had different stuff thrown in for sauce, veg, and the dried noodles on top and you just add the boiling water and it was like a better version of instant noodles. I can manage that I think. Thanks for the idea!

Haha! I have not seen that but it looks amazing. I mentioned elsewhere that I really wanna meal prep and batch cook but predicting the amounts and such makes it kinda stressful. I think the actual cooking at that point would be fun, I just have to figure out other logistics and I’ll be able to do it

Ooo, Cabbage to snack on sounds great. I saw a snack of cream cheese spread on red bell pepper too which is really good. You are definitely speaking my language lol. The mug cake idea sounds pretty easy to whip up too. It’s so wild, like why does that seem less labor intensive than cooking a pack of Ramen noodles?!No reason, brain just days so lol.

Honestly I would bet that it is a burnout thing, but it’s been a couple of years that the love of cooking has been decreasing…I guess it could still be burnout though 🫠🫠 since you’re on keto, can you give me some other ideas of what you eat? It looks like charcuterie is the best option lol but yeah, sneaking veggies in is a must

Ah that’s fair, I actually liked bagging groceries when I was an actual courtesy clerk, unless the person was SUPER anal about how things got bagged. Like damnit I know it’s meats separate from veg separate from cleaning products and heavy to light from top to bottom!!! Don’t kill my vibe! Lol. I think it was more bothersome as a cashier to bag groceries, I’m super fast at cashiering so if it’s 3+ bags that will need to be done and the person is done paying and just staring at me the whole time…I just don’t get it. I’m a huge fan of efficiency though so maybe that’s more of a me thing

Hahaha aw I wish! I definitely round up stray shopping carts and put them in their corrals, though. That way I’m helping staff AND other customers by freeing up parking spots!