I like Diarium, journaling once a day has helped me feel like I'm not "wasting" my days doing nothing. I started out with just 2 or 3 sentences at first, and now I'm writing down frustrating bits, cool interactions, or sometimes still just a laundry list of what I did. It helps me feel like I'm not just floating through life.

I also like using my credit to offset the cost of the season pass in Marvel Snap once a month, but that's more for just whatever phone game you feel deserves a few bucks now and then (if any).

Got back from the theatre about 10m ago, and I see why! It was a lot of fun, and while it did have some serious things, it also didn't take it's humorous parts seriously. For 2 hours and the cost of a ticket, I'd definitely recommend it.

While maybe not super cost friendly, I second the meal box angle. I wasn't bad at cooking, but was definitely super slow with knife skills, not comfortable with some stovetop methods of cooking, etc. We used Hello fresh and Plated (before they went out of business), and that really springboarded us into feeling like we could cook. Haven't ordered any meal boxes in like 5 years now, and make homemade dinners 4+ times a week.

The list, for those that don't want to click through:

PlayStation Plus Extra Game Catalogue

It Takes Two (PS5, PS4) Sniper Elite 5 (PS5, PS4) Snowrunner (PS5, PS4) World War Z (PS4) The Ascent (PS5, PS4) Undertale (PS4) SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated (PS4) Melty Blood: Type Lumina (PS4) Dysmantle (PS5, PS4) Circus Electrique (PS4) Dynasty Warriors 9 (PS4) Samurai Warriors 5 (PS4) My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure (PS5, PS4) Fast & Furious: Spy Racers Rise Of Shift3r (PS5, PS4) Monster Jam Steel Titans (PS4)

An Aeropress Go.

I'm far from a coffee snob, but figured I'd give this $25 piece of plastic a try because a good friend was raving about it. In the year since, it's been my favorite way to make myself a cup of coffee-- the ritual of it helps me structure my Saturday morning, the coffee tastes better than I thought coffee could taste, and I'm more excited to look at the flavors and whatnot from locally ground coffee.

I always get myself to do things I don't want to by thinking "Future-me is going to be much happier when he finds that present-me did this already."

Helps me find the motivation to exercise, make myself a good cup of coffee instead of a kcup, do the dishes after dinner, lots of things. And past me is such a bro, saved me from present-me having to do those things.

Highly recommend Darn Tough socks from Vermont. Best socks I've ever worn, and they hold up really well.