You can do this at home. Everything here is under 2000 dollars spent total because we bought from bankrupted gyms liquidating during covid and a couple home gym people after covid who preferred going to a gym and were offloading equipment for next to nothing.
Outdated pic but same rack today:
You need the space to begin with, but besides the rowers (can be stored vertically) and rack, the space waste isn't that huge. George Hackenschmidt's abridged/edited down by me workout routine is pinned to my back wall there. An old world strong man from an era before steroids existed. He didn't do focused muscle training, instead all-round balanced and, this is key, a very minimal amount of equipment is needed. You can look up how he looked, I think it's aesthetically pleasing.
But yeah that's really it. Lift heavy things, row, and I run or bike. I do not enjoy it. I don't pretend to. I'm not doing this for enjoyment, I'm a big nerd who never enjoyed physical activity ever. It's simply to stay in good shape because that was noticeably slipping in my 30's.
So I'm doing this entirely out of self preservation. Importantly, I also do Yoga. Flexibility is important too.
Gyms are indeed predatory with their obnoxious membership programs and cancelation antics. I'm lucky to have some space in my ugly basement.
I can't say I've experienced that illusion myself. I do wonder if there's something to your question that has to do with Circadian Rhythm or waking up more when you see sunlight.
Tonight I'm at work and roomie texts a video of a water leak probably from the ancient upstairs bathtub faucet...that's embedded in tile. Fucking tile. FUCK.
The month prior the faucet vibrated loudly when I tried to use it. The plunger failing to seat. Guess it caused a crack.
In the future, buy loose kernels in jars. They're the cheapest popcorn in the store. For now you could just tear open the bags.
I don't think this is challenging enough to NEED a glass lid but it does help of course. A metal lid will do. You can just go by ear. Once the popping frequency dies off, stop.
Avocado oil has a very high smoke point, you won't reach it making popcorn. I'll explain why. Add some to the pan. I use quite a bit, I like it better than butter so it's the only fat I add.
Optionally buy the salts/fake butter combo flavor cinemas use. Sift it over cold pan to taste. Otherwise, use what you like for seasoning.
Turn the stove to max heat.
Dump in kernels.
Cover and wait until a small handful of kernels to start popping.
TURN OFF THE STOVE. The residual heat in the stove/pan will fully pop all your kernels without burning the earliest kernels to pop. Shake your pan gently now and then to get the kernels stuck in the already popped corn to drop back down.
Your senior aged family members just seem to suck but we only got a single sentence of detail.
Old people are not universally mean lol. Honestly it seems to me that almost every asshole I knew since a young age was an asshole in their childhood, teens, and adulthood so far. I figure that won't change. There's some exceptions, but it seems very hard to change personality.
Old stuff goes on the local buy&sell or eBay if it's worth enough used. Otherwise it's on the front boulevard with a spray painted FREE sign next to whatever I want gone. It's very rare whatever I dump out there isn't taken within minutes. Don't hoard.
Shit tons of shelves and cabinets. Get stuff off the surfaces you use all the time, or would if it wasn't covered in shit. Now you can dust the home and vacuum easily too!
No impulse purchases. Do you really want it, let alone need it? Discipline.
Get a filing cabinet if you don't have one already for a job you do. Just a two drawer is enough.
I've thus far avoided feeling the need to host my own garage or yard sale, but that might be a good place to start if it's feasible.
Sure whatever. Heat exchanger is heat exchanger.