FB Marketplace Free redux and other Sunday musings

The serendipity continues!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Flipping/comments/ywzki4/im_never_posting_something_free_on_marketplace/

I thought my Will You Meet Me In Nashua was wild, the stories in this thread are nuts.

I was just trying to figure out if stuff moved fast in some other group, especially since I’m through a lot of the really high value stuff, and am now just trying to convince people to come pick up random crap. If I fail, it’s all headed to Savers, but so far, things are still moving, just a little slower. And, to be fair, there have been two storms over the last few days so honestly it’s astonishing anyone is picking anything up at all.

I made crepes again, smaller batch, for A. They turned out fine. I’m going to keep tinkering with this. A. is worried they aren’t healthy enough. I’m like, you were eating a pancake, and before that a waffle for breakfast. Like it matters. To be fair, I am putting some nutella and whipped cream on this thing, but also way less maple syrup and no peanut butter. I feel like it’s probably a wash, especially since there’s egg in the crepe and that’s probably a positive.

Ben Carpenter’s Fat Loss Habits

Carpenter on social media is a ton of fun, and his first book was packed full of science goodness.

But this book is even better. I particularly like the 13 habits approach, and his careful attention to risks as well as benefits associated with advice, self-monitoring, etc. I’m going to experiment with tracking in a sheet for a while, and see how this goes. I can already see just how ludicrously hard it is for me to eat a meal by myself and NOT either have the kindle or iPad in front of me. Today, I had lunch while on zoom with I., which felt like — and was, because she was eating, too! — having a meal with a friend, instead of multitasking. And I realized that one of the benefits of eating with a friend and talking about the food is it helps one pay attention to the food and not just mindlessly eat

I finished the book, and I will probably reread it. I really cannot emphasize enough how much I love the habits approach. They are good habits, independent of numbers on a scale or body composition or whatever. It’ll be interesting trying to consciously build these habits — many of which I already do a fair amount of but I don’t normally consciously track them — and seeing how persistent I am, and whether I get anything out of it, or if it backfires in some not-immediately-obvious way.

I did not walk with M. today. I did use the treadmill. I had a great zoom with I. Family zoom was fine as well. A. had a good online playdate. It was a pleasant day.