Quality of Life

[teeteet]

Nespresso?

Almost real espresso without the mess.

[theetruscan]

Nespresso?

Almost real espresso without the mess.

Eh, $50/lb for terrible coffee, and generating staggering amounts of trash/waste in the process doesn't seem so perfect to me. It's kind of staggering what you pay for what you get, as well as how much trash gets generated by a nespresso.

[blacktulip]

Another vote against Nespresso from me. Do it right or not at all!

[Faust]

Never underestimate the power of convenience, especially in the good old US of A.

[jippos]

Salumeria is a very different thing. I don't go through much charcuterie, but what they have should be good (preview nights were promising).

I tried a lot of mattresses (napped or slept on them), including a ridiculously expensive Hastings mattress with horse hair and stuff in it, the tempurpedic, and some McRoskey Airflex. I settled on an alpine mattress from European Sleepworks in Berkeley. I can't express how happy I am with it. They probably won't sell you one unless you go in, but it's worth the time or trip.

Went yesterday to salumeria, and I really enjoyed the sandwiches I got. I was hoping, though, for a more extensive grocery. As is, it's pretty cool, similar to Fatted Calf.

As far as that goes, Quality of Life for me in some ways has also meant a little less convenience. Going to Fatted Calf for charcuterie, or going to Olivier's Butchery for meat. Dropping by the farmer's market for della fattoria bread. Making an effort to go to Bi-rite. We've been doing this much more lately, and relying less on the one-stop Whole Foods, for example. It feels great to support people who are passionate and knowledgeable about what they do, and we all know this extends out to clothing, as well.

Thanks for the mattress advice. There's just so much information out there that I was putting off doing any research. Now I've at least got a good place to start.

Oh, and i definitely agree with Heirloom about the vacuum cleaner, especially after having so many crappy ones (belts that break easily, poor suction, very loud).

[Faust]

Which reminds me - adding Roomba to my list. Say what you will - when you are feeling lazy, it does a very good job indeed.

[theetruscan]

Olivier's Butchery

I did not know this place. Will check out soon. Thank you!

[Icarium]

Nothing new for this year, but I think my two highest ranking items are:
smart phone
amazon.com prime

oh actually for this year:

http://store.steelcase.com/products/walkstation/

Discovered these at work, but they let me eat more guilt tree and I find that I'm more productive on one than when sitting. Gets the juices flowing or whatever.

[galia]

I concur on the vacuum cleaner. I just bought my first good quality vacuum, paid a stupidly expensive price for it but it is amazing. I don't think the carpeting in my appartment has even been this dust-free since the day I moved in. I'm super happy about that...

The main thing that has improved my quality of life is my puppy, but that goes without saying

[Patroklus]

Eh, $50/lb for terrible coffee, and generating staggering amounts of trash/waste in the process doesn't seem so perfect to me. It's kind of staggering what you pay for what you get, as well as how much trash gets generated by a nespresso.

my mother bought a keurig last year. i think she pays like $30/lb for that junk, additionally any coffee that's light tastes like water and anything bold just tastes like butt. and on top of all of that the machine just has different buttons that dispense a particular amount of coffee. but it doesn't tell you how much, it just has pictures of different styles of cups. fisher price my first coffee machine status

[Rosenrot]

A garment steamer. As someone who wears long dresses it's godsent. No more tricky business over the ironing board, or putting up with the risk of burning my silks.

[Vanna]

A+ thread. I really need to work on my quality of life.

[blacktulip]

For good coffee on a budget, I would prescribe Aeropress. That and a Hario Skerton hand grinder (purely for the sakes of mobility and convenience) can be a late add to my list.

[endorphinz]

having true good friends is probably the single most important thing in life, and the rarest. having just 1 REAL friend is like winning the lottery.

congrats on having 2

[Fuuma]

I have no fucking idea. Aside from having access to cigarettes I don't care that much about small details. I guess I like having good breadmakers, butchers, dry cleaners and coffee shops nearby and enjoy places where you can walk instead of having to go by car.