# Little life and/or sanity saving tips **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 12, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130 "2020-07-12T17:19:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130/81 "2020-09-26T10:18:13Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I have a Hello Kitty backpack that holds my 3 month medication supply - I have a monthly pill box set that is my current month meds, and the HK bag just in case I have to do an emergency grab and bug out This is very, very smart, imo. I have similar “go bags” ready, but my meds are in a single drawer which at “go” time, will get dumped into a zippered pack (stored on the shelf above). Like you, I keep a 3 month advance supply of all meds, but kept screwing up the inventory management when part of it was downstairs in the bug-out supplies. I finally gave up and moved them all to a single location for normal use, with the goal of scooping everything into one bag, and sorting out the dates later should I need to flee. My permanently packed bug-out bags have freeze dried food, tools, flashlights etc., along with digitized copies of all finance documents and our entire photo/video collection. Each month’s computer backup includes making copies for the portable hard drives in the go bags. > [@aruvqan](#): > > And we print them out when anything changes, so the meds are current. Reading your post brought up a deficiency in my planning, and I’ve corrected it now. My list of docs/meds/dosages would end up on the backup drives when bugging out. It makes more sense to have a hard copy printed and in the go bag already. Done. Thanks for the reminder! ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130/82 "2020-09-26T22:54:38Z")
> [@Die\_Capacitrix](#): > > I just started a spreadsheet to track what recipes I have, to help me figure out what I want to cook. Recipe name, meat, main additions and when I made it. I hope this will help reduce the stress of trying to figure out what to cook. > > Other ideas? [Foodgawker.com](http://Foodgawker.com) … seaarchable compilation of hundreds of daily food bloggers. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130/83 "2020-09-27T08:51:26Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > [Foodgawker.com](http://foodgawker.com/) … seaarchable compilation of hundreds of daily food bloggers. OMG! Thanks! I think I will pull the trigger and buy a slow cooker. Working 60-80% of the time, and going into winter, I see a lot of possibilities. I want pear butter. (Yes, not lunch, but YUM.) Already printed out two recipes. Husband may or may not approve. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130/84 "2020-09-27T11:43:23Z")
If you’re getting a slow cooler @Die_Capacitrix I recommend an Instant Pot. In fact, that could be an entry item for this thread: “get yourself an I.P.” There’s some threads in Cafe Society with more info, to avoid hijacking this one any more than I already did. ---
**Author:** ![ASGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@ASGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130/85 "2020-09-27T14:49:22Z")
Remember my father’s words to live by: “If you don’t paint it the first time, you never paint it a second time.” ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130/86 "2020-09-28T00:57:38Z")
RE losing glasses. I wear glasses only for reading - do not need for watching TV, driving - just reading. I read a lot in my life - computers, books, supermarket labels, instructions, phones. Buy a chain and wear your glasses around your neck. They are always with you. My kids say “That makes you look old, Dad”. My reply is “I am old. That’s why i need glasses”. ---
**Author:** ![Drummond\_Bays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@Drummond\_Bays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drummond_Bays)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130/87 "2020-09-28T17:57:11Z")
Thanks, I strongly believe I read it here on the dope! ---
**Author:** ![Drummond\_Bays](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@Drummond\_Bays](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drummond_Bays)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130/88 "2020-09-28T18:05:48Z")
Absolutely seconded. Take a bit of time to read up on the model as well. I have the duoSV, which I learned later is not compatible with the air fryer accessory. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-life-and-or-sanity-saving-tips/915130.md?page=4)