I’ve been noticing lately how we tend to put our mental health on the back burner, especially when life gets busy. We prioritize work, physical health, and our social lives, but checking in with our own thoughts and emotions can easily slip through the cracks. I’ve been guilty of this too—thinking I can just push through the tough days on my own, but it often leads to burnout.

A few weeks ago, I decided to try something new. I realized I needed a better routine for my mental well-being, so I started exploring different ways to get support. I came across an app that really surprised me—it had features like quick, guided therapy-style sessions, a fun journaling tool, and even little weekly updates that felt like a check-in from a friend. There’s also a light-hearted personality report feature that helped me see some of my patterns more clearly, which was a nice touch.

The best part was how it helped me stay connected with my friends. The app lets you peek at how your close circle is doing (if they opt in), so we’ve been sending each other good vibes and checking in when we notice someone might need a little boost. It’s been a nice way to remind each other that we’re all going through our own stuff, even if we don’t always talk about it.

I’m not usually one for mental health apps, but this one felt different—more like a supportive friend rather than something clinical. It’s been a small but meaningful addition to my daily routine, and I wanted to share because it might be helpful for anyone else looking for an easy way to check in with themselves.

Curious if anyone here uses similar tools or has their own mental health routines that work for them? I’d love to hear your tips. Remember, taking time for your mind is just as important as anything else you do for your well-being. 💛

Sending positive vibes your way!

PS. For those curious about the app, it’s called LePal

High pitch tones are far easier to locate than low pitch, or playing music. If you can't find your earbuds and they're still connected, use a tone generator and increase the pitch until you can hear it. I sleep with my airpods in and they often fall out during the night; I use an android so I can't use the find my feature and this method has come in really handy.

Any tone generator will work, I used this one for a long time which works really well but I also made my own at an easier to find url earbud-finder.com

Sometimes I'll use a few different colors at once so I can go to the store with the tape to compare it with multiple things.

A few millimeters has cost me a lot of time and money before from just plain rushing or getting distracted.

EDIT: To be clear, I'm talking about marking the base of where tape extends out(where it locks in place). That way when you retract the tape and then re-extend it, you can lock it at the exact same spot.

I don't know why it's being perceived as a shitty concept but yeah

Had to take the fattest dump at work today but we ran out of febreeze & I didn’t want to use my personal essential oils so I used what we had at the office. This works surprisingly well. The foaming soap creates a layer of film on top of the water and coats your poop everytime it plops in, which is how it masks your poop smell.

Edit: this is beneficial mainly for people who don’t want to waste their own personal items at work. poopouri & essential oils are nice but I’m not spending my own $7 for my work’s bathroom. if ur work has foaming hand soap this works fine

I’m looking for some sort of gadget that will water my plants while I’m traveling, any suggestions? I don’t have anyone who could stop by the house to care for my plants. TIA for any recommendations!

If you can see the hinges, pull. If you can't see them, push.

It seems like no matter what sort of detergent I use, my clothes come out with no noticable fragrance. I've encountered people that smell like warm, cozy, clean laundry. I want to jump in their closet. So what's the secret to achieving this?

HI! I've seen how-tos for getting blu tack stains off the wall, but my issue is getting it off the art itself. This is a Japanese shikishi board. I accidentally left it near a poster that had left over blu tack on it (pic 3), and it transferred over blue stains.

I've already tried using a wipe (and unfortunately a bit of the artwork disintegrated) and trying to stick blu tack on top of the stains (like using blu tack to remove blu tack). Neither of these did anything. I fear it might be too late, but any ideas to get rid of these stains helps, thank you!

I'm never using blu tack again, I have so many stained posters and papers. This special shikishi board is my only priority, but if anyone has advice for the staining on regular paper, that's good too.

I buy a large glue trap intended for mice I take a bottle cap from cola bottle fill with red wine vinegar and set it directly in the middle of glue trap to attract them and within seconds they will start landing onto glue I filled 2 big traps up within a couple hours, the ones you dont catch will all be on your ceilings at night, I get my vacuum out extend the wand and suck up remaing ones, I kid you not, I never seen a single one after that I now wash any and all fruit i buy at store and God forbid don't let a potato rot they come out of woodwork for those

My Nana has a living room chair that she always sits in, it allows her to swivel around and reach things without having to get up as much. She's had it about 9 months, and it's been great, but now it's starting to slide around on the carpet.

The base is a metal ring, it's not flat. I've tried modifying it by tying towels around the ring to stop the sliding, and that worked for a while, but now it's sliding again 😕. I wanna fix it once and for all, but I can't for the life of me figure out what to do! I don't want my Nana to fall and hurt herself.

This is a link to the chair on Amazon https://a.co/d/ak6HiRr

The clasps of the necklaces I rarely take off 99% of the time in the front. Is there something I can purchase or a hack to keep it in the back?

I live in an apartment and the person living below me smokes (tobacco). My apartment really smells like smoke. So far, I’ve purchased three air filters (blue air purifier, true air purifier, and a levoit air purifier) and have them running 24/7 but my apartment still smells. I typically keep the windows open but as it’s getting colder, that’s becoming more difficult. What else can I do? Any suggestions?

Moving out is not an option and the apartment complex won’t do anything to address it.

I have 4 nieces and nephews who come over to our apartment. We are on the top floor and we are loud, it's how it's always been. In the past few years, we've taken steps to be less loud and it's worked for the most part.

But with children, there is only so much we can do to control them. They like to play handball on our wall, while not shared with a neighbor, can still be felt by the neighbors below. They have a medicine ball which they bounce as well as other jumping in various parts of the house.

I tried telling them to stop, to be quieter, to try a different activity, but it's hard. Any input would be appreciated. The neighbors downstairs are understanding and only came up once. We are on good terms with them and I want to keep it that way.

With the cold setting in, rodents seek shelter and return to my roof... In addition to the noise, they cause damage to the insulation! A priori, they are rats. Last year, I tried swatters (which they couldn't care less about), traps, cement in flour, and a little more virulent bait seemed to have got the better of a few... Then spring came arrived, and calm returned... How can you effectively exterminate these parasites?

I work remotely and I'm literally going insane listening to my neighbor's dog barking ALL DAY AND NIGHT. It won't shut up, it's a small chihuahua and sometimes they have another one and they both bark nonstop. There's no trigger, they just bark at thin air. I close my window, put on earphones, earplug, etc but I'm starting to lose it. This has been going on for 4 months now and I did not talk to my neighbor because I do not want any potential conflict and I live alone as a girl. I feel like if I call the cops or file a noise complaint, they will know it's me (I think the right side of the neighbor is friends with them). What else can I do or do I just suffer?

I just checked my $0.99 for 12 months Hulu, this month it would be $9.99, while cancelling they offered 6 months for $2.99.

Now is the time to start checking those things.

I know one of you has to have some crazy lifehack for this. I try to stay busy but the second half of my shift usually drags so long and this is just 9 hour shifts! I have 16 hour ones coming up soon!

Need help pls.

I’ve got a speech coming up tomorrow. It’s 5 minutes long. I’ve prepared everything, made sure it meets the time criteria, been practicing it every two hours since yesterday. The audience are all people I know very well.

But I still have jitters. Thinking I’ll forget something, not meet the time, etc. How do I calm my brain the hell down. (The rational part of my head is trying to comfort me but the irrational part is winning so far) [It’s in a meeting room. Can’t eat or drink anything]

UPDATE : It went well, really well!! People were listening intently and they actually clapped at the end!!!! (not following after someone starts is what I mean by actually clapped) Again, thanks to every one of you guys for the help. I got really good recommendations really quickly and I can’t express how much it warmed my heart to read all of your guys’ encouragement. Thank you so much you guys!! 💜💜

My work ordered a bunch of paper towels for our automatic dispenser but they are missing this little plastic piece that helps keep the rolls in place. Any ideas on what we can use without wasting all of these rolls? A

In short: ants, roaches, and other pests locate food by scent. Putting your pet's food (or anything you don't want bugs in) in a low bowl/on a plate directly in front of a fan obfuscates the scent and prevents the insects from finding it. I have done this for years and it has yet to fail.

Hi everyone!

I just moved into single on my campus. I keep my room minimal and clean. I swift/wipe often, no wet trash, no open food, wash the sheets regularly, etc. Before moving into this room, I was in a double and it always smell fine. So I’m not sure what is going on? Maybe the room is smaller so there is just less ventilation? Is there any way that I can keep my room from smelling musty? Candles, diffuser, air purifiers? Thank you.

Hey everyone!

I’m renting a room and only have a sofa instead of a bed. To make it more comfortable for sleeping, I bought a mattress to lay on top of the sofa. The problem is that the mattress keeps sliding off, and I’m trying to find a way to keep it in place without damaging the sofa (my landlord would not be thrilled).

I’ve heard about using non-slip mats, but I’m worried they might leave marks or damage the sofa's fabric. Has anyone here tried this or have any other tips for preventing slipping? Ideally, I’m looking for something that’s easy to remove, won’t leave residue, and (if possible) won’t cost too much.

Thanks in advance for any advice! 😊

I don't want to turn on the heater because the electricity bill would skyrocket and the cold weather is slowly getting stronger and stronger, the climax is gonna be in end dec-jan-feb