u/Feeling-Salad5686

I'm someone who struggles a lot with food. For a long time, my relationship with food was whack, my motivation to be in the kitchen was/is unstable and the amount of food I wasted was unnecessarily high especially because it's pretty hard cooking for 1. After 2-3 years of cooking by myself, and trying a LOT of different methods, I ended up with what I call the 2-2-2 method:

• Go to the grocery store 2x a week
• Plan for 2 full recipes that require effort
• Plan for 2 simple recipes that require nearly 0 brain power or energy

In addition to the meals, I also pick up ingredients that are versatile and last a long time, such as eggs, potatoes, instant ramen, etc. These are back-ups just in case I can't eat one of the meals I've planned or get hungrier than expected.

** Note: The meals I cook typically yield 2-4 servings, as per the majority of recipes online, so I usually end up with 10-12 servings of food per half week.

For me, this method solves literally dozens of issues. I waste less food because I buy less at a time. I have less decision fatigue. If I lack motivation to cook, that's what the 2 simple meals are for. If I want to feel human, that's what the 2 full meals are for. I'm eating at least 1 unique thing per day so I don't get bored. I'm not required to meal prep with this method, but I can if I want to. My meal prep wouldn't go bad because my food will be eaten in 4 days or less. If I suddenly decide I want to eat out, my meal schedule is less likely to be ruined because I've planned for less days and have more wiggle room to push meals back. It also spaces my purchases out so I'm not dropping $100 on groceries at a time. I know not everyone's brain is the same as mine, but I'm posting it here just in case it helps someone!

Theater attendance is declining, however I don't buy into the narrative that people aren't going to the theaters because of bad movies.

I've gone to the movie theater like 50 times this year and last year. There are plenty of good movies. PLENTY. Last year's list of good standalone movies - Sinners, OBAA, Mickey 17, Frankenstein, Hamnet, No Other Choice ... this doesn't even count sequels/franchises/family movies.

I feel people who say there aren't any good movies either don't really care about theatrical releases or they're quite picky.

In my opinion, the real reason people aren't going to the theaters is due to cost. It's expensive as hell when you pay $15 for a ticket and $20 for concessions. God forbid you have a family and suddenly you're out $100 to watch the Minions. I don't blame people when cheaper alternatives are easily accessible like streaming or renting. (Ofc, they're not the same experience, but close enough.) So I acknowledge there are WONDERFUL movies being released every year, just not at the cost that people want to pay to see them.

EDIT: 1- When I mean theater attendance is declining, I am talking about a long term trend and not this summer. This year has been great for movie 😄

2- Yeah cheaper tickets exist, I'm def not paying full price when I watch 50+ movies a year! Tho I am not talking about myself but rather reg families who only see the ticket costs at face value w/ no membership as that's how most customers operate. And families who prob don't want to go out on a random weekday to get a discounted rate.

3- Yeah you don't have to buy concessions, though again not talking about myself but rather reg families who are likely to purchase concessions. According to a report, around 60% of people buy snacks at the theater.

I want to ask an Etsy team member if I can write about my physical location on my Etsy page.

Basically I have a vendor booth. It's not a perm set up, but my vendor locations are quite stable so I can usually be found at the same 5 conventions in my area. I wanted to add this info to my Etsy page, maybe in the About section.

Etsy seller's handbook says I can't do off-platform transactions, though I think for this purpose the tiny details of the language really matters so I'd like to talk to someone directly on Etsy in order to confirm if what I'm doing is okay.

If it's not that's fine I'd like to hear any answer from them either way. TIA!