u/horseonahighway

I'm looking to sell and/or donate a bunch of books in very good condition. I've bought a bunch of used books from local bookstores in the neighborhood and surrounding areas but never donated or sold to a shop myself. Does anyone have any recommendations for places that do this?

Btw, I am aware of the many mini libraries around the neighborhood and have both donated and aquired books from them but I am looking for an actual shop or establishment.

Thank you!

Hi everybody. I would really like to pursue stilts walking but I don't know where to start. I thought lessons would make sense, but I researched and there are no lessons anywhere near me. I live in a big city so this surprised me, but it is what it is. Is it possible to teach oneself how to walk on stilts? What would the first step be? Thanks so much!

Born and raised in NYC so I didn't learn how to drive till my 20s. I have my license but have very little driving experience. I have driven basically the 50 or whatever hours needed for the test and that's it. I have never driven on the highway, rain, snow, and drove at night only once. I don't know how to actually get experience without owning a car, and I don't know the first thing about owning a car.

I'm almost out and it's one of my favorites!

I've seen endless descent into madness arcs but and am struggling to find stories that are the opposite. A character who was once insane or mentally ill recovers, or realizes that they were being gaslit and was right all along? Open to any fiction genre or creative nonfiction. TIA

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Hey! I'm from NYC and don't have a car nor drive. I spent a summer up in Hudson Valley a few years back and I really liked it and want to return. Most of what I remember enjoying-- nature, swimming, tours of historic sites and museums-- was off the main street of the towns along the river and I could only get there if somebody drove me.

Do you have any suggestions of any places worth visiting that are walkable from a Metronorth station or have public transportation from a Metronorth station? By walkable I mean there is some actual pedestrian infastructure and I'm not just walking along a highway. TIA

Any kind of food is fine as long as there's an outdoor space! Ideally within walking distance of the Greenpoint Avenue G stop. TIA:)

I'm writing a short story where a character struggles with hoarding (based on my own life) and am wondering if there's any media that deals with hoarding that I can read to get inspiration? All I can think of is that one storyline on Degrassi. TIA

Hey all, I'm thinking about making the switch to dumb phone. Only thing is I am in various group chats for work on Signal, Whatsapp, and text/iMessage. Would I have to get a new phone number in order to keep those chats active or could I switch stuff over to an email address and check that stuff online and use my phone number for the dumb phone? TIA

Hey all! I've been considering moving to Philly from NYC. I don't have a car and I don't have a lot of experience driving. What do I need to know about living in the city with no car? Which neighborhoods have the best public transportation or are best to live in with no car? Which are the worst? How reliable is the public transporation? How early/late does it run? TIA

Hey, wondering if anyone has been in this circumstance or a similar one and what they did--

I'm a born and raised New Yorker. I, like so many who grew up here, cannot afford to live in this city that I call home. I moved out from my dysfunctional family nearly six years ago and while I once had more steady work, many jobs are disappearing. I'm very low-income and underemployed. I am looking for work as always, but everyone knows it's hard to find a job right now. All I do is lose money. My partner is also under employed and he has been supporting me for the past few months while I've gone through long stretches of unemployment, but whether or not he will make enough money in the future is also uncertain. We just have no financial stability.

The standard suggestion tends to be "just move somewhere cheaper" or "move back home."

I have considered moving somewhere cheaper, but I don't know where to go to find better opportunity. Most other places in my country require driving in order to have a job and I don't have a car and have very limited experience driving. I have never driven on the highway, for instance. This is pretty common for those of us who grew up here in the city. But, yes, it makes it a challenge to live anywhere else. Lessons here are expensive.

And fragile as it is, my only support system is here in the city. Many people dream to move to NYC... I don't know how to leave it.

In terms of moving back home I, could, in theory, move out of my current apartment that I share with my partner and two cats back into the shoebox I grew up in, but that will be very overcrowded. It's a 1 bedroom with an 8x10 office that fits a twin bed that is currently used as the apartment's only closet. My mom, who already has 2 cats, also has an apartment with an additional full-mattress sized bedroom that she also uses for storage. It fits the full mattress, a dresser, and a closet she had installed. It would not fit even desk to work in. So, in theory there is "home" but it's really not great. I could maybe swing it if it were just me but with a partner and pets that just seems incredibly difficult.

Has anyone else dealt with something similar to this? TIA

CW: Disordered eating, neglect

Due to neglect and growing up in chaos and clutter I never learned how to take care of myself. Now as an adult I rarely eat because of the amount of effort and executive functioning it takes: time management, shopping, prep, cooking, cleaning. I become overwhelmed easily by these tasks, sometimes even triggered. I'm working to self-soothe and mitigate shutdown but I still have to actually eat while I learn these skills, and the learning happens while doing, so every time I deal with food I have to deal with the overwhelm and it's just exhausting. I often just avoid eating altogether.

I live in a city in a tiny apt without much of a kitchen, little storage, very few surfaces, and the surfaces that I have are used for storage because of the aforementioned little storage. I don't have a dishwasher. I don't use non-stick supplies due to chemicals. I don't have a car and don't live in a place where driving is common, and shopping often physically exhausts me.

I used to sometimes make beans or eggs but that's hardly enough food and it would leave me with dishes that I'd just let sit. Sometimes I eat microwave food. Mostly these days I buy liquids, like smoothies, and eat out, but that really adds up financially.

What are some actually low effort meals, and I mean low effort in terms of time management, shopping, prep, cooking, and clean up. Thanks in advance.

CW: Disordered eating

Due to neglect and growing up in chaos and clutter I never learned how to take care of myself. Now as an adult I rarely eat because of the amount of effort it takes: time management, shopping, prep, cooking, cleaning. This is arguably the hardest part of my CPTSD recovery. I become overwhelmed easily by these tasks, sometimes even triggered. I'm working to self-soothe and mitigate shutdown but I still have to actually eat while I learn these skills, and the learning happens while doing, so every time I deal with food I have to deal with the overwhelm and it's just exhausting. I often just avoid eating altogether.

I live in a city in a tiny apt without much of a kitchen, little storage, very few surfaces, and the surfaces that I have are used for storage because of the aforementioned little storage. I don't have a dishwasher. I don't use non-stick supplies due to chemicals. I don't have a car and don't live in a place where driving is common, and shopping often physically exhausts me.

I used to sometimes make beans or eggs but that's hardly enough food and it would leave me with dishes that I'd just let sit. Sometimes I eat microwave food. Mostly these days I buy liquids, like smoothies, and eat out, but that really adds up financially.

What are some actually low effort meals, and I mean low effort in terms of time management, shopping, prep, cooking, and clean up. Thanks in advance.

Hey all, I'm working on my resume and I'm confused about how to categorize my work. I have worked in traditional "horizontal" media, you know, film production, for many years and now am branching out into "verticals," "digital storytelling," "content," etc. I'm applying for jobs and have no idea what people are calling traditional filmmaking these days. Would "film production" as separate from "content production" suffice? Should I separate based on the screening format, like theater, streaming, screenings, vs social media and reels? TIA

Hey, all. I’ve been reading some of the stories in this sub and wanted to come on and say hi. This post might be unusual for here but here goes…

I am a born and raised New Yorker and I’m feeling pretty down. I’m really struggling in my city right now. I’m low income, underemployed, with chronic health issues, and feeling intensely burned out by the city. I have no “home to go back to” if I can’t “make it in New York.”

I used to be angry at people who came here, but now I know that I wasn’t mad at those people really. The truth is, I just wish there was room for me, and I was taking that out on others who just came here to be a part of the same city that I know, too. I’m happy people come here to build this city. If you moved here and you consider NYC home like I do, then we are the same- that’s it. That’s who’s a New Yorker or not. I solved it.

I’m wondering, for those who moved here and consider this place home, could you tell me some of the things you have discovered or love in this city? What made you come here and then know this was home? What made you fall in love with NYC? Even when it was hard? What do you look forward to every day? What makes you happy? It can be as simple or complicated, as general or specific as you like. I really want to hear your perspectives.

Thanks for reading and thanks in advance for sharing your stories. Have a beautiful night. <3