As others have done, I will limit myself to 3, because I could go on at LENGTH about this topic:
1. My cuisinart (food processor - I date from the days before anybody OTHER than cuisinart made these things, so that's what I call it)
Need your bread dough mixed evenly? Done. Making baking powder biscuits? Done. How about grated cheese, or carrots, or zuchinni, or apples? Done. Garlic in large quantities because you're making pesto? Yep, got that too. If I were going to be stranded on a desert island - with electricity - but only the ability to bring 3 small appliances with me, my cuisinart would be right up there. I'm pretty attached to it. (When it's dirty and I have to make cookie dough by hand, nothing ever ends up mixed right. Who needs a Kitchenaid? I have a Cuisinart.)
2. Earplugs, really good silicone ones:
Harvard square T stop scream? Dealt with. Movie theater too loud? Np. Want to hear the conversation of your spouse while your children are shrieking so loud that it constitutes a sonic attack in DnD? Yep, all good. My preferred brand is Eargasm, but there are lots of choices and they live in a tiny steel container on my keychain and are Always With Me.
3. My belt pouches:
Specifically, THESE pouches: https://www.etsy.com/listing/95852753/leather-utility-belt-handmade-designer - they don't hold my phone, and so I may yet make another set for myself with a third pouch to hold the phone, but they hold my keys and wallet and headphones. (I have an add on pouch for it for the phone, but it has an unfortunate tendency to slide around. I'll fix that one of these days.) The more important part is they mean that I don't have to worry about whether or not the designers of my pants are laboring under the misconception that women don't like having big pockets. ;-) And I always know where my keys and wallet are. I'm going out the door - do I have my belt pouches? Yes? Good to go.
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1. My cuisinart (food processor - I date from the days before anybody OTHER than cuisinart made these things, so that's what I call it)
Need your bread dough mixed evenly? Done. Making baking powder biscuits? Done. How about grated cheese, or carrots, or zuchinni, or apples? Done. Garlic in large quantities because you're making pesto? Yep, got that too. If I were going to be stranded on a desert island - with electricity - but only the ability to bring 3 small appliances with me, my cuisinart would be right up there. I'm pretty attached to it. (When it's dirty and I have to make cookie dough by hand, nothing ever ends up mixed right. Who needs a Kitchenaid? I have a Cuisinart.)
2. Earplugs, really good silicone ones:
Harvard square T stop scream? Dealt with. Movie theater too loud? Np. Want to hear the conversation of your spouse while your children are shrieking so loud that it constitutes a sonic attack in DnD? Yep, all good. My preferred brand is Eargasm, but there are lots of choices and they live in a tiny steel container on my keychain and are Always With Me.
3. My belt pouches:
Specifically, THESE pouches: https://www.etsy.com/listing/95852753/leather-utility-belt-handmade-designer - they don't hold my phone, and so I may yet make another set for myself with a third pouch to hold the phone, but they hold my keys and wallet and headphones. (I have an add on pouch for it for the phone, but it has an unfortunate tendency to slide around. I'll fix that one of these days.) The more important part is they mean that I don't have to worry about whether or not the designers of my pants are laboring under the misconception that women don't like having big pockets. ;-) And I always know where my keys and wallet are. I'm going out the door - do I have my belt pouches? Yes? Good to go.