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Buy the green bag

If you carry a handbag, go for one in dark green instead of black or brown. Far more interesting, and trust me that green leather mysteriously goes with every other color.

Kiss-Off stain remover

This works on (non-exhaustive list but stains I can vouch for): red lipstick, red wine, oil paint, grass stains, coffee, blood. Insanely effective. Also made by a family-owned business, which TBQH makes me trust it more.

NetGalley

Everyone knows about Libby, but do you know about NetGalley?? It's the book publishing industry's "dirty little secret" (direct quote from a pal on the inside) and if you sign up with a profile about where you post reviews — like, for example, Rec League — you can request early manuscripts of books that haven't been released yet. This is the most satisfying reader hack I've discovered since learning you can delay a digital library book return if your Kindle wifi is turned off.

A visual catalog of building numbers

I “collect” these wherever I go. Makes you pay attention to the built environment around you, which is sort of the point of traveling anywhere, isn’t it?!

Buy the green bag

If you carry a handbag, go for one in dark green instead of black or brown. Far more interesting, and trust me that green leather mysteriously goes with every other color.

Kiss-Off stain remover

This works on (non-exhaustive list but stains I can vouch for): red lipstick, red wine, oil paint, grass stains, coffee, blood. Insanely effective. Also made by a family-owned business, which TBQH makes me trust it more.

NetGalley

Everyone knows about Libby, but do you know about NetGalley?? It's the book publishing industry's "dirty little secret" (direct quote from a pal on the inside) and if you sign up with a profile about where you post reviews — like, for example, Rec League — you can request early manuscripts of books that haven't been released yet. This is the most satisfying reader hack I've discovered since learning you can delay a digital library book return if your Kindle wifi is turned off.

A visual catalog of building numbers

I “collect” these wherever I go. Makes you pay attention to the built environment around you, which is sort of the point of traveling anywhere, isn’t it?!