Not sure if it’s a life pro tip, an ADHD pro tip, or a cat owners’ pro tip, but I’ve forgotten food in the microwave so many times after putting it there to keep my cat out of it, it kinda hurts. I always allow my food to cool some before putting it away, but these days, I use a microwave timer to remind me. It won’t shut up unless I go push a button. And while I’m in there, I might as well clean the rest of the kitchen. Since I’m up.
By the way, I woke up to cat barf on my countertop. How’s your morning going?
Timers are how my adhd dumbass can cook decently. I burned so many pots and pans before I had a smart phone with a timer.
That’s a fine tip.
The thing is I found a way for my microwave to not make any beeping sound ever and I can’t give that up now.
No beeping at me whenever I touch a button, no beeping to tell me it’s done, no beeps, ever, it’s simply fabulous.
We can wake up at night and heat something without waking everyone else.I deeply hate all appliances that beep at me.
Don’t get me started on all the garbage appliances like dishwashers and washing machines that play whole-ass-songs when they’re done.
I keep repairing my old ones, and I dread the time when I’ll have no other choice but to replace them.I kinda enjoy silence.
I crack open all my appliances* and put a little dab of silicone on the piezo speaker. The beeps are still there for feedback, but at a much more tolerable level.
*Except my stove, it gets to yell loudly.
Timers are amazing.
Need to put the laundry in the dryer after it’s washed? Timer.
Need to clean, but you don’t want to? Timer.
Want to avoid falling into a slack/email hole at work? Timer.
Want to avoid spending too much time in certain apps? Timer.
