Tools.
The last entry reminded me: I keep finding that I either don't own or don't have handy the tools I need, so I'm considering rearranging my toolbox into something easier to carry, and more organizable. Possibly a bag with pockets that are actually designed for the tools I want to put in them, rather than a giant box that everything just gets dumped into.
So: If you were putting together a generic tool kit, for everyday sort of repairs and work, what would you put in it, exactly? Obviously it needs screwdrivers, but what kind and how many? Pliers? And so on... basically, if you wanted to be able to grab one smallish, easily portable bag or box, and have a good chance of having what you wanted (or something you could improvise with), what would you have in it?
Then of course we get into the more complicated question of specific types of jobs: wiring, computer repair, installation of whirligigs, and so on. But that can wait until I stop losing really basic tools.
So: If you were putting together a generic tool kit, for everyday sort of repairs and work, what would you put in it, exactly? Obviously it needs screwdrivers, but what kind and how many? Pliers? And so on... basically, if you wanted to be able to grab one smallish, easily portable bag or box, and have a good chance of having what you wanted (or something you could improvise with), what would you have in it?
Then of course we get into the more complicated question of specific types of jobs: wiring, computer repair, installation of whirligigs, and so on. But that can wait until I stop losing really basic tools.