Did you find that the short walk outside was literally the only thing keeping you sane? I had a similar month last year where everything felt like it was crashing at once, and I accidentally discovered that writing down three things I actually got done in a day helped me stop feeling like a total failure. Even if one of them was just "ate lunch at a table instead of my desk" it counted. It sounds so small but it really did change how I saw myself getting through the mess. I also started setting a timer for 10 minutes to clean just one tiny corner of my room, because everything else felt too big to touch. Those little wins add up way more than you'd think.

Trust me it's way safer to just use dryer balls instead of messing with foil.

Respectfully disagree with you @caseyw12. Convenience SAVES me time every single day.

Wait, did that shackle pin actually back out on its own while you were right there watching it? That's wild. I had a buddy who always swore he could tell when a bolt was gonna loosen up just by the sound it made when he was wrenching on it. One day he was bragging about it and then his whole truck hitch dropped on the highway. Now he double checks EVERYTHING with a red paint marker like his life depends on it. Honestly, that kind of thing makes you realize how much faith we put in metal and friction to not kill us all.

oh 100% same energy here, I once tried to "fix" a leaky faucet with electrical tape and sheer hope and it held for like two whole days before spraying everywhere at 3am.