I have wooden hangars for my clothes as well. They are cheaply made compared to yours (thinner guage wire and plastic pants bar).

The original set I purchased are 30 years old. The pants bar failed on a couple of them because it was only cheaply tacked into the wooden hangar. I purchased 2 dozen more since. They're great!

I've had plastic baskets in the past, but they never seem to last long.

I had two woven rattan baskets over the last 30 years. Unfortunately, the rattan started breaking and the basket started falling apart last year.

I couldn't find anything similar, so I bought a woven basket made from recycled clothes. It feels very sturdy. It was expensive compared to plastic baskets, but I feel so much better about it.

That's terrible advice! There are very few people who could follow it. It's a recipe for failure and disappointment.

Be more realistic folks. Set achievable goals, then move the bar higher. You'll get ther!

What a beautiful pair! Happy bday!

I completely understand how you feel about "break through" announcements. Really excited about gene editing and cancer treatments (from personal experience) - won't help many people though because its so damn expensive. We are truly on the cusp of a new era.

These predictions seem to be the way we're headed, for sure. But I think that most of what you're predicting won't happen in 2023. We might start hearing news about trainable robots or an EU commission forming to study public policy regarding AI though.

I'm glad you mentioned lab grown meat! I think it will be a game changer eventually for many of the reasons you mentioned., but probably not in 2023. I've read that several companies are aggressively building facilities . I don't think we'll see products in the u.s. in 2023, but we'll definitely hear a lot more about it. The forementioned companies will probably bombard us with advertisements that claim to be news articles or product reviews to prime demand. I will be watching the topic to see how consumers react - there may be a lot of resistance from the folks that think GMOs are dangerous.

But you took the easy way out about generic breakthroughs. These sort of announcements are the back bone of click bait articles from fringe 'science' journalists.

What's your wild-ass guess about science breakthroughs? There is a lot of research being done right now that may produce fruit in 2023.

In 2023:

Finland and Sweden will join NATO.

Ukraine will retake Crimea, but fighting will continue.

Putin will disappear from public view.

China will not attack Taiwan

North Korea will detonate an atomic weapon. (The west will remain impotent)

Status quo will hold in the middle east. (unfortunately)

Drought in Europe, Africa and US will continue and the world will continue to pretend that it isn't happening.

in the U.S....

The U.S. will experience a very mild recession that almost no one will notice. In spite of lower inflation the Feds will continue to raise interest rates (though less aggressively).

Republicans in the House of Representatives will very loudly accomplish nothing. (The Senate will be mostly paralyzed as a result).

The Department of Justice will file an antitrust lawsuit against a well known tech company.

Legacy tech companies will continue to recede, while some small start-ups capitalize on the newly available talent. This will spark a new tech boom focused on AI technology. This quiet revolution will be almost invisible in 2023.

Attitudes and expectations are quietly changing as Gen Z starts assuming leadership roles. Once controversial public policy topics will be widely accepted. Some social conventions that were widely accepted in the past will be questioned and abandoned. It will be alarming to folks who are transitioning to retirement, but they will not protest too loudly. The early 2020s will be remembered as a transition between eras.

I feel your burden.

I kept a list of things-to-do for a while. It was helpful at first. I got a sense of satisfaction when I crossed off items. It really felt like I was getting shit done.

Gradually though the list got longer with more complicated tasks and more distant planning horizon...Updating and maintaining the list became a task of itself. I also started to obsess about the format of the list. After a while I started to realize that I was using the list to procrastinate and I was spending more time thinking about doing things than actually doing them...I got frustrated and gave up.

For a few months, I did nothing but the things that absolutely had to be done...and only when they couldn't be put off any longer. I struggled with ordinary chores. My performance at work suffered to.

It got to a critical point where I realized that I couldn't survive like that and considered suicide to be the only way out. It was a very dark, hopeless place.

I eventually made an appointment to see a doctor. The doctor prescribed medication to help with depression and anxiety. He also referred me to a therapist. It took a while to find the right combination of medicines (we're still sorting that out). The therapist discussed strategies with me to help overcome motivation problems (still working on that to).

I'm still in a dark place, but I feel better and have a more hopeful outlook. I'm able to do things now that I struggled with like showering, eating better, and taking my meds regularly. Regular chores are a little less overwhelming.

Things are getting better.

Lists may have stopped working for you and that may be a signal of a more serious problem. I encourage you to talk to your doctor if you haven't already. If you have, make sure he knows that you're symptoms are worsening; he may need to adjust your treatment.

Depression is a serious health issue. Please don't ignore it.