Buying your way into ease

I know I talk a lot about not buying "stuff," but as it turns out, there are a lot of smaller things lately that I've splurged on that make little differences in how easy life can be. There are sometimes bigger things too, like carpet in my office.

For example, I bought a nicer mouse for my computer. It's like the one provided for work, and it's just an incrementally better tool. I bought a smooth mouse mat for it, too. I replaced the toolbox I bought in college with a bigger one that has drawers. I added to that box the SAE wrenches ("freedom wrenches!") I never got around to buying. Nut drivers, too (also SAE). Cable baskets to hang under my desk. And probably the biggest splurge, at half price plus a discount, a Ridge wallet.

Sometimes it's the smaller things. Collectively, these make life a little better.