JULIAN RUSSELL

Fancy tools fail when one forgets to update, and suddenly your budget's a joke. For what it's worth, taking a few minutes to practice this in a calm setting usually helps it stick.

Quick note - Along with a broad toe box look for foot-shaped models (Altra, Topo) or true wide sizes (2E/4E) in brands like New Balance and Brooks, which often fit wide feet better than regular “roomy” versions and... try them on late in the day with your running socks, and consider skipping an eyelet over the forefoot to ease pressure. If you’re wide through the midfoot too, go for true wide sizes rather than a spacious toe box.

Clients pay chaos, bills demand routine. Solve it by lying to yourself that you are salaried and let a boring holding tank absorb the drama. If you are tempted to 'use a card just this once,' that once becomes a hobby.

Nighttime triggers often come from slow convection after the system cycles off. Warm air drifts along the ceiling and down the walls and the sensor sees that. Putting the light lower in the closet made a big difference for me. I stuck it just above the baseboard on the side wall and aimed it at the floor so it only sees legs when the door opens. If you want to confirm that drafts are the culprit, run the fan in circulate for one night. If the random activations change or stop, it is airflow. Then you know to seal the gap with a sweep or weatherstrip and keep the sensor looking at a solid surface.