{"id":44867,"date":"2025-09-28T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=44867"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:53:49","slug":"world-of-interiors-elemental-videos-anxiety-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/world-of-interiors-elemental-videos-anxiety-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"World of Interiors\/Elemental videos\/Anxiety Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Look inside people\u2019s houses.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

World of Interiors<\/a> is a website featuring photos of rooms in people\u2019s homes and shops. It\u2019s exciting and inspirational. Look at these: dining chairs<\/a> painted like the game pick-up sticks; a pop-art office<\/a> with a cartoon tiger rug, overflowing books<\/a> lining walls and staircases, and a collection of Zulu hats<\/a> on an attic wall. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elemental videos<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I have a thing for the elements \u2013 the diverse atoms that make up the world. I think more of them should be better known. I\u2019ve previously recommended Elements<\/a> ($10), the best book on this realm, but the second best resource is Periodic Videos<\/a>, a channel of 118 videos arranged in the form of a periodic table of the elements. Click on each box in the grid to get a free, brief, informative lesson on what is special about this unique element. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anxiety Toolkit<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This website<\/a> offers a helpful collection of tools for managing anxiety, including breathing exercises, sensory techniques, calming visualizations, and sound therapy. Each exercise is just a few minutes long and requires no special equipment. I appreciate that the site also explains the science behind each technique, along with advice on when to use them and what you might notice. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magnetic necklace clasps<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been replacing some of my necklace clasps with these magnetic closures<\/a>, and they\u2019re such a time- and hassle-saver. The magnets are strong enough to hold the weight of my heaviest pendant. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solar trail cam<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I installed my first trail cameras in the early 1990s hoping to capture the elusive mountain lion in the hills behind our house. Back then trail cams were cumbersome film cameras with only 36 shots before you had to change rolls. It was expensive to develop and a chore to constantly replenish and keep the film and batteries replaced. Today you can get solar powered digital trail cams that have cell connections and display the images from remote locations instantly on your phone. (These are outlawed for hunting purposes in some states.) There is a whole range of intermediate, inexpensive digital trail cams that will pair with your nearby phone. I use a solar powered Vidvis 4K trail cam<\/a> ($49) in my pursuit of wild animals passing through our neighborhood. It also works at night with invisible infrared flash. Every once in a while I walk up to it and wirelessly download its stored images. It\u2019s always charged, and I can fit a year of still photos on one card. I\u2019ve caught lots of critters passing through, but alas, still no mountain lion. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kitchen timer with silent mode<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The timer app on a phone is not helpful in the kitchen. You have to prop it up to see the time, the screen goes dark after a few minutes, and if your hands are wet, it makes the app unresponsive to your finger. I use a battery-powered\u00a060-minute Searon Kitchen Timer<\/a>. The visual analog display is easy to read from a distance. It can be set on the counter, attached to the refrigerator, or mounted on the wall. It also has a mute button \u2014 when the time is up, an LED blinks until you tap the top of the timer. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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