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Maybe some or all of this will help?
I don't have a grinder but have been finding (fresh) decent and relatively inexpensive beans at my local gourmet grocery that I can grind in-store . I store coffee sealed in the black ziplock pouch it comes in, in a dark cupboard, and start using it right away-1# lasts me about 2-2.5 weeks. Don't store coffee in the freezer.
I use filtered water, a $2 melita cone that's about 10yrs old, w/ #2 melita paper cones.
As good a cup a joe as I could brew at home without a fancier setup.

FYI Not sure if I learned this on here AT or elsewhere...Peanut butter trick has been working great for me to remove sticky labels and adhesive from new glasses, dishes and plastic items. Just spread a little on let it sit for a couple minutes, then wash everything off with dish soap and hot water.

Thanks for this. I've started playing around with mixing at home.

Love the frugality of your redo great idea with the placemats. I'm either gonna do that, or paint my wall with scrubbable kitchen/bath paint

Funny you should post this, glad to hear I'm not the only one... The other night I found myself constructing a "cozy" out of some gaffers and a strip of black cardboard from some discarded Ikea packaging to kill the horrible blue led glow a hard drive was casting over my small apartment. Now it's dark as it should be. Course I couldv'e just turned the thing off, but that would be too easy ; )