The Power of Consistency

I purchased a nice espresso maker several years ago. Since then, it has mostly been taking up space on my already too small townhouse kitchen counter. I love espresso but I couldn't get the machine to produce a shot similar to a good cafe. So, there the machine sat. I regretted purchasing it. I am frugal by nature yet I will spend well for something that I enjoy. I avoid spending money on things that have a short pay-off like fast food. I loathe buying shoddy goods. I will spend more to get more. That is why I will buy Honda cars all of my days. I am working out a plan for the Fall of how to get better use out of my kayak. I already am using my bikes several times a week, although I did have to switch to my street hybrid rail trail bike and trails since last week rather than mountain bike and rides because I had a pretty bad crash and bruised some upper ribs pretty seriously. Not breakage besides the reflector on the front of the bike. This Summer...