➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[dpenning]

That's tee shirt weather

When I lived in Chicago it may have been t-shirt weather but sown here that is sweatshirt weather!

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

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It was almost 30° here last night! With 50mph winds and rain. And now it’s going to be 68° today.

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Lmaoo I guess so but then I would be out almost $1000



As much as I admire that you are able to be without one, I do not think I could do that. Besides the addiction thing, I also need to be able to take pictures of clients dogs and text and sometimes communicate through FB Messenger so phone is just easier and faster. But I do need to limit myself.

And I hate phone calls too ha but I use it for other stuff like texts, social media, email, etc.

We have a landline too and have had one for as long as I can remember but my parents have actually considered getting rid of it. I don’t think they ever would but we get sooo many spam calls now and that’s really it. Most people don’t call the landline anymore, they just call our individual phones.



I mean, for me it kind of is because I know myself and my body and I know that when I get no sleep it does affect my mental health. Not that is a reason for not getting anything done because I can force myself to and work through it and I should have today and didn’t which of course is on me and is where the whole motivation thing factors in but I also have dealt with genuine legitimate depression and anxiety before and I know that for me personally lack of sleep as well as lack of self care (like not eating, not drinking water, etc.) are triggers and if I forget to do any of those things, I will get more down. It’s been proven for me. Even when I just stay up too late at night or been on the screen too long, I can feel my mood starting to change. Maybe those things aren’t triggers for other people and/or other people don’t deal with that at all and that’s great but for me personally they are and I do so I don’t really think it’s possible to say sleep can’t affect emotions or it’s not something to base it off of like I mean to or it’s a choice. Maybe it is for other people but for me, lack of sleep (and lack of eating, drinking, etc.) has a literal direct effect on my mood. Besides the depression, I also turn into a literal cranky bitch if I don’t sleep lol that’s how it affects me personally. Lack of sleep affects everyone differently. And also, for me personally, I have been doing really well in terms of the whole depression thing, I don’t even know if I even am anymore, I am mostly happy the majority of the time lately, but if I stay up too late or don’t sleep, then it will literally immediately start to sneak in. So for me, it actually is a direct correlation and I have to be careful. So I think I can base my emotions on it when for me personally it’s literally been proven that it will directly effect me personally. It won’t effect everyone but it will me.




















All of that said, the motivation issue is a completely different issue and I know you were probably more talking about that rather than actual depression and for that issue, yes discipline and self motivation can probably change it so I am definitely going to work harder at that and try to improve it no matter how I’m feeling but then again, the other thing can affect motivation too as can my other issues (ADD, perfectionist, procrastinator, etc.) so with the combination, it’s definitely way harder to get motivated to actually do anything and get started on things. Getting started is always the hardest part for me and it can take me forever to get started on something. I put it off a long time usually. But then once I get started, I probably work TOO hard and sometimes I’m honestly a perfectionist and don’t want to do anything or even start until I can do it 100% right which is not the best approach at all and delays work. But all those are obviously not excuses but just saying it is sometimes doublely hard for me to get started on stuff so I suppose I should probably work doubly hard to get motivated and get started and kind of force myself to do it immediately rather than delaying it.

I was speaking on the motivation, not the mental state. Everyone has something going on in their lives and with themselves, and as long as you work on bettering it then you’re fine. Keeping yourself motivated will help chase those other feelings off, trust me, I know.

 

[NanaKat]

Rain has turned into snow here. They say up to 5". Which would be a record for April...

Wow!

Quick break...just moved plants and seedlings outside
Seedlings need to grow more before transplanting.

And a view from the deck...the ducks in the side yard are barracaded from the deck so they don't graze on my seedlings! And heifers in the background.

Back to work! Bbl

 

[Kiki]

Some seeds I found from last year.

 

[Kiki]

Some cherry type tomatoes I bought last week.

 

[Kiki]

Look what just showed up.
This will be my first time eating rabbit.

 

[debid]

Some seeds I found from last year.
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Stored airtight, seeds can keep a very long time. I'm still sprouting tomato plants from seeds marked 2010. So, when I see something interesting on end of season clearance, I can't resist. I might possibly have a dozen or more different tomato varieties represented in my collection.

 

[Kiki]

Stored airtight, seeds can keep a very long time. I'm still sprouting tomato plants from seeds marked 2010. So, when I see something interesting on end of season clearance, I can't resist. I might possibly have a dozen or more different tomato varieties represented in my collection.

The packages were torn open and just there in a drawer. I had no idea they would actually sprout.

I suck at gardening still.
I'm trying to figure out if now is the time to plants some or if I wait.

 

[sdm111]

the alligator legs would be great battered or unbattered in an airfryer