The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[h2oratt]

What they're going to find is a rise in suicides and maybe even homicides. Pain can literally drive people to desperation. Some days my husband expresses how tired he is of hurting and how at times, he would just like it to end, in whatever way it can. If someone is in intense pain, they'll take whatever they can get to relieve it, including even more dangerous drugs than opioids.

I think there are alo5 of suicides. Or legal euthanasia. Legal out here now.

 

[speckledhen]

Started a new quilt project with cheerful summery, even tropical, colors. It's sort of 3D, I guess. I love purple with yellow and teal. A nice break from my last color combo.

 

[getaclue]

That looks really nice. Yes, a sort of 3D look to it.

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks, I like the 3D effect quilts. Not sure where I'm going with this, but it will unfold as I create, as usual. Off to bed, getting woozy!

 

[getaclue]

Why are you getting woozy? What the heck. I hope you're not coming down with something. Yes, go to bed. Good night.

 

[1muttsfan]

I like the saturation of the colors, very nice.

 

[speckledhen]

I was woozy because I was up later than normal, nothing sinister, just an old woman up past 8 p.m., LOL. I've been up later than usual lately helping someone online in a group I belong to with the group and I don't do well if I don't go to bed when I start yawning too much to type. I have to keep farmer's hours, early to bed, early to rise. Well, not really, I guess, because I am a testament to the fact that teens and old people need more sleep. Farmers don't get that much.

 

[getaclue]

Well, that's understandable. Dh worked day shift for a few years, then night shift. I learned to rearrange my schedule accordingly. The first time I went through 6 months of chemo, I ended up throwing the whole normal schedule out the window. At first, I fought it. I tried sleeping 8 hours, and couldn't. I tried doing chores, and getting things done during my waking hours, as usual. I couldn't. One night when I woke up, I figured I could be doing something productive, like mopping, or cleaning out the fridge, or cleaning the bathroom, or washing/folding clothes. I'd get tired after that, then go back to bed, and sleep a few more hours. The first thing I'd do when I'd wake up during the day, was to care for my chickens. Some days I had enough energy to scrub everything down, turn dirt, spray for bugs, etc. Other days I could only give them feed, and water, then go home and rest.

What I've learned over time is that I do have somewhat of a routine, and I get everything accomplished in a timely manner, but my routine is not the same as everyone else's normal routine. At first, I felt somewhat guilty about my strange schedule, and hours. In time, I realized it didn't really matter, and there was nothing to feel guilty about. Dh is at work most nights, so he doesn't give a flip if can't sleep past 4 am, and do some house chores at that odd hour. He sleep during the day, so if I do coop chores, and come in at 10 am needing to nap until noon, it doesn't matter to him.

The point being, I understand how it is when we need to get our rest, and don't.

 

[1muttsfan]

Any time I've not had responsibilities that get me up early, I naturally fall into a schedule - fall asleep around 11 pm, and wake 8 to 8 1/2 hours later. I guess that makes me a night owl. I am much more rested when I'm able to do it, too.

 

[h2oratt]

Started a new quilt project with cheerful summery, even tropical, colors. It's sort of 3D, I guess. I love purple with yellow and teal. A nice break from my last color combo.
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They had a iron8ng demo on at Costco last week. I thought , do people still iron? Of quilters and sewing people do, but I bet the general public don’t.