The Quack Shack

[Miss Lydia]

Boy when my chicken hens get started they are extremely loud and then the roosters join in. Of all my birds i’d Say during egg laying and breeding season my geese and chickens are the loudest.

 

[Miss Lydia]

The ducks have their moments but it’s nothing like the rest.

 

[rjohns39]

Hey now! That's not fair! I'm going to have to get some quail now darn it.

Kayla is quite the enabler...

 

[HuffleClaw]

Kayla is quite the enabler...

Oh come on, I’m not that bad!

 

[rjohns39]

Oh come on, I’m not that bad!

 

[HuffleClaw]

Now. Where are your silkies?

 

[rjohns39]

Now. Where are your silkies?

Trim, she's got to be talking to you... I don't have any.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Trim, she's got to be talking to you... I don't have any.

No this was for you. You need Silkies. And OEGBs eventually.

 

[rjohns39]

No this was for you. You need Silkies. And OEGBs eventually.

 

[Trimurtisan]

Best played loud with plenty of rump (bass) to it.

In my mind, in my head
This is where we are going.​

So today has actually had a crap start. Pain levels are high, my back is wanting to lock up, my knee doesn't want to do its job, and I think I'm getting arthritis in my right hand. I only slept for 2.5 hours and justifiably (to me) have enough reasons to complain. But I'd rather take the explain route vs the complain route. Not enough energy to go waa waa waa all the way home.

At the age of 21, I was diagnosed with arthritis in my knee. I was still indestructible at the time, so I never did anything about it. Besides work in jobs that required me to be on my feet for the following 9 years. In hindsight, I probably should have done something about it. It's all spilt milk at this point though.

I was only 30 when diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my L4,L5, and L6 vertebra. In all honesty it crushed my mental. We just had our son, and I was sure I'd never enjoy all the dad stuff I was looking for. I'd been having pain for a couple of years thinking it was an injury, and would go away. Well it hasn't, but neither have I.

I had to learn to adapt to my new settings. Besides the physical pain which is relatively constant, it hasn't bothered my mental aspect in a very long time. I don't take any form of prescription medication for it, I'd like to still have my kidneys and liver by the time I'm 70. I mainly just treat it through a healthy diet that I try to keep on a higher pH (acidic, or low pH causes inflammation), loads of exercise, and sweating toxins out almost every moment I'm awake. It's one of the rare occasions that working harder is working smarter, at least for me. If anything, it's provided me with the option to be able to work hard, and for that im grateful.

So how do I keep my mental in check while my physical is on a constant field trip? Everytime I want to stop, I go look at all the beauty nature has to offer me. It's not an instant fix, but more of a nice reminder that I'm here to enjoy it, life that is. Touching and talking to my plants, wild or planted, just invigorates me keep on going. Some of them need me, some of them don't, but I need all of them .

These are from this morning's pain walk...

I won't be able to get nearly as much work done today as I would like to, but it's going to be a beautiful day nevertheless.

I hope you all have a beautiful day as well.
Till later, toodles!