Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
-
Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
-
Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
-
Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
-
Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
-
Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
-
Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
-
If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
-
Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
It could be burn out, allow yourself to rest, needing rest or a break is not being lazy. Even God rested on the 7th day ! ' Do you have something that renews you? Take yourself out to lunch, go fishing somewhere peaceful, lay in bed and watch storm chasers on the puter, set up some humming bird feeders and watch the show. Did you know the brain eats itself if it does not get enough sleep? Having the blahs about life usually passes by itself, in my opinion. Order a pizza, find old classic movies to watch, there is no sloth or gluttony in all of that if you do it to revive yourself. One of my favorite old movies is Moby Dick, the one with Gregory Peck, takes me to another world. It's okay!
Been moving stone by hand last few weeks. Have a concrete delivery on Monday. That's my finish line for this push, which has been a biggie.
So far this year me and the boys have moved 248,000 lbs of stone and gravel with shovel and wheelbarrow. 7 tri-axle dump trucks worth.
I've earned my exhaustion, but day drinking is not the answer.
In the middle of trying to build two cabins simultaneously. Recently quit my job to stay home and get more homesteading done faster.
I'm so sick of moving stone.
Almost done, only half of one load left.
Just put up a shade sail as a distraction task. Looks nice. Sun is too damn hot. Now at least there's a shady spot along the sun soaked death march to catch a breath in.
Short bursts. Progress is progress.
Fuckin killing me though. No joke. I'm hurting. Been trying to race against the economic crash and get us indoors before it hits.
Next stages will fly up fast. But I've been stuck on step one for what feels like forever.
I remember when a good long sit would recharge me. Now it just makes me stiff.
Sleep does nothing.
I haven't been able to get comfortable in I can't even remember how long.
I need a good bed and a real couch. A clear line between indoors and out.
I need these cabins done. I'm the only one who can do it. Every delay, every setback, every everything is on me. The only way out is through it I'm afraid. My goal of July fourth is laughable, at this point thanksgiving seems like high goal.
But yeah, I'm owning it right now, drinking more so I can bulldog my way through this like the stubborn fuck I am ain't working.
Worn to a nub.
Bro. Herculean. You deserve to feel worn out and frustrated. Hopefully getting it off your chest did a bit for the mental aspect. o7
WWG1WGA
That's hard work. Take a day fren. If your "deadline" isn't set, my opinion would be to just take a day off. Do something you enjoy and don't worry about the work not getting done. A good work ethic requires a good rest ethic.