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NurseWang
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Nurse, Husband, Father, Christian, Homesteader, Bitcoiner

I've got 3 Silver Fox (2 doe, 1 buck), A Mutt Doe from Polyface Farms, and a cross Buck between the Polyface Doe and a Silver Fox Buck. That's my breeding supply.

Spent the day yesterday cleaning out the "bunny barn" and applying the manure to beds.

I'm almost valuing the manure more then the meat! Sold a few last year as pets. Which helped with feed costs. Thinking of selling manure as well, by the bucket load.

Made a nice lamp out of a used Grand Marnier bottle for my wife today. We've been getting into candle making, and when I saw this bottle I thought it would make a great lamp.

#grownostr, #tsp, #tspc, #GSD

https://video.nostr.build/f257832b594977aa86090d377602211c4e9241f77fcb2e3ae02d4fd76cd2014b.mp4

I brewed for years. Haven't done much lately as I've cut down on drinking, but I am planning on brewing a bit more this summer.

Cheers! 🍻

Ok, that's how I feel. Just wanted to double check. Seems too good to be true. Looking to be understand what I may be missing.

I'm considering converting about 1/3 of our retirement funds over to a BTC ETF with Fidelity.

In general, my thoughts are the money needs to stay within the IRA now, but I'd rather have it in a fund that tracks w/ BTC. Currently just about everything I own in retirement(403b) is in USD backed Mutual funds. (I have a BTC Roth IRA) but can only grow that by the limits allowed each year.

This will diversify my assets somewhat, which I see as a plus, and will tie more of my money to BTC.

What are your thoughts/opinions?

#BTCETF, #grownostr, #tspc, #tsp

Upgraded the Bunny Barn this past weekend with a new roof. Hopefully this will keep all the buns dry.

https://rumble.com/v4fxx9o-bunny-barn-roof-upgrade.html

I listen to a lot of podcasts, and came across one where the doc being interviewed (topic was carnivore diet I believe) recommended brushing your teeth with raw honey. Being the sceptic that I am, and hating most industrial products, I started to research this crazy concept of brushing with honey. Though I couldn't find much, what I did find was one study that had people rinse with honey.

The concept is that there are a lot of natural antibiotics in raw, unpasteurized honey, and that can help with oral bacteria that leads to cavities. According to the study, in order for tooth enamel to breakdown, the pH of the surface of the teeth needs to drop below 5.5 and remain there for long enough to cause damage. This happens with many forms of grains and sugars, but honey only drops the pH down to 5.0, and it rebounds quicker than other sugars, therefore not causing tooth decay and providing antimicrobial effect.

I've been brushing my teeth now for over 3 months with nothing but honey. I switched from an electric toothbrush to a standard "Reach" brand toothbrush as well, so not a controlled experiment. But, overall I feel my mouth is much cleaner, with less plaque then I can remember between cleanings...now just waiting for my next cleaning and X-rays for data.

We started making our own soaps a few months ago, and wow, they're great!

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The biggest reason is that I know, from all of those other things, what active addiction looks like in my life. I don’t have a moderate or cut back bone in my body. So I have been drinking like 48 oz of coffee every morning, then looking for opportunities for an afternoon coffee later in the day. I have issues with migraines, leg cramps, dehydration, etc. which I suspect were partially caused by the fact that I was drinking mostly coffee until noon or later each day.

I have tried cutting back unsuccessfully. Having conquered the other addictions I am able to recognize 1) that I had crossed that invisible line into full addictions and moderation was no longer a possibility for me 2) that being addicted in this way was messing with my mental peace and spiritual connection. There is a lot of cognitive dissonance that comes from desiring to limit or stop doing something, then giving in and doing it anyway. Not good for the self esteem.

If you would have asked me a week ago I would have told you I still wasn’t willing to give up my favorite vice, coffee… but one of my mentors in recovery broached the subject and recommended this book, and after listening to it, I just had the overwhelming desire to be free from this addiction.

I’ve seen the value in getting that freedom in my life. It is absolutely worth the sacrifice. But nobody is ready until they are ready. I just hit a point of desperation and enough is enough.

Physically, I’m hoping to get rid of some relatively new feelings of anxiety, to stop triggering migraines, and to maybe balance out my minerals and electrolytes to get rid of horrific cramping in my feet and legs at night. The cramping may just be a side effect of cancer prevention meds, but I hope this helps.

Phew! That was a lot! Hopefully not TMI. 😂

Thanks for sharing, and sorry for the late response. Hope all is going well, and you're having success in your endeavor.

Curious as to why you want to stop caffeine. Not judgmental, just curious. What benefits do you hope to gain, or weaknesses overcome? Why do you think caffeine is something you need to remove from your life?

Not sure I want the answers...I'm already struggling with stopping some of the other items you've listed, lol.

But, onward to a better life. Better living through knowledge and discipline, right?

Haven't converted it yet. I would love to turn it into a truly natural pool, but my wife says no each year!

This video was 2 weeks ago, but finally getting it up. Needed to irrigate the new beds and tie in the new one.

Started planting out the new beds. Doing weed block on one side, none on the other to see the work difference between the two, and if I want to use it in the Future.

Also opened the pool last week!

https://rumble.com/v2r0ipu-homestead-update-6.html