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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 8:18:13 PM
I am starting to wish I was able to be up with the sun and down with it! I get up now every morning between 4:30 and 5:30 so I can get my horse chores and house chores done and still be able to get bathed and ready for work. We have a long commute to work but it is SO worth it! But now I am starting to feel the stress of the new hours. I used to stay up to all hours but now I am thinking that shortly after Nora falls asleep is a great time to go to bed!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 09:18:44 AM
Alee: I love that word "inkling", it has always been one of my favorite words. It just sounds nice.
I have one of those headlamps, really comes in handy.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| Alee |
Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 09:11:51 AM
Thanks for the link, Paula! I will have to look into getting that one two. I have an inkling that they are going to become handy items around the house. Now that we live in the country (hooray!!) we only have two yard lights to illuminate the yard which actually isn't that much difference from where we used to live because the closest streetlight was a full block away!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 05:23:42 AM
Glad the new headlamp is working out for you. We've even used them when the power went out..we can walk from room to room without carrying a flashlight. It is just automatic to strap it on when you walk out the door.
There was a time when I was actually using TWO, because my old one just didn't put out enough light. Then my husband gave me a new one for Christmas last year that has a wide beam, and it is awesome. You can get it from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Streamlight-61052-Septor-Headlamp-Strap/dp/B00064YL7S/ref=sr_1_6?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1326979340&sr=1-6
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 9:16:27 PM
I's quarter after 10 and I feel like it's 2 am :(
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
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"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| Alee |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 6:53:26 PM
We had to stop at Walmart on the way home so I hit up the camping/outdoor area and got a LED headlamp. I used it for evening chores tonight and it worked great! :)
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 10:05:32 AM
That is so funny because I was just thinking this morning while throwing hay that a Headlamp would be AMAZING! I will have to see if my dad has one I can take. :)
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 09:47:13 AM
You'll get used to it after a while (hugs). Dh and I are now getting up at 4:30am to be at the gym by 5am every weekday.
Farmgirl #800
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| oldbittyhen |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 09:28:26 AM
I have gotten up around 4:30 every morning for as long as I can remember, don't even need an alarm clock, and I go to bed on the average of 9pm, every night...you will get used to it, and will find yourself waking before your alarm, and there's nothing more beautiful than greeting everyday with a watching of the sunrise...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 08:58:48 AM
Alee. I think it'll take a while for you to adjust to the newest of things. It'll get easier as time goes on. I'll keep you in my prayers, hoping things get better adjusted for you.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 06:17:52 AM
This is the time of year when I start reading the sunset/sunrise times in the newspaper avidly - looking for extra minutes of daylight. Somehow getting up at 4:30 when it's light or shows the promise of it is so much easier. And there is absolutely no shame in an 8:30 bedtime:)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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| homsteddinmom |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 06:16:41 AM
I am a SAHM that homeschools but dh works, i get up at 4:30 am everday to get him ready for work and pack his lunch and make him breakfast, then the typical things thru the day and no in bed till 10:30 pm. There are days i wish i could sleep the day away..lol But of course the farm doesnt take care of its self...lol
Homesteading Mom in East Texas. Raising chickens, Rabbits and goats here on my farm! |
| Sue Feely |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 05:55:13 AM
Alee - or dont you just wish there were more hours in a day!? Just remember chores will always be there, enjoy life! |
| StrawHouseRanch |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 05:11:31 AM
Get a headlamp. It will be your best friend during the winter months when the days are short. Strap it on your head while you are doing chores and you have hands-free light that shines where-ever you look. Just don't shine it in your horses' eyes. Mine hate it when I do that. 
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 05:06:04 AM
Thanks Linda- Some of the stess has been because Nora is sick and needing care in the middle of the night. Last night we were up twice and then she still got me out of bed earlier than my alarm clock. I am REALLY looking forward to spring when I will be able to do my chores during predawn at least. Right now I am just counting on my good night vision and going by feel!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com
www.allergyjourneys.blogspot.com
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| FarmDream |
Posted - Jan 18 2012 : 05:04:56 AM
My DH often does this. He'll tuck DD in and then he's all of sudden tired too and falls right to sleep. I think it's a natural rhythm of the body.
~FarmDream is Farmgirl Sister #3069
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| prayin granny |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 8:22:36 PM
Alee,
I think any new routine takes adjustment ! Its hard! Good thoughts going out you you!
Blessings,
Linda
www.scatteredlittleblessings.blogspot.com
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