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Across the Fence:  It's bad...but oh so good!  |
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ali2583
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Alison
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
404 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 29 2006 : 11:05:52 AM
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Do any of you girls have any really bad habits, or bad things you do when you know you shouldn't?
It was 80 degrees here yesterday, and as I was driving around town, I turned on the air conditioning, then opened the windows. **At the same time!** I know it's a colossal waste of energy, but it feels really nice!
And then the guilt...you know the feeling when you have a little devil on one shoulder  , and a little angel on the other  ?
I swear I'm not a bad person! 
"God's gift to you is life. What you choose to do with that life is your gift to God" |
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2006 : 8:26:01 PM
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i make a batch of brownie mix and have no intention of ever cooking it, i just like to eat it raw.
Valerie
Yes, I live in my own little world. But that's ok they know me here.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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Alaska farm girl
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
dorothy
skagway
Alaska
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2006 : 06:58:55 AM
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We've been using alot of paper towels for puppy clean-up instead of rags! the brownie mix reminds me of my step-daughter,she loves for me to make her cookie dough so she can eat some of the raw dough!
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goatgal
True Blue Farmgirl
84 Posts
Chasity
Catron
MO
USA
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Posted - May 01 2006 : 11:12:33 AM
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - May 01 2006 : 1:41:41 PM
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I open the windows and then put the fan on low, but sleep under the comforter. My DH thinks I'm nuts. Not nuts, just "flashin'". I get hot and then cold all night.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2006 : 4:29:51 PM
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Oh, you gals are angels! If that is all you feel quilty about, you are home free!
Peace |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - May 01 2006 : 11:06:07 PM
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How about the car top down and the heat on?
Pray for our troops to come home safe and soon.
Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 01 2006 : 11:14:41 PM
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I am so bad about turning the AC on in my van if the temp gets above 60. I just love that cold air on my face. And Debbie..I love sleeping that same way. I am glad I am not the only one. It drives my husband crazy too.
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 02 2006 : 06:38:13 AM
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In the winters I do a very similar thing -- stoke the wood stove to nice an hot, and then open the window in our bedroom to have cold air - inasmuch as I'm not the real wood-chopper around here, I'm just glad my DH can laugh about me sometimes!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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rabbithorns
True Blue Farmgirl
544 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
KS
USA
544 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2006 : 08:56:13 AM
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My issue (for someone into simple living and not owning much) is the incredible amount of "things" I collect mainly from thrift stores and hide under beds and in backs of closets that dh never sees! It's usually stuff I'm going to give away again, like I'll find some fantastic wool blankets and wait until winter when some of the "kids" (20-somethings) are camping out at the retreat center and I know they'll need extra blankets. It fulfills my "need" for shopping AND my complusion for getting a great deal. But in the end I don't have to own it forever.
If he knew how much crap we really have hidden away, he'd freak out. We have a very small place so I don't put anything where he goes... |
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connio
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
connie
springtown
texas
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2006 : 12:41:46 PM
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Hey Farm Girls!!!
Mine is candy and coca cola. I just love both and know that I should not touch it when I am already overweight.
Guess that I could be an alcoholic, though, as many of my relatives are/were. I have learned that alcoholism is a sugar addiction,also!!
Connie
cozycottage |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2006 : 12:52:42 PM
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So that explains why I like wine so much since I gave up brownies and chocolate chip cookies!
Peace |
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
1045 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2006 : 4:07:25 PM
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When I've been at a horse show all day, and I'm hot and grimy and stiff and sore, I like to climb in the truck and crank up the air for the front side of me, and turn the seat heaters on for the back side of me! When you're towing 5000#, running the air doesn't seem to affect fuel economy much, so I don't feel too bad.
Buying yet another pair of Ariats or another jacket. Those are things I don't need. Will I go barefoot if I don't have another pair, or will I freeze in the cold if I don't buy yet another jacket? Nope, but I'm just drawn to them!
Bad things when I know I shouldn't? I probably spend WAY too much time on the internet. I could be far more productive doing something else besides surfing, but I love it!
Buying more books. I have dozens that I haven't gotten to yet, but when I see one I want, I just grab it! I'm such a book junkie.
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akcowgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
296 Posts
Valerie
Homer
Alaska
USA
296 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2006 : 12:44:11 PM
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Crank up the wood stove then open the doors in the spring. DOH gets cranky about this but he would just let it be cold inside instead.
Valerie
Yes, I live in my own little world. But that's ok they know me here.
Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this bull before.
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - May 05 2006 : 09:39:57 AM
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The plastic water bottle I use at work used to belong to a friend, and it still has her very prominent Earth First sticker on it. "No compromise in defense of Mother Earth!" I feel pretty embarrassed when I come back from the cafeteria with takeout lunch in plastic and styrofoam containers.
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Susie Q
True Blue Farmgirl
122 Posts
Susan
So. California
USA
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Posted - May 06 2006 : 9:08:01 PM
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um... you mean like making yourself a pound cake and eating it all by yourself within two days?
Nope never did that. Not me.
but I do have a nasty habit of leaving every light in the house on. |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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Posted - May 06 2006 : 9:21:47 PM
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I never feel bad about running the AC in my car -- nothing worse than being hot while driving or riding!
Debbie -- I can relate to your hot and cold situation. I run a fan summer and winter plus sleep with the window open. Have a sheet and light flannel blanket to sleep under except for the heavy comforter for my feet. I hate having cold feet!
http://therusticcottage.etsy.com
http://www.homesteadblogger.com/therusticcottage/
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theoanne
True Blue Farmgirl
282 Posts
teddie
CARROLLTON
GA
282 Posts |
Posted - May 07 2006 : 7:17:27 PM
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Decorating Magazines...that's it. I spend all that money on those magazines. I always feel guilty but just love to look at ideas for our house. I know I can't afford the way the magazine does it,but it sure is fun to try to come close with bargains and flea-market finds.
Susan... loved the pond cake that you didn't eat story! LOL
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