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mopinko

(72,790 posts)
Sat Feb 23, 2013, 02:22 PM Feb 2013

i'm so fucking sick and tired of this life. [View all]

so, i am in the middle of a giant pile of work that i knew was too much for me from the get go. i just want to tend my little farm, period.
but for a whole bunch of reasons we ended up buying the 2flat adjacent to the lot. even tho i have 2 very dear friends working for me, i am still working to hard, sweating too many things, and doing too much heavy lifting.
and to top it off i have a cracked rib and a fucked up ankle that i broke last year.
i really only get about 4-5 good hours a day, plus some computer time during which i am thinking clearly. it just seems impossible to keep up with anything.

well, at least the 1st floor apartment is ready to rent, which takes a little heat off. we think we have a tenant for the 2nd floor that can't move until may 1, which is fairly reasonable, tho it needs a lot of work.
when all this started we had finally broken down and started repairs on our falling back porch. we got as far as framing, sheeting and windows, then we had to move over to this other project.

just the mental energy- i am sure i have purchased a couple thousand individual items from the hardware store in the last 4 months. my brain is so sore.

i just want to go to bed. i swear after our open house tomorrow i will sleep for 2 days. if only i could get the chickens and the dogs to do the same.

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Dear mop, elleng Feb 2013 #1
I wish had half your resolve! hedgehog Feb 2013 #2
Just reading your post makes me tired kdmorris Mar 2013 #3
oh, i hope you have someone to coddle you to death! mopinko Mar 2013 #4
Yeah, my husband (tkmorris) is awesome kdmorris Mar 2013 #5
oh, it's you. mopinko Mar 2013 #6
It is harder than our healthy nana sew dear Mar 2013 #7
feeling a little better. mopinko Mar 2013 #8
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