Re: debbie/dealing with days.

[Guest guest]

---Hi Debbie I know all too well what you mean I've been adjusting to

it for so many years now I have found all kinds of ways to make

things easier on me. I used to hire my sons friends to help w/hay but

not any of them around anymore. So I finally got my nephews to help

this last few times. And I worked it out with a guy who had his hay

picked up in the field by one of those crews with the fancy truck

thing, anyway they put most of it in my storage barn this year for me

right from the field. Actually it was cheaper than paying the kids to

do it lol. I also have a great thing for you, I got this handy dandy

little cart that is electric and I can use it for hay or grain or

picking up around the yard whatever. I got it from Gardeners Supply a

few years ago. But boy has that thing saved me tons of back and neck

pain since I don't have to push it around it goes itself. I even use

it to walk the trash down to the street, so it been worth it weight

in gold. You might look into getting one, I saw the newer ones even

went backwards which mine doesn't do. The only bad thing is they do

not take real well to alot of mud so there are times when I can't use

it. But all in all worth a million to my back and neck. IF you want I

will look around and find a link for you too them. Take it easy,

Sharon Group Owner

In neck pain , " Debbie Dahl " <gpages@...>

wrote:

>

> Thank you for your comments, Sharon. I just had no idea that my

chores around the farm would be affected so much. My mother always

said I " worked like a man " because I did so much. Now I know it has

been TOO MUCH. I am learning how to divide up bags of feed and scoop

more often. I will also drag sacks of feed in a slow manner, bring

them to the edge of the pick-up bed and then open them, let some pour

out into 5- gallon buckets in small quantities and then it's more

manageable. Just takes more time. And boy do I have a lot of time!

>

> I am so bored most days, because it's too cold to get much done

outside this time of year. It gets depressing, because I've always

been a Do-er. Now I've got to change my habits and try to find a way

to get things done.

>

> No longer able to haul hay bales to the livestock, nor help hubby

during the haying season either. It was difficult for me to not help

and I felt very guilty about him doing all the work. Used to be, I

could load the first 25 bales on the trailer, then the second layer

of about 20, then he would do the top row and we'd have about 60

bales per load. This year he did it all himself - did 20 bales per

load with his little truck and not the low trailer. I think he put

600 bales in the barn.

>

> The nice thing is, this will last a very long time! So we may not

have to do any next Spring.

>

> Debbie Dahl

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

---Hi Debbie I know all too well what you mean I've been adjusting to

it for so many years now I have found all kinds of ways to make

things easier on me. I used to hire my sons friends to help w/hay but

not any of them around anymore. So I finally got my nephews to help

this last few times. And I worked it out with a guy who had his hay

picked up in the field by one of those crews with the fancy truck

thing, anyway they put most of it in my storage barn this year for me

right from the field. Actually it was cheaper than paying the kids to

do it lol. I also have a great thing for you, I got this handy dandy

little cart that is electric and I can use it for hay or grain or

picking up around the yard whatever. I got it from Gardeners Supply a

few years ago. But boy has that thing saved me tons of back and neck

pain since I don't have to push it around it goes itself. I even use

it to walk the trash down to the street, so it been worth it weight

in gold. You might look into getting one, I saw the newer ones even

went backwards which mine doesn't do. The only bad thing is they do

not take real well to alot of mud so there are times when I can't use

it. But all in all worth a million to my back and neck. IF you want I

will look around and find a link for you too them. Take it easy,

Sharon Group Owner

In neck pain , " Debbie Dahl " <gpages@...>

wrote:

>

> Thank you for your comments, Sharon. I just had no idea that my

chores around the farm would be affected so much. My mother always

said I " worked like a man " because I did so much. Now I know it has

been TOO MUCH. I am learning how to divide up bags of feed and scoop

more often. I will also drag sacks of feed in a slow manner, bring

them to the edge of the pick-up bed and then open them, let some pour

out into 5- gallon buckets in small quantities and then it's more

manageable. Just takes more time. And boy do I have a lot of time!

>

> I am so bored most days, because it's too cold to get much done

outside this time of year. It gets depressing, because I've always

been a Do-er. Now I've got to change my habits and try to find a way

to get things done.

>

> No longer able to haul hay bales to the livestock, nor help hubby

during the haying season either. It was difficult for me to not help

and I felt very guilty about him doing all the work. Used to be, I

could load the first 25 bales on the trailer, then the second layer

of about 20, then he would do the top row and we'd have about 60

bales per load. This year he did it all himself - did 20 bales per

load with his little truck and not the low trailer. I think he put

600 bales in the barn.

>

> The nice thing is, this will last a very long time! So we may not

have to do any next Spring.

>

> Debbie Dahl

>

>

>