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I came across this site a couple days ago since it was referenced in a book I was reading. I normaly would have nothing to do with blogs since I find they seem to tie up time I don't have to spare. That in fact is the very reason I joined. I need help. I would call myself a life time prepper since coming from an old farm family a lot of the prepper mind set has been ingrained in my system. Old farmers have always looked and planned for the future and knew you must always prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I have been gardening, canning, drying etc since I could walk and have had a variety of animals all my life.
Curently I live on about 2 acres of not enough room. My garden can supply most of the vegetables and fruits we eat, and the rest I can live with out. I keep chickens for eggs and meat and have between 100 and 500 chickens at a time through out the year depending on butcher times. I also have 9 milk goats, a beautiful sow who I expect to have a new litter in about 3 weeks. we have a year round creek and a spring fed well so for the most part water will never be an issue.
My issue. I'm tired. I have to work to support my family but at the same time I feel this inner anxiety pushing me to do more. Prepare more. store more. teach others more. This anxiety to get ready for what I know we here all know is coming, I killing me. I can't keep up with it all and that makes it so much worse. I don't have time to sleep and cant anyway because I keep myself awake worrying all night.
By the way..even though people in my household agree with my motivation they are not motivated to help. So this means all gardening, animals, food storage and everything else is my burden.
Any one out there that can advise me how to manage all this crazines? I feel I dont have time to put it on hold and know it would be stupid to stop.
Curently I live on about 2 acres of not enough room. My garden can supply most of the vegetables and fruits we eat, and the rest I can live with out. I keep chickens for eggs and meat and have between 100 and 500 chickens at a time through out the year depending on butcher times. I also have 9 milk goats, a beautiful sow who I expect to have a new litter in about 3 weeks. we have a year round creek and a spring fed well so for the most part water will never be an issue.
My issue. I'm tired. I have to work to support my family but at the same time I feel this inner anxiety pushing me to do more. Prepare more. store more. teach others more. This anxiety to get ready for what I know we here all know is coming, I killing me. I can't keep up with it all and that makes it so much worse. I don't have time to sleep and cant anyway because I keep myself awake worrying all night.
By the way..even though people in my household agree with my motivation they are not motivated to help. So this means all gardening, animals, food storage and everything else is my burden.
Any one out there that can advise me how to manage all this crazines? I feel I dont have time to put it on hold and know it would be stupid to stop.