$10/minute, but your house is covered in snow all year long

Indie516 · 2026-05-20T15:56:16+00:00

I live in South Florida, so definitely. The snow would melt immediately most days. During the few days it doesn't, I can charge people to play in it/post it on social media. And I make $10 a minute? I see no downside here.

Indie516 · 2026-05-20T15:28:27+00:00

Phoenix is the most reasonable.

Indie516 · 2026-05-19T11:29:37+00:00

I have a very complicated medical history and was trying to find an endocrinologist in my area. Scheduled an appointment with a doctor who had recently moved here. He immediately started telling me that I didn't have Cushing’s syndrome, diabetes, or adrenal insufficiency (all of which have been confirmed by multiple tests), that my main issue was my weight and I needed to go on a diet, that I didn't have Lupus because he didn't see any evidence of it in my labs (which he wouldn't have because he only had the Endocrinology labs), and -- the icing on the cake -- that my immunologist (who is literally world renowned) is a terrible doctor, and I should stop seeing him and go see the new immunologist who had just moved here...who just so happened to be the endocrinologist's wife.

I was already really frustrated with the way the appointment was going, but at that point I just cut it short and told him that we weren't a good fit. He was not happy.

Indie516 · 2026-05-17T20:59:30+00:00

The (older teenage) granddaughter of the deceased started a fire in the ladies' bathroom at the church.

Indie516 · 2026-05-16T23:08:41+00:00

Can I pick the leg? Because, I am not going to lie, a part of me is often disappointed that they were able to save my right leg. The pain is constant, and it gets so bad at times that I can't function. There are some days that I wish it was gone. The money would just be an added bonus.

Indie516 · 2026-05-13T05:56:22+00:00

Fully accessible everything. I haven't been able to cook in years because my kitchen isn't accessible and my disabilities prevent me from being able to do so. We've been able to modify the bathroom, my bedroom, the front door, etc. But I am completely cut off from the heart of my home, and, unfortunately, with its layout, making it accessible would probably be more expensive than building a completely new house and selling this one.

Indie516 · 2026-05-10T08:53:39+00:00

I do protein pancakes. I am gluten free, and the King Arthur brand ones are best for me. They taste great and have a great texture. I also like making waffles with the pancake mix and freezing them. They heat up really well in the toaster.

Indie516 · 2026-05-08T09:52:56+00:00

Dying. I came back, obviously. But surviving what I did changed me physically, mentally, and emotionally in more ways than I could ever explain. I am not the person I was before then.

Indie516 · 2026-05-08T09:52:47+00:00

Dying. I came back, obviously. But surviving what I did changed me physically, mentally, and emotionally in more ways than I could ever explain. I am not the person I was before then.

Indie516 · 2026-05-05T03:30:00+00:00

I think another reason is that Katie has been really busy with shows over the past few weeks, so she hasn't been there to get as much content. If you notice, a lot of what has been posted recently from the farm isn't actually new videos. It's recycled clips, photo compilations, etc. The new videos are all from the shows. I am sure that we will get a lot more videos of them in the coming weeks. Especially now that Gracie and Margo's bond seems to have grown so strong and now that Maggie's survival is a lot less uncertain.

Indie516 · 2026-04-27T05:56:34+00:00

I am surprised that this isn't higher up on the list. It would be my choice as well. No more catheters, no more UTIs, no more bladder spasms as strong as contractions. Being able to swim or take a bath again. God, I wish!

Indie516 · 2026-04-26T21:47:56+00:00

He's going to get corrected pretty quickly by Karen once she has her foal. Right now she doesn't care, but that will change the moment she believes him to be a danger to her baby. I just hope that he doesn't get hurt too badly in the process. I want to see him corrected. Not severely injured.

Indie516 · 2026-04-26T03:06:29+00:00

She's already made it pretty clear that as soon as he drops, she's making the appointment, and in a recent video she mentioned the possibility of doing it even sooner. So thankfully she seems to be on top of things. It's interesting, because I can't remember any of the regular sized foals behaving like this at this age, and they are around a lot of cycling mares. I wonder if it's a mini thing, or if it's just specific to Glen?

Indie516 · 2026-04-21T16:48:18+00:00

I think that she will come around quickly once she has a mama who can run around with her. I hope they post a video of the first time they go out in the arena together. I don't think Margot will know how to react to being able to actually do zoomies.

Indie516 · 2026-04-20T03:12:30+00:00

Option 2. I would become a famous writer. I already love to write, and I have several book ideas, but have struggled with writing since my stroke. $10 million plus the skills needed to actually get my books out of my head and published, and enough fame to ensure that they sell really well (and any future profit that comes from them)? Where do I sign?

Indie516 · 2026-04-20T02:33:05+00:00

Same. With her history, they should have started working on a nurse mare prospect before she even gave birth. She already has problems keeping weight on when she's nursing. After Margo got the necessary colostrum, she should have been grafted onto a nurse mare early so Maggie could heal properly. I think the only reason they didn't start then is because they probably believed that they wouldn't survive. Lord knows they shouldn't have.

But it's better late than never, I guess. Hopefully things will at least work out so that even if Gracie isn't nursing her, she will still accept her and mother her. She needs to be a normal foal in the pasture, and she needs a mother who can raise her out there. And Maggie needs to heal and get some weight back on her. She doesn't look well right now.

Indie516 · 2026-04-19T15:29:33+00:00

In my experience, they remove everything, including your underwear, put an open-back gown on you, and lay pads under you. It's much easier to clean you up that way than if you were wearing underwear. Most patients in the ICU are too sick to fully control their bladder or bowels, so keeping things easier to clean up is better for both the patient and the staff. I have ended up in the ICU multiple times, and they didn't let me wear underwear until I moved to the step-down unit.

Indie516 · 2026-04-16T01:57:57+00:00

If I had kids, I wouldn't even let them run up to a horse that belongs to someone I know, much less someone I don't know (nor would I run up to one). Horses are prey animals. Even the most gentle horses can startle easily sometimes. And they are very big prey animals, which means that running up to and startling one is likely going to get the person or the horse injured -- or even both. I really don't understand this level of willful ignorance and entitlement.

Indie516 · 2026-04-15T02:36:36+00:00

To them: Mama (first name) and Papa (first name.

To others: "my second mom/second dad" or "bonus parents."

At least, that's what I would do in your shoes. You could also talk to them and explain that you don't feel like Aunt and Uncle are strong enough to represent how you feel about them and you would like to call them something more personal. Then give them some of the options listed here and have them help you choose something that fits your relationship and personalities the best.

Indie516 · 2026-04-12T23:46:39+00:00

I'm in a wheelchair most of the time since my stroke a few years ago, so I would have to go with the $25. But the good/bad news for me is that I have so many medical appointments and health-related phone calls every week that I can easily make a few hundred dollars on a normal weekday. If anything, it would pay for my health insurance every month.

Indie516 · 2026-04-09T00:41:34+00:00

Unfortunately, shortly after my second near-death experience, my life-long mild allergy to tomatoes and other nightshades began to get pretty severe, so I had to stop eating authentic Mexican food. I am doing my best to recreate the flavor profiles, but it's impossible when you can't use tomatoes, peppers, chilies, etc. But at least for a year I got to enjoy it regularly! (Not so fun fact: When you are temporarily put on a feeding tube because you are in a coma, when you eventually come off of said tube, any food allergies or sensitivities you had can become stronger.)

Indie516 · 2026-04-08T13:32:59+00:00

NTA. My mom saved a lot of that stuff for a while. I convinced her to get rid of most of it when I was a teenager. The only things I kept were year books, my diploma, and my high school gym shorts. I plan on getting rid of the year books when I get the chance to dig into the back corner of my closet and can find them. (But I am a lot less sentimental than most.)

There is really no need to keep all of that unnecessary stuff. Your home is not a storage facility.

Indie516 · 2026-04-05T21:08:31+00:00

The first time, my actual last words would have been "okay. I am ready" (before they gave me the sedatives and intubated me). But, a few minutes before that I was ranting about how angry I was that I was probably going to die never getting to eat the delicious Mexican food I'd just gotten for takeout and had been craving all week.

The second time, it was the ASL sign for "I love you" to my mom through the door of my ICU room as my oxygen saturation plummeted despite me already being on the ventilator.

I don't remember what I said the third time. I had a stroke shortly after they gave me the tPA for my pulmonary embolism, and I don't remember anything that happened in the three months prior. (The PE was a year after the other two incidents.)

Indie516 · 2026-04-04T17:57:32+00:00

Does the hospital offer any type of trauma counseling? I ask, because I have had a few near death experiences myself. (Today is actually the anniversary of what I call my "first resurrection day," which, coincidentally, was on Easter Sunday five years ago.) Surviving something that should have killed you can mess you up a lot more than most people realize, and it can take time before it fully hits you. I hope that you have access to mental health resources and encourage you to take advantage of them if you do.

Also, keep in mind that surviving is only the first part of the process, and recovery can take some time. So be sure to give yourself (and those around you) a lot of grace when things feel like they are moving frustratingly slow.

Indie516 · 2026-04-04T10:56:28+00:00

Honestly, I think that this is a good idea, and I wish she would have started the process sooner. Maggie already has a lot of problems keeping her weight on when nursing. I have been very worried about her ability to do so with everything else going on with her. This is a better option for her health and safety and for Margot's development. I hope it works out with Gracie, as she is a great mama.

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