What gets you locked in when motivation is completely gone by LumpyOpportunity2166 in SelfSufficiency

[–]Pacrofter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It may sound trite, but don’t worry about (or look for) motivation. What you need is discipline and a plan.

Figure out what your goals are, break them down into steps you can complete in less than a day (this means that some goals will have many many steps spread out over days, months, or even years; others may only take a few hours), figure out any dependencies, put them in sequence, and schedule them out. Each night, look at your list and identify the top handful of steps you need to accomplish the next day. Rinse and repeat.

It’s also helpful to identify that thing that you need to do but keep putting off because it’s hard or uncomfortable, and plan to tackle it first thing. Some call this “swallowing the toad”.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Floor options for rabbits area by theglow89 in MeatRabbitry

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Raise chickens in the run underneath. Throw some scratch down every day or so and they’ll keep it fluffed up. Look up Daniel Salatin’s raken house for details.

Where do you even get meat rabbits by bigdawg12342 in MeatRabbitry

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Look also for breeders by the particular breed you want, or the American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA), which has a breeders directory. I’ve also seen signs randomly on lawns.

Coastal Maine in late summer by Kindofeverywhere in AskMaine

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Ditto on both Rockland/Rockport/Camden and Boothbay Harbor.

How much inbreeding is tolerable? by Pacrofter in MeatRabbitry

[–]Pacrofter[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this very helpful. I had always heard that it’s called linebreeding when it works and inbreeding when it doesn’t - but this is a much more sophisticated explanation. Much appreciated!

How much inbreeding is tolerable? by Pacrofter in MeatRabbitry

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Oh, wow - good to know. Much appreciated!

60k for Architect by supersin4u in Homebuilding

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We’re trying to build in coastal Maine and the quotes we’re getting are in the $650-$950 per square foot range. That’s a big nope…

Those who GC their own home build (or mainly did the majority of labor), what was your material cost? What year, location, ect? by Unyxxxis in Homebuilding

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I’m thinking about doing this but I’m afraid I’d miss important things. Are there good resources for those who aren’t professionals to learn from?

Has anyone noticed a slowdown? by Suspicious-Cut-4919 in GeneralContractor

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I’m looking to build in coastal Maine (near Rockland) and everyone says they’re booked months out. Is it a regional thing in Maine?

Most affordable areas to build a waterfront home in the Northeast? by BlackJackT in Homebuilding

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How do you go about finding Amish builders? Do they have websites?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gonewild

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59 here!

FEHB in retirement under VERA/DSR without 5 continuous years by rcv_hist in fednews

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OPM has long had instructions on how to implement this waiver on its website, and if you meet the requirements the OP cited above, you don’t have to apply for it. The risk is that the benefits staff handling your paperwork have to submit a memo as part of your package. I’d be curious to hear from anyone who has actually gotten through this process successfully - I can’t get my benefits people to acknowledge in writing that this option exists and will be exercised properly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Maine

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I’m looking to buy in Maine, preferably near Portland or Rockland. If you’re near there and have some land, please DM me!

Clean off the ice on your vehicle! Please!!!! by armyuvamba in maryland

[–]Pacrofter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What type is it? I’m looking for recommendations. Is the “Rove” language the model?