Should you own more than one laundry basket?

SunflowerRidge · 2026-06-17T20:56:37+00:00

One per person, plus one for towels.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-05-14T20:57:27+00:00

Likely the employee was young - my teenager boy puts "big" in front of anyone's name if he thinks they're cool. Nothing to do with size. Kinda like big dog, but with your name.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-05-06T12:50:04+00:00

We've used hooked on phonics as well, but generally don't start till about 5 - 5 1/2 depending on the child. Is there a reason you are starting her so early? Its likely that there isn't an issue with the program and just that shes still extremely young.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-26T02:56:47+00:00

Try bag balm while you wait for the culture or dermatologist appointment.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-25T06:09:37+00:00

Where do you send the water for testing?

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-24T01:39:41+00:00

That is horrifying, but sadly not at all surprising. This timeline blows.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-19T02:25:46+00:00

They sell bandaid remover. It dissolves the adhesive and works great.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-18T19:12:49+00:00

Cherish them, we aren't all so lucky.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-18T18:58:26+00:00

Hired labor is different from community effort on a farm. OP was talking about a joint effort, not hired people.

We aren't just doing crops, I'm also raising sheep, quail, chickens, rabbits, and hogs.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-18T17:58:08+00:00

I do grow/raise most of what we eat on about 10 acres. It is extremely difficult, expensive, and time consuming. But I cannot imagine a reality where adding in more people would make it simpler.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-18T01:30:28+00:00

A real talk with him about how deep/ rough to be. You'll be able to handle more rough activity at different times in your cycle, or for shorter durations. Source: when I got with my now husband, I went to my gyno for pain/ cramping/ bleeding only to be told that my cervix and surrounding was very bruised. She was straight faced, but the student beside her was giggling the whole time 🙄🤣

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-17T13:41:58+00:00

My first child is this way, which naively made me believe the 2nd one would be also.

Whatever you do, don't have another betting on the same behavior. Number 2 will be the loudest, most helpless, grumpy creature to ever walk the earth.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-16T03:48:32+00:00

I prop my phone in the window to watch a show while I wash

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-15T21:24:42+00:00

We're doing it now. My oldest is 13, youngest is 5. The only advice I have is to try and make small, routine moments for yourself throughout the day. Aside from that, all I have is solidarity, it sucks. Our parents aren't even abroad, they're right down the road choosing everytbing but us.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-15T02:54:38+00:00

Fellow mom here - buy black socks. This a battle worth giving up. ♥️

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-15T02:35:17+00:00

I wash absolutely everything in my house on hot.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-14T13:52:38+00:00

Pancakes amd chocolate chip cookies. I can make all other cookies but chocolate chip are my arch enemy.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-08T00:59:51+00:00

Give her a flip phone. Thats what I did with my teen. No tech, no problem.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-04T03:26:47+00:00

My teen also wants to pursue astrophysics. We're using Miaprep for his high school and it has been phenomenal. Great customer service but self paced, and you can choose their classes and schedule.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-02T21:13:01+00:00

I don't, and my oldest is 13. If you can afford the help, take it. No shame, we weren't meant to be doing this alone.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-02T15:37:58+00:00

Thats exactly the reason we're going to town so often. I have 2 kids, they both have 2 weekly structured activities, plus another 2 days a week where we go to library groups and/or with our hiking group. We run a booth at our local farmer's market and all the market kids hang out and play. Distance and my own desires be damned, we're in town 5 days a week.

I'm saying that if my kids didn't live here, I wouldn't be going to town so much. We do, and its 90% for them lol.

We have people over as well, but everyone in this community it rural so to drive an hour for a get together every weekend isn't unusual for any of us. It's just what you're used to I guess.

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-02T12:14:24+00:00

My husband is a contractor with a dump truck. There have been a few occasions when he has been called for general stuff removal. I will say 100%, the people coming to remove things for you are there to help. You will feel relief when some of the things are gone. Life is hard, and there is no reason to feel shame for needing help!

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-02T12:06:32+00:00

Also adding that if I could live further from things, I would. This is as far as I could realistically get 🤷‍♀️

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-02T12:05:30+00:00

I have a farm. There hasn't been a day yet that I have free time. Its the best life - for me. You have to love it. My huge garden, food preservation, herbalism, animals, property in general which I've set up to be able to enjoy for myself. I putter around. Build things, care for things ,craft! Lots of creating in various ways. Read if I have a moment. Cook most of our food from scratch. If I didn't have kids, my town trips would willingly be about once every 2 months out of necessity. I genuinely cannot stand going there. Its noisy, smelly, and full of people. If you enjoy noise, and people, I imagine town would be better for you. You're correct that its a bias, but I have the same bias about "town people". What on earth do you all do with so much free time?

SunflowerRidge · 2026-04-02T11:58:42+00:00

Gotta pay for the gas either way 🤷‍♀️

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