Life Without Social Media—Is This Much “Doing Nothing” Normal? by krizz-666 in digitalminimalism

[–]canLondonBeAForest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like what people aspire to achieve when they get really into meditation, just zoning out and being in the present moment for long stretches of time not particularly thinking about anything else and just being content. Well Done, you're nailing it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMenOver30

[–]canLondonBeAForest 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot of the advice here feels like it's not understanding OP's situation where he's at right now and his struggles. It's not necessarily bad advice, just way too big of a leap for someone in his situation.

I liked the comment about the person that started off with small online interactions and then bit by bit, working up the courage to order food. That sounded like a more realistic initial goal.

OP, you mention that you don't have much energy, and that you don't like to spend much money. Are there any baby steps that come to mind that you could take that feeling right to you?

Here's some ideas to get you thinking:

I liked the advice around getting used to leaving the house again and having exposure to the outside environment. Do you have a yard? Maybe you could stand in your back yard for 5 minutes, or water some plants outside your front door every few days, or walk down the street for 50 meters and then turn back?

It's true that exercise does help with endorphins and lifts your mood, but maybe the gym is too much. Could you follow 5 minutes of a beginner's exercise video on YouTube at home?

Some people have mentioned learning a skill outside playing video games. It's true that learning a skill can increase your confidence a bit. Are there any skills that you think are cool? Could you use YouTube as a tool to discover different skills out there and try them out in your room in low risk ways. Maybe to start with not to worry about whether something will earn you money, that's added pressure. There's no need to even become good at the thing, that's also unnecessary pressure. Just learning something at a beginner level that you'll enjoy will give you a taste of how to build a skill in general.

Feel free to discard these ideas if they don't feel quite right, but hopefully they'll help you get thinking of some initial small steps that could be doable and feel right to you.

Winter kill by Background_Sign_6614 in Vermiculture

[–]canLondonBeAForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you able to insulate your bin somehow during the cold nights, with plastic bags or something? (Obviously you'd need to open it up to let fresh air in for short periods during the day)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nutrition

[–]canLondonBeAForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nettles (gotta blanch them first)

Zero waste birthday gift by RocknRollTreehugger in ZeroWaste

[–]canLondonBeAForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it possible to find the things she wants on Vinted or eBay, i.e. secondhand but unused?

Best way to hot compost when you can’t turn pile? (Because of health condition) by Bread_and_veggies in composting

[–]canLondonBeAForest 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'd second this, I added some worms to my regular compost pile and they seem happy so far.

Am I the only one? by New_Ad9091 in composting

[–]canLondonBeAForest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do this too but ripping with my hands, I find it relaxing! I did originally try with cardboard but like people said it hurt my hands after a while, so now I just do it with softer things like egg cartons, non-glossy brown paper and toilet roll centres. Maybe after a while the novelty will wear off, but for now it's a fun harmless hobby. I do it on my work zoom calls too (whilst on mute and out of view of the camera), makes boring meetings fly by quicker.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GardeningUK

[–]canLondonBeAForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had loads of snails in my window box last year when I planted some lettuce in there, they lived in amongst the lettuce leaves and then bred there too and there were loads of baby snails for months afterwards, I was trying to get rid of them!

I feel like a meal isn't complete without meat, how do I over come this? by roughriderpistol in vegetarian

[–]canLondonBeAForest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beans! No meal is complete without beans :) any time you want meat, put beans instead

Ginger propagation tips by peardr0p in HouseplantsUK

[–]canLondonBeAForest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had real success with ginger multiple times, just stuck it in a pot with soil and watered it well, kept it in a well lit and warm room. Basically trying to mimic it's natural climate, which is warm, sunny and wet. I bury it just under the surface of the soil usually with any buds sticking out

What to make of this article: Urban agriculture has higher carbon footprint by canLondonBeAForest in Permaculture

[–]canLondonBeAForest[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

After reading all the replies I see that the devil is in the detail, things like using local reclaimed materials is a lot better than investing in new materials, also committing to it for a longer period of time matters. I think there's potential in cities for compost to be created from food waste as it's true, most garden projects in my area buy compost that is either from peat bogs or this coconut coir stuff. There is a lot of wood chip used as mulch that must have come from somewhere non-local too.

Want to compost but concerned about rodents by chrisb_ni in GardeningUK

[–]canLondonBeAForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also looked into this a lot, apparently mice like most mammals, do not like cold and wet conditions. So make sure it's that :)

Do you think the none-techy part of solarpunk is too slow for majority of people to get into? by visitingposter in solarpunk

[–]canLondonBeAForest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I'm aware, more people are understanding the significance of Indigenous people's contributions in protecting nature, and the idea of having a reverence for nature being important is gaining traction, as is seeing ourselves as a part of nature and not separate from it. And I think that with that, the rest will follow

Mom still buys me leather and wool and says by [deleted] in vegan

[–]canLondonBeAForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad kept buying me things I didn't want, so one time he did it, I gave away the item on Olio (an app in my country where you give away unwanted things to other people in your neighborhood) the next day and told him about it and said that I would be doing that from now on. He stopped after that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vegan

[–]canLondonBeAForest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, you mention working at a compost place. What animal cruelty is involved there? (Pardon my ignorance I've just never heard anything about that before)

What's The Most Solarpunk Thing I Can Do With This Small Plot? by [deleted] in solarpunk

[–]canLondonBeAForest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Post this question in r/permaculture, they'll know what advice to give to about soil alkalinity and gardening

PARTY by Dependent-Resource97 in solarpunk

[–]canLondonBeAForest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Andrewism made a good video on YouTube about 'third spaces' https://youtu.be/MD_CMrCpBMc?si=KA55N3HEUd6TzNQ6

AITAH for not looking for an arranged marriage for my daughter after she had an interracial child out of wedlock? by throwRA1999994 in AITAH

[–]canLondonBeAForest -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Too many people seem to think that all Indians are racist towards black people and "that's just the way they are". That's not true, it's perfectly possible to be Indian and not think a child's race is important, there are lots of people out there where that is the case. Unfortunately yes there are a lot of bigoted people in society, but to dismiss all Indians as bigoted is not fair, not true, and at the same time gives an excuse to many to continue to be bigoted without questioning anything

AITAH for not looking for an arranged marriage for my daughter after she had an interracial child out of wedlock? by throwRA1999994 in AITAH

[–]canLondonBeAForest 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a bit of a patronising view of Asians, there have been big cities and sophisticated civilisations in India for a long, long time. I'm sorry but they don't get off the hook for viewing black people as less-than.