[–] 11 points 5 hours ago

In no particular order :

  • Made water my primary beverage. Turned out that chronic dehydration was causing several physical maladies that went away almost overnight once I started drinking more water.
  • Stop caring so much about what others think about me. Especially strangers. Once I realized that the stranger in the grocery store does not continue to think about me once I am out of sight and if they do, I'll never know it so it doesn't matter. Living life based on what I think of me has been so much better for my mental health than living based on what I think others might think about me.
  • Spend time alone with my thoughts. This allowed me to deal with issues and behaviors that I didn't like about myself and / or identify stressors that may have been manifesting in misdirected ways. I did this way more when I was younger and angrier and it took a couple of years, but I slowly worked through so many aspects of myself that I didn't like. Some I was able to change and others I learned to come to terms with and work around.
  • When people ask "How's it going" or similar such greetings, I tell them the truth. This is a bit of an extension of the last 2 points, but I found that sharing and verbalizing the good and the bad worked better for me than internalizing everything.
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  • [–] 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    The fact that he is calling it super intelligence suggests that he is a trump Trump stooge trying to push for Trump and Trump loyalists (or seeming loyalists) to be in charge.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

    The leaves and grass clippings might work, just keep an eye out incase they breakdown too quickly and you need to top ofg. I've always used hay / garden straw for my garlic mulch. It lasts the winter and when I harvest the garlic I just mix it into the soil to continue to compost in place.

    The one problem I keep running into with the hay is seeds, even though they are not supposed to have any, causing new hay to start growing. So there's some extra wedding that I need to do. It can be hard to distinguish from the garlic at first, but as they mature it becomes more obvious and I've learned how to more easily tell them apart.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 days ago (4 children)

    If this page is correct, you are about 2 to 3 weeks away from your first frost, so you should be fine. https://www.plantmaps.com/interactive-united-kingdom-first-frost-date-map.php

    My notes on planting and growing garlic: I've always followed the rule of planting a couple of weeks before your first frost and then mulch over it. What happens is those first couple of weeks allows the garlic to establish roots and make a nice home for itself. Then the frost comes and the bulbs will focus on developing roots and not try to grow upwards. Once winter is over, everything underground should be well established and the shoots should start to pop up with the warmer weather. Keep it watered through spring and prune off the scapes (tail like growths from the center of the stalks with a pointy bulb on the end). Stop watering in early to mid summer, a couple of weeks before you plan to harvest. Once about 1/2 to 1/3 of the leaves have turned brown, you're ready to harvest.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    One of my dogs hates baths but loves to play with hose water. Our compromise is what we call Super Soapy Fun Time. She runs around the yard while we spray her with the hose. Then call her in for soapy body rubs and scratches. Then she runs around the yard some more while we rinse her off. Finally she comes in for towel cuddles. She loves it. In winter, since it's too cold to do this, she just gets moist towel massages instead of her normally scheduled Super Soapy Fun Time. Not quite as good, but good enough for the cold months.

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