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Comment on My expensive, exhausting, happy failed attempt at homesteading in ~food
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Comment on What are you growing in your garden this year? in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentThe time commitment is no joke. There are pretty much of two of us handling it, but it’s still overwhelming at times. Keeping up with harvests is really where it gets taxing. Every year though we...The time commitment is no joke. There are pretty much of two of us handling it, but it’s still overwhelming at times. Keeping up with harvests is really where it gets taxing. Every year though we alter strategies and make small improvements, and then when we get to source a bunch from the garden it’s very rewarding.
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Comment on What are you growing in your garden this year? in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentYeah that is pretty much our strategy as well. It’s just always wild how fast arugula goes compared to spinach and the other lettuces.Yeah that is pretty much our strategy as well. It’s just always wild how fast arugula goes compared to spinach and the other lettuces.
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Comment on What are you growing in your garden this year? in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentI still do arugula every year and it’s been mostly fine. It gets a little bitten up but nothing like the others. The biggest issue with arugula is how fast it will bolt, so you really have to...I still do arugula every year and it’s been mostly fine. It gets a little bitten up but nothing like the others. The biggest issue with arugula is how fast it will bolt, so you really have to harvest as soon as it’s eating size. I think it gets too strong for the bugs, lol.
My fingers are crossed for your cauliflower!
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Comment on What are you growing in your garden this year? in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentUgh the moths have made us give up on pretty much all the brassicas. They are just miserable.Ugh the moths have made us give up on pretty much all the brassicas. They are just miserable.
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Comment on What are you growing in your garden this year? in ~hobbies
tyrny LinkGrowing lots of things. The final seeds/seedlings went in this week and now I am bracing for the maintenance and harvests. Right now I am enjoying not having to buy spinach and lettuce every week....Growing lots of things. The final seeds/seedlings went in this week and now I am bracing for the maintenance and harvests. Right now I am enjoying not having to buy spinach and lettuce every week.
In the vegetable garden we have eating tomatoes, canning tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, drying beans, green beans, peas, okra, basil, sage, thyme, tarragon, rosemary, oregano, lavender, hot peppers, bell peppers, poblano peppers, various eggplant varieties, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, honey dew, watermelon, lettuces, spinach, beets, coriander, and radishes (may have lost count with that list).
In the berry garden we have a lot of varieties of raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, grape, strawberries, and wine cap mushrooms.
In the orchard we have apples, cherries, one peach tree and we added some horseradish under some of the trees this year as well.
In the planter boxes and kitchen garden we have dill, cilantro, Thai basil, chives, lemongrass, ground tomato, chamomile, parsley, and sweet basil.
Also around the property this year I added a fig, rhubarb, and have a bed of various pumpkin and winter squash varieties.
It’s a lot of work every year but we love it. We are already planning which new fruit trees are being added next year. Also while not doing the food gardening we spend a ton of time doing native gardening. We have a meadow project, are trying to replace invasive with natives in our woods, and are always adding new things.
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Comment on How do you decide what to cook on a normal day? in ~food
tyrny Link ParentIt depends on the meal, but generally its built into the meal plan a little. There will be days where my dinner is planned to generate leftovers for lunches or another meal that week, or I will...It depends on the meal, but generally its built into the meal plan a little. There will be days where my dinner is planned to generate leftovers for lunches or another meal that week, or I will plan to make extra and then will freeze and reuse later on. But more typically I make a set amount with the goal of no leftovers.
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Comment on How do you decide what to cook on a normal day? in ~food
tyrny LinkI plan my meals out on Sunday so that I don't have to think about things on weekdays when I am tired. It also gives me the mental bandwidth to make strategic choices about ingredients I buy. I...I plan my meals out on Sunday so that I don't have to think about things on weekdays when I am tired. It also gives me the mental bandwidth to make strategic choices about ingredients I buy. I hate making the choice when I am tired and hungry, so I really push that onto past me to get figured out. After that I try to follow a pattern.
Monday is for a seafood dish.
Tuesday is generalized simple food (it is one of my in office days that overlaps with an evening workout, so I need it to be fast), typically something like a pasta or stirfry dish.
Wednesday is easy because we have dinner with my parents.
Thursday I like to do something more involved because I am remote, so its my day for a longer cooked meal or something experimental (new cuisines! braised things! grilling if the weather is nice!)
Friday is super casual like pizza, sandwiches, or takeout/date night.
Saturday I base off my day plans, so sometimes it is a Tuesday style meal, sometimes a Thursday style meal, or something something really big and new.
Sunday I host family dinner so I try to make a larger more showy thing, like a roast, paella, or bbq.The scheme is that I have a pattern for type of food I pick for a day of the week, then I have a roster of tried and tested recipes that can go under that type. Because each type only happens about once a week, I only need to support a couple recipes for each to have a large rotation where we don't eat the same thing more than once a month or less. For example I have maybe 6ish quick go to pasta dishes, so we won't repeat until a month and a half goes by even if we have pasta every Tuesday.
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Comment on Question and tip thread for those looking to get into a new hobby in ~hobbies
tyrny Link ParentGenerally for that style of landscaping the best way to start is to break things into subsets and consider the different heights of things. What I tend to do when starting a new landscaping...Generally for that style of landscaping the best way to start is to break things into subsets and consider the different heights of things. What I tend to do when starting a new landscaping concept in an area is to draw a little overhead of the space and then I aim to place 3 different height levels of plants in to build out the density, so some taller background plants, mid height middle ground, and then lower groundcover or low height plants in your fore ground. I draw these as small circles that get color coded with their blooms and tagged with what months they bloom so that I can start to envision how they will all look together.
For the lush organized chaos end game, when drawing in where plants go take consideration on the spread of the plants so that you don't end up with set lines (ie. a row of lupines with a row of phlox), but instead have there be organic waves of the larger things coming forward and back to draw in interest. And lean into some of the nice shrubs to give your rambling path a point to ramble around where the slight line with break and you will have those magical moments of turning a corner to a part of the garden you couldn't see before.
For my landscaping I tend to break the portions of my space into smaller areas that let me focus narrowing and then I try to work in threes to help keep things focused. For example, I am redoing the landscaping around the very front of my house. I pulled out all the boxwood and dwarf spruce, but left the rhododendron. This year I added California lilac, smooth hydrangea, and NJ tea. Next year I will be adding foam flower, lady fern, and one American wisteria. The area is small and I am working in a limited number of species so it is more manageable. When I move into my next area I will be carrying forward a couple of those species for continuity in design, but will be adding in different things, ex: beyond the gate will have a different colored hydrangea with phlox, PA sedge, daffodils, grape hyacinth, blending into lady fern and NJ tea again.
At the end of the day though unless you plan on spending a ton of money up front for more mature plants, landscaping is a long term project and as you go along your vision will change with what you find interesting, which I think is part of the fun.
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Comment on Eleven spouses on what it’s like to live with someone on Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI wouldn’t be able to go on it because I am in the midst of IVF and from my knowledge it is very much not approved for pregnancy currently. When he first started I was a little jealous, but now I...I wouldn’t be able to go on it because I am in the midst of IVF and from my knowledge it is very much not approved for pregnancy currently. When he first started I was a little jealous, but now I really wouldn’t go on it even if it was an option. The way his relationship to food has changed would have been really difficult for me as I find a lot of enjoyment in trying new things and cooking/baking. Having that be potentially limited or altered probably wouldn’t have been great mentally.
I find the routine from the exercise really enjoyable even if sometimes it is annoying with my schedule. Right now I am in a similar position as you weight loss wise in that I am about 20lbs from being in the “healthy” BMI range. For me the loss is mostly via my change in diet which is based on dietician recommendations and is monitored. The exercise really feels like it provides the fringe benefits of the routine, getting more calories in my day, and feeling more comfortable in my clothes.
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Comment on Eleven spouses on what it’s like to live with someone on Ozempic in ~health
tyrny LinkOh this is really interesting to read. My husband is a couple months in and some of these experiences the spouses are reporting definitely resonate. So far for us the nausea/stomach issues has...Oh this is really interesting to read. My husband is a couple months in and some of these experiences the spouses are reporting definitely resonate.
So far for us the nausea/stomach issues has been very real. The change in what foods he can tolerate has occasionally been sad, such as not being able to really enjoy going out to a nice steakhouse or not being able to split appetizers and desserts in the same way. On the other hand it has made it much easier for me in cooking dinners because I don't get complaints about making healthy food as much anymore. He is appreciating salads for dinner and "cleaner" tasting foods. I really enjoy that change as the person doing all the cooking and meal planning.
And for anyone who had previously seen my discussion about comparing my "old school" diet/exercise strategy against his medicated weight loss, we are both down roughly similar amounts in the past month and a half (~10lbs). He has the benefit of being able to worry less about monitoring his food choices (no more mozzarella sticks and Oreos, but lots of late night PBJs lately), but I have the benefit of being able to indulge for special occasions without the side effects he gets.
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Comment on Woman sues US fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI am so surprised by your comment. I am doing IVF right now and after 2 retrievals have only made 3 euploids. I have no children, so I haven’t reached the end of this “journey”. If one of my...I am so surprised by your comment. I am doing IVF right now and after 2 retrievals have only made 3 euploids. I have no children, so I haven’t reached the end of this “journey”. If one of my embryos was transferred to another person and they ended up with a live birth from my embryo I would absolutely want my baby considering no embryo is a guarantee. People donate embryos, but they also act as gestational carriers. Neither should be forced on anyone.
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Comment on Woman sues US fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby in ~health
tyrny Link ParentThis whole situation is horrific for all the parties involved. If custody went the other way then the biological parents would be in a situation of being forced embryo donors.This whole situation is horrific for all the parties involved. If custody went the other way then the biological parents would be in a situation of being forced embryo donors.
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Comment on Woman sues US fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI am curious what your logic in taking such a hard stance is. There is no information in the article about the diagnosis for either the woman or the bio couple, so we have no idea how difficult...I am curious what your logic in taking such a hard stance is. There is no information in the article about the diagnosis for either the woman or the bio couple, so we have no idea how difficult that embryo was to make.
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Comment on Do you deliberately overbuy things with the intention to return some of them? in ~life
tyrny LinkYeah I have done this. Specially for two types of purchases. For bras from Amazon. Bra sizing is something you have to get right and several years ago when I was upgrading to nicer companies the...Yeah I have done this. Specially for two types of purchases.
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For bras from Amazon. Bra sizing is something you have to get right and several years ago when I was upgrading to nicer companies the easiest way to do this was to buy a lot of styles with +1 size up and down from my expected size to try on. It’s Amazon, but I am fairly certain these are not trashed after as one of the items I tried on accidentally still had someone else’s band attachment on it.
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General clothes from Stitch Fix. Their whole model is centered around them mailing you clothes and you sending back what you don’t want as a subscription service. But they also have a store where you can basically order extra stuff and then return what doesn’t fit right or what you don’t like. When I changed jobs and needed a whole new work wardrobe I ordered a TON of clothes to test out and kept about half of them, maybe less. It’s honestly not a hassle and saves time compared to physically going to a mall and looking for clothes.
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Comment on US Food and Drug Administration clears sepsis test that significantly reduces life-or-death risk by shortening identification time in ~health
tyrny Link ParentIt might help in giving a highlight for sepsis that is trending towards a non bacterial source so that the patient isn't started immediately on Vanco while they wait for the micro lab to work up...It might help in giving a highlight for sepsis that is trending towards a non bacterial source so that the patient isn't started immediately on Vanco while they wait for the micro lab to work up the results. But I agree, at the end of the day they are going to want to culture the blood, and should, to help ID nosocomial transmissions and outbreaks.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI will have to have my husband check in with his doctor about this then. Hopefully it isn't a warning of something negative happening.I will have to have my husband check in with his doctor about this then. Hopefully it isn't a warning of something negative happening.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI do feel this very much. I have a sibling with a condition which would likely greatly benefit from these drugs. When my family found about other people effectively reversing the condition and...I do feel this very much. I have a sibling with a condition which would likely greatly benefit from these drugs. When my family found about other people effectively reversing the condition and knew my husband was on Wegovy they got excited about it, thinking maybe my sibling could do it too. But we know they couldn't afford it and they were so disheartened when we let them know how expensive it was. It sucks seeing this miracle drug be available to one member of my family and not another.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI firmly agree. I am walking the tightrope walk of not ignoring what looks self destructive and also not becoming a complete nag.I firmly agree. I am walking the tightrope walk of not ignoring what looks self destructive and also not becoming a complete nag.
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Comment on The American physicians are healing themselves with Ozempic in ~health
tyrny Link ParentI agree. And it really makes me wonder how our culture's relationship with food is going to change. I am hoping for some positives, like maybe normalizing smaller portion sizes in food.I agree. And it really makes me wonder how our culture's relationship with food is going to change. I am hoping for some positives, like maybe normalizing smaller portion sizes in food.
Maybe this is a result of the social media version of homesteading that has gotten popular lately, but I am really surprised at how much surprise there seems to be in the article about the work involved. Growing food is great, but it’s a huge effort and a massive portion of that effort is in processing the harvests so that you can keep eating it through the year. I have a decent sized garden that is tended by two people, it’s definitely a hobby we enjoy, but also a massive pain in the ass chore. I am already dreading harvest season.
Though I do have to note that while shelling peas is annoying, I think shelling dry beans is very relaxing.