Anyone want to chat about anything at all? 🤓

BlueDragonfly said:
There are certainly smaller versions, even ones like you mentioned for indoors! Ours are made from IBC totes. The pictures below are from the web, I haven't taken photos of ours yet.

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Basically you cut the inner container in 2 sections, one smaller than the other. Bottom one is filled with water and fish (or river prawn). We will be getting bass and catfish to start; the fish will eventually be dinner. :) The smaller container is flipped over and filled with media - in our case it is clay balls - and the garden will be planted in there.

There is a bell siphon & small pump. The water below is pumped up top, where it filters through the media garden, providing fish poo nutrients to the plants. It drains back down into the tank and cycles through over & over. This is our first year doing it.

Do you like fishtanks? I saw, when searching for the above pics, some pretty neat aquaponic indoor tanks. That might be fun!
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Fascinating!
Thanks for sharing all of those interesting details with all of us here!🤩

And thank you, @Ruthanne
For asking for them!😄🤣🥰
 
Rae said:
Hi Ruthanne, maybe you need an antidepressant medication? It might help to get a hobby like planting some indoor plants and taking care of them, or do some online games like picture puzzles or something that helps your mind to concentrate.

When I cannot get to sleep, I start counting 1 to 3 slowly over and over so I quit thinking so much. I usually can sleep but if my mind gets too active, I try that technique.

I wish you a nice day and try to get outside. :D
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Thanks but I do all of those things. I play games on my cell phone, too. They get a little annoying at times with all the ads they show you when you are just trying to play the game. That's cool how you shut off your thinking! I do that by listening to ocean waves on my sound machine. An antidepressant does not automatically make you feel great when you are grieving the loss of your very bestest friend of 12+ years. I do take one though and I'd hate to see what I'd be like without it. Right now I'm working on sending in my application for housing assistance. Thank you for your post and concern :)
 
Medusa said:
Several people have mentioned tips for wakefulness.

I find audio books helpful for sleep.

I listen to audio books every night, but I have certain, "comfort books" I listen to on nights when sleep is difficult. I just let them play and when I wake throughout the night, I am somewhere in a story I'm familiar with and can just listen until I fall asleep again.

I have an Audible account, which is a bit expensive at $16.00 monthly, but you do get two books for free for signing up and there is a large selection of books to listen to for free with your paid account in addition to the monthly book credit.

There is also, Overdrive, which you can use through your public library to listen to books for free. :)
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Thanks for those tips! It's always good to know different ways to get to sleep. And I appreciate the links too!
 
The week end was pretty good. On Mother day my ex husband died. We had not talked in over 30 years. He had also made a new life for himself. It saddens me in many ways, because so many have gone Before me, and I feel my Number is inching up to be next in line, for passing on. My doctor had asked few months ago - How you doing? Hell I am fine but everyone else around me is sick or dead. Kinda sad, I almost feel guilty:)
 
RedAlert76 said:
The week end was pretty good. On Mother day my ex husband died. We had not talked in over 30 years. He had also made a new life for himself. It saddens me in many ways, because so many have gone Before me, and I feel my Number is inching up to be next in line, for passing on. My doctor had asked few months ago - How you doing? Hell I am fine but everyone else around me is sick or dead. Kinda sad, I almost feel guilty:)
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Oh wow, I'm sorry for your loss. I mean he had been your husband at one time. I hear you about people sick or dying or dead. It has hit close to home with me, too. I feel that kind of guilt, too.
 
I finally left home at about 18yrs - having seen my sister push off to some other city somewhere [not that we were close then!] my bro younger had also disappeared with his girlfriend for some permanent knooky in some flat somewhere. I just sat lookin at Ma and Pa each evening when the ads were on?

anyone know the feelin - drivin me crazy - so I had heard about this job training thingy goin some 200 miles away - thought that sounds good for a good long permanent break. and that was it - did return home from time to time single then married with kids but now lookin back I do wonder/ponder about those crossroads and signposts that we sometimes ignore ? I'm just ventilating don't mind!!
 
Hi all,
And Ruthanne. 🙂

I tried to go to sleep, tonight , but couldn't so after a while I got back up, had a snack, and will go back to bed and try to sleep , again very soon now. It's after midnight now.

I wonder if you slept during the day, today, and if you're up tonight.
And if you think you will get out of that pattern very soon.

Thinking of you, anyway.
 
@Kalia, sorry you can't sleep. Yes, I have this problem for years now. I have got my schedule normalized a few times but it always changes. I can go a couple of months then something will happen that keeps me up. I go right back to sleeping during the wee hours and the morning away.

Right now, it is really bad, up all night and sleeping all day. Yes, I have sleeping pills, but they don't seem to make me sleepy. I will say when I do sleep, I sleep well. I am up and down for a few hours with bathroom breaks, then it is a solid good sleep for a few hours.

I think that many people suffer from this as we age. My mother also had this problem, it must be in my DNA.
 
skype has been giving me a lot of problems lately - it won;t let me pay for my phone section and tells me I've gotta go through 'teams' wots this all about??
 
I have so little to say anymore. Kinda scares me. I think I'm depressed and worn out. Did so much talking in my life, so much. Where did it get me? Usually no where. Yes, I'm definitely depressed. And anxious. All the time, can't run away like I used to, can't distract myself.

Still talk in my head. Wish I could shut up internally as well as I shut up to everyone else.
 
Ruthanne said:
Thanks but I do all of those things. I play games on my cell phone, too. They get a little annoying at times with all the ads they show you when you are just trying to play the game. That's cool how you shut off your thinking! I do that by listening to ocean waves on my sound machine. An antidepressant does not automatically make you feel great when you are grieving the loss of your very bestest friend of 12+ years. I do take one though and I'd hate to see what I'd be like without it. Right now I'm working on sending in my application for housing assistance. Thank you for your post and concern :)
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You do all the things I suggested. The loss of your friend is so sad. Hopefully with time, you will be able to keep the memory of all the good times and not grieve all the time.
 

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