Gimme a break -_-

Sinisterly · May 2014

You're the third XD
Bahahaha.

Sinisterly · May 2014

You don't know me at all, but you know me so well! :flowerforyou:

BrainyBurro · May 2014

i empathize OP...

7:00AM wake up
7:05AM login to MFP
7:06AM shenanigans commence
10:29PM shenanigans cease
10:30PM logout of MFP
10:35PM sleep

Sinisterly · May 2014

You log OUT of MFP!??!!!!
No no no.. Shenanigans did not cease :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

rondaj05 · May 2014

+1

Eleonora91 · May 2014

If you've got to do all of these things every single day, I bet working out is not the only thing you have to skip then...
Sorry if I'm asking, but isn't there anyone who could help you? Because that's a lot of stuff to do all alone.

MagicalLeopleurodon · May 2014

I raise all my own food. Its been a rough few weeks-had a bad hatch, ended up culling five chicks yesterday. Found out 400lbs of my feed is niacin deficient so now i have to add it to all the ducks feed or they have seizures (terrifying to watc). Spring is such a busy season here-i would kill to touch a dumbell right niw, but no a much as id kill to have a minute to chill out!

MagicalLeopleurodon · May 2014

Just me and the critters here. Hubby helps when he gets home but i hate it since he works all day.

SofaKingRad_II · May 2014

So, just to get this clear, this is your schedule:

5:40am.
Wake up, get dressed half asleep.
Let dog out of room.
Feed kittens.
Feed bunnies, who are obviously starving as they are wailing and banging their food dish around.
Feed brooder of chicks.
Feed brooder of ducklings after mixing particular food.
Water all above, after mixing vitamins in to one container for ducks.
Potty.
Feed dogs and remaining cats.
Water.
Mix layer feed for big chickens.
Walk dogs.
Feed chickens.
Collect eggs.
Collect hay/grass/etc for rabbits.
Wash eggs.
Give greens to rabbits.
Give ducks more water.
Put laundry on to wash.
1st cup of coffee at 9:10am.
9:12am
Organize food journal.
Update budget journal.
Balance expenses.
Make to do lists.
Organize breeding charts.
Vitamin deficient ducks-check on them.
Duck has seizure.
Hold duck.
Syringe feed weak duck.
More water.
More bunny food.
Check incubator temperature.
Turn eggs.
Flea meds for cats and dogs.
Peroxide cat scratches.
10:36am
Coffee is cold. Reheat.
Water planters.
Set out trench hose in garden.
Hang laundry.
Check on laying hens.
Back inside, walk dogs.
Clean litterbox.
Finish organizing all notebooks and projects.
Update sale page on FB.
Check email.
Check messages.
Reply to sale inquiries. "Will arrive between noon and 8pm."
Cuss. Mark off half of to do list from 12-8pm.
12:02pm
Realize hunger pains are interfering with coherency while discussing sales.
Go to kitchen-remember 8 loaves of bread needed.
Kitchen still dirty from dinner.
Put more laundry on (no clean towels for dish drying).
Wash dishes.
Suringe feed duck.
Still hungry. Grab fig bar.
Eat fig bar and half wrapper in frenzy while measuring flour.
Knead, rise, knead, rise.
Feed and water all poultry and rabbits. Mental note to add ACV.
Knead, rise.
Still hungry.
Walk dogs.
Bring in laundry.
Realize garden is half flooded, sprint to move hose.
Bread in oven, hang laundry.
Out of laundry detergent.
Make laundry detergent.
Turn eggs.
Bread cooling .
Realize towels are dry but no shower.
2:56pm
Shower.
Turn off hose after yard floods.
3:23pm
Walk dogs.
Food and water.
Check on ducks.
Syringe feed duck.
3:46pm
Hubby home.
Help hubby on projects.
Feed chickens.
Collect eggs.
More projects.
Clean three brooders and two bunny cages.
Walk dogs.
Projects.
8:39pm
Hungry.
Clean eggs.
Decide to make macaroni and cheese with bacon bits and salad for dinner.
Eat fewds.
Cook hubbys breakfast.
Cook hubbys lunch.
Get coffee pot set.
Put chickens in coop.
Collect feed buckets.
Walk dogs.
Feed, water (see 5:40am).
10:56pm
Bed.

Have you considered re arranging it to be more like this?

4:40am.
Wake up, get dressed half asleep.
Let dog out of room.
Feed kittens.
Feed bunnies, who are obviously starving as they are wailing and banging their food dish around.
Feed brooder of chicks.
Feed brooder of ducklings after mixing particular food.
Water all above, after mixing vitamins in to one container for ducks.
Potty.
Feed dogs and remaining cats.
Water.
Mix layer feed for big chickens.
Walk dogs.
Feed chickens.
Collect eggs.
Collect hay/grass/etc for rabbits.
Wash eggs.
Give greens to rabbits.
Give ducks more water.
Put laundry on to wash.
1st cup of coffee at 9:10am.
8:12am
Organize food journal.
Update budget journal.
Balance expenses.
Make to do lists.
Organize breeding charts.
Vitamin deficient ducks-check on them.
Duck has seizure.
Hold duck.
Syringe feed weak duck.
More water.
More bunny food.
Check incubator temperature.
Turn eggs.
Flea meds for cats and dogs.
Peroxide cat scratches.
9:36am
Coffee is cold. Reheat.
Water planters.
Set out trench hose in garden.
Hang laundry.
Check on laying hens.
Back inside, walk dogs.
Clean litterbox.
Finish organizing all notebooks and projects.
Update sale page on FB.
Check email.
Check messages.
Reply to sale inquiries. "Will arrive between noon and 8pm."
Cuss. Mark off half of to do list from 12-8pm.
11:02am
Realize hunger pains are interfering with coherency while discussing sales.
Go to kitchen-remember 8 loaves of bread needed.
Kitchen still dirty from dinner.
Put more laundry on (no clean towels for dish drying).
Wash dishes.
Suringe feed duck.
Still hungry. Grab fig bar.
Eat fig bar and half wrapper in frenzy while measuring flour.
Knead, rise, knead, rise.
Feed and water all poultry and rabbits. Mental note to add ACV.
Knead, rise.
Still hungry.
Walk dogs.
Bring in laundry.
Realize garden is half flooded, sprint to move hose.
Bread in oven, hang laundry.
Out of laundry detergent.
Make laundry detergent.
Turn eggs.
Bread cooling .
Realize towels are dry but no shower.
1:56pm
Shower.
Turn off hose after yard floods.
2:23pm
Walk dogs.
Food and water.
Check on ducks.
Syringe feed duck.
2:46pm
Hubby home.
Help hubby on projects.
Feed chickens.
Collect eggs.
More projects.
Clean three brooders and two bunny cages.
Walk dogs.
Projects.
7:39pm
Hungry.
Clean eggs.
Decide to make macaroni and cheese with bacon bits and salad for dinner.
Eat fewds.
Cook hubbys breakfast.
Cook hubbys lunch.
Get coffee pot set.
Put chickens in coop.
Collect feed buckets.
Walk dogs.
Feed, water (see 5:40am).
9:56pm
Workout
10:56pm
Bed.

But that schedule above means waking up at 4:40am and working out just before bed. For me, working out just before bed can keep me awake all night, so maybe try this schedule instead?

4:40am
get dressed, half asleep workout
5:40am.
Let dog out of room.
Feed kittens.
Feed bunnies, who are obviously starving as they are wailing and banging their food dish around.
Feed brooder of chicks.
Feed brooder of ducklings after mixing particular food.
Water all above, after mixing vitamins in to one container for ducks.
Potty.
Feed dogs and remaining cats.
Water.
Mix layer feed for big chickens.
Walk dogs.
Feed chickens.
Collect eggs.
Collect hay/grass/etc for rabbits.
Wash eggs.
Give greens to rabbits.
Give ducks more water.
Put laundry on to wash.
1st cup of coffee at 9:10am.
9:12am
Organize food journal.
Update budget journal.
Balance expenses.
Make to do lists.
Organize breeding charts.
Vitamin deficient ducks-check on them.
Duck has seizure.
Hold duck.
Syringe feed weak duck.
More water.
More bunny food.
Check incubator temperature.
Turn eggs.
Flea meds for cats and dogs.
Peroxide cat scratches.
10:36am
Coffee is cold. Reheat.
Water planters.
Set out trench hose in garden.
Hang laundry.
Check on laying hens.
Back inside, walk dogs.
Clean litterbox.
Finish organizing all notebooks and projects.
Update sale page on FB.
Check email.
Check messages.
Reply to sale inquiries. "Will arrive between noon and 8pm."
Cuss. Mark off half of to do list from 12-8pm.
12:02pm
Realize hunger pains are interfering with coherency while discussing sales.
Go to kitchen-remember 8 loaves of bread needed.
Kitchen still dirty from dinner.
Put more laundry on (no clean towels for dish drying).
Wash dishes.
Suringe feed duck.
Still hungry. Grab fig bar.
Eat fig bar and half wrapper in frenzy while measuring flour.
Knead, rise, knead, rise.
Feed and water all poultry and rabbits. Mental note to add ACV.
Knead, rise.
Still hungry.
Walk dogs.
Bring in laundry.
Realize garden is half flooded, sprint to move hose.
Bread in oven, hang laundry.
Out of laundry detergent.
Make laundry detergent.
Turn eggs.
Bread cooling .
Realize towels are dry but no shower.
2:56pm
Shower.
Turn off hose after yard floods.
3:23pm
Walk dogs.
Food and water.
Check on ducks.
Syringe feed duck.
3:46pm
Hubby home.
Help hubby on projects.
Feed chickens.
Collect eggs.
More projects.
Clean three brooders and two bunny cages.
Walk dogs.
Projects.
8:39pm
Hungry.
Clean eggs.
Decide to make macaroni and cheese with bacon bits and salad for dinner.
Eat fewds.
Cook hubbys breakfast.
Cook hubbys lunch.
Get coffee pot set.
Put chickens in coop.
Collect feed buckets.
Walk dogs.
Feed, water (see 5:40am).
10:56pm
Bed.

OOORRRR if that doesn't work, maybe just try running when you walk the dogs at 8:39pm, like on this schedule below:

5:40am.
Wake up, get dressed half asleep.
Let dog out of room.
Feed kittens.
Feed bunnies, who are obviously starving as they are wailing and banging their food dish around.
Feed brooder of chicks.
Feed brooder of ducklings after mixing particular food.
Water all above, after mixing vitamins in to one container for ducks.
Potty.
Feed dogs and remaining cats.
Water.
Mix layer feed for big chickens.
Walk dogs.
Feed chickens.
Collect eggs.
Collect hay/grass/etc for rabbits.
Wash eggs.
Give greens to rabbits.
Give ducks more water.
Put laundry on to wash.
1st cup of coffee at 9:10am.
9:12am
Organize food journal.
Update budget journal.
Balance expenses.
Make to do lists.
Organize breeding charts.
Vitamin deficient ducks-check on them.
Duck has seizure.
Hold duck.
Syringe feed weak duck.
More water.
More bunny food.
Check incubator temperature.
Turn eggs.
Flea meds for cats and dogs.
Peroxide cat scratches.
10:36am
Coffee is cold. Reheat.
Water planters.
Set out trench hose in garden.
Hang laundry.
Check on laying hens.
Back inside, walk dogs.
Clean litterbox.
Finish organizing all notebooks and projects.
Update sale page on FB.
Check email.
Check messages.
Reply to sale inquiries. "Will arrive between noon and 8pm."
Cuss. Mark off half of to do list from 12-8pm.
12:02pm
Realize hunger pains are interfering with coherency while discussing sales.
Go to kitchen-remember 8 loaves of bread needed.
Kitchen still dirty from dinner.
Put more laundry on (no clean towels for dish drying).
Wash dishes.
Suringe feed duck.
Still hungry. Grab fig bar.
Eat fig bar and half wrapper in frenzy while measuring flour.
Knead, rise, knead, rise.
Feed and water all poultry and rabbits. Mental note to add ACV.
Knead, rise.
Still hungry.
Walk dogs.
Bring in laundry.
Realize garden is half flooded, sprint to move hose.
Bread in oven, hang laundry.
Out of laundry detergent.
Make laundry detergent.
Turn eggs.
Bread cooling .
Realize towels are dry but no shower.
2:56pm
Shower.
Turn off hose after yard floods.
3:23pm
Walk dogs.
Food and water.
Check on ducks.
Syringe feed duck.
3:46pm
Hubby home.
Help hubby on projects.
Feed chickens.
Collect eggs.
More projects.
Clean three brooders and two bunny cages.
Walk dogs.
Projects.
8:39pm
Hungry.
Clean eggs.
Decide to make macaroni and cheese with bacon bits and salad for dinner.
Eat fewds.
Cook hubbys breakfast.
Cook hubbys lunch.
Get coffee pot set.
Put chickens in coop.
Collect feed buckets.
Walk dogs - jog while walking them
Feed, water (see 5:40am).
10:56pm
Bed.

Any thoughts?

Sinisterly · May 2014

Holy mother of...
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

SofaKingRad_II · May 2014

You don't like my suggestions?

Sinisterly · May 2014

I'm not sure yet, give me 6-8 minutes to read??
I actually read all of OP's post hahaha.

sebkiwinaspensmama · May 2014

Yikes! Your daily chores are pretty much a workout. Maybe see if someone living in your area would like to volunteer to come help on some days?

SofaKingRad_II · May 2014

Oh okay! Whew, you had me worried that I was out of line with the suggestions!

a_stronger_me13 · May 2014

In for massive walls of quoted text. It's my favorite.

chivalryder · May 2014

That looks like a day full of exercise. What's the problem?

odusgolp · May 2014

Who walks dogs that often?

JTick · May 2014

I used to take care of a 44-stall horse farm...by myself. And then go home to workout. You need a more efficient system. Work smart, not hard.

Sinisterly · May 2014

LOVE the suggestions, but we have yet to see what OP thinks about it.
Personally, the waking up at 4:40 sounds good to me.. OP should perhaps do the workout at this time AND the running of the dogs listed on your last list.
That sounds more beneficial and OP will have a full day of workouts that actually FEEL like a workout to them.

....OP??

Edit: I would also try to build my own automatic/timed feeders if the cages are nearby.. Then again, I like building stuff.
No more hungry animals, more time for OP to relax a bit.

SofaKingRad_II · May 2014

I like your suggestions too!

JTick · May 2014

+1

emdeesea · May 2014

This is why I only have 3 cats and a husband who can cook for himself. I like to keep things simple.

jackpotclown · May 2014

in to have on "feed"
*ba dum ching!*
\m/

babyj0 · May 2014

:laugh: :laugh:

MyM0wM0w · May 2014

What he said. Unless they are not your livelihood (sold for pets/meat) and are pets maybe it's time to scale back on the animals.

Now that I read that they are food I can understand MOST of the animals but you still seem to have a lot of pets (dogs and cats)...unless you're eating those too.... why not scale back to what you can handle?

WendyTerry420 · May 2014

It looks like you get a good workout every day. More power to ya.

odusgolp · May 2014

^^QFT!!!!

Lib_B · May 2014

why is the husband not making his own breakfast and lunch? perhaps he could do a couple loads of laundry at night so you can squeeze in a workout. i work 60 hours a week, i have 2 small children and i've had a wedding, birthday, holiday, etc. every weekend since christmas, plus kids activities, etc. i still get to the gym 3-4 times a week. no matter how tired i am, i still go. only reason i don't - physical illness below the neck. my hubby and i alternate nights. he cooks and stays home with the kids on my night to go and vice versa. no one has died yet. you can do it. you just have to carve some time out for yourself and stop making excuses. i say this because i've been there - i'm too busy, i'm too tired, i work too hard, etc. i've said those exact things. the only way it will change is if you decide you are going to put yourself first for 3 hours a week.

DSTMT · May 2014

So I have to agree with what others have said, this doesn't sound like the most efficient system for getting things done, although I don't have a farm so maybe I'm not the best person to speak...but I DO have a dog, and he's quite high-energy, and if I walked him six times a day by the fifth walk I'd be dragging him down the street. Why do you walk your dogs so much? Also, it sounds like you're on your feet running around all day, so why do you need an extra workout after that?

You said when your husband gets home you help him with "projects"...is that every day? Can't he let you sit down while he does the projects, since your days seem quite busy and possibly take more physical effort than whatever he might do working?

MagicalLeopleurodon · May 2014

The day i wake up at 4:30 to do anything will be the day i set my house on fire and walk into the horizon.
I am venting. The system works that i have going-i am just worn thin because it seems like every problem has had a way of piling up at once.
I sell the offspring-but a bad hatch set us back 2 months.
Hubby isnt making enough hours at work to finish building our pens (all we need now is plywood) so i have 10 ducklings (being hand raised for breeders), 3 rabbits (being raised for breeders), and 19 chicks (meat birds) in a 10x12 bedroom extension. We should have had it done as soon as they were old enough to be off the heat lamp and hubbys hours got cut so now im scrambling to make everything work. Its one of those deals-if we have the time we have no money but if we have the money we have no time.

Im emotiinally worn thin right now. And to the smarasses who mentioned my spare time since im posting? Its called multitasking and if i didnt put this out someehere id probably lose my **** today. Bite me.

We're new to most of this as a group (i garden yearly, and we have had chickens fir a year. But niw im learning ducks, hatching poultry, and rabbits at the same time while trying to make a profit)

As a positive-i have sold 17 dozen eggs in two days.

I just need everything to level out, instead of a new emergency every day. Once i can make a routine it should help but first i have to finish my pens and get my poor stinking ducks to quit seizing. (Btw-dont use dumor brand feed for ducks, try to find game bird feed if you can).

Gimme a break -_-

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