114: I Worry and I Forget

Today's podcast episode is a mash up of two previous itty bitty thoughts, as well as a continuation of them. I hope you find today's thoughts inspiring and motivational as we maneuver our way through 2020 and beyond. There's also some homework, if you'd like to get involved! Also, if you listen to today's episode, you will know what #cheetodust means, and why we should start using it. Listen to the podcast episode by pressing the play button on the black bar above. All episodes are linked under the podcast tab that you can find way at the top of this post in my menu bar.  You can also listen and subscribe to my Farmish Kind of Life podcast at all popular podcast players.  Worry First, check out my previous Itty Bitty Thought: What I Worry About Here are further thoughts—and some homework—after you visit the above link: Back in episode 77, I did an episode called Because Winter is Hard: Mental Health for Homesteaders. I’m going to ask you to do something to help me build a future episode. This idea actually didn’t come from me, it was actually suggested by a listener who goes by “Kelley from the Northeast”. She suggested: I think it would be a great idea to have an episode where you have other people write in on how they get through the winter and maybe you'll get some novel ideas. What a great idea! I've got an inkling that Winter of 2020 is going to be hard for a lot of folks. Maybe that's you, maybe it's not. If you'd like to help build an episode and blog post to motivate and encourage others through the winter, comment below or drop me an email about how you plan to get through winter 2020. You can email me at [email protected] Forget First, read through my Itty Bitty thought called The Thing We Keep Forgetting. Then, continue here: What I want to point out is that we need that time to be angry and frustrated—that's part of the process, so don't squash it down. But the next step is to remember you still have a pulse and as long as you’re alive here there is something you’re supposed to be doing. I don’t know what that something is for you. You might not know what that something is for you. But I encourage you to spend some time thinking about it.  Do not get stuck in the idea that you will get started when this blows over or that it’s pointless to do anything because you don’t know what’s coming. Make a plan and go for it. If things change (and they will because this is life) then you adjust. But you can’t adjust anything if you’ve spent this whole sitting on the couch licking Cheeto dust off your fingers. My plans and thoughts: dream big I've had time to think and time to plan. To be completely honest, when I think about A Farmish Kind of Life, I get confused about where it’s going. I started this website years ago and I've talked about the homesteading journey as I understand it and as I've lived it. But now we've found our groove, we know what works and doesn't work for us, and I've wrote and spoke about the majority of those things.  Eventually, one gets to a point where they think okay, now what do I talk about? If you’ve been here at the podcast/website for awhile you have seen how this has gone from all about homesteading to all about a lot of different stuff. I had a listener email me the other day giving me some very kind words about the itty bitty thoughts I had recorded back in episode 109 and she said “it’s almost like you’ve moved from homestead podcaster to motivational podcaster.” And maybe that's what I am now. I’ve also had a couple of you ask if I’m going to put my itty bitty thoughts into a book. Maybe I'll do that. The point is, the benefit in being “farmish” is that I can morph into different things. And I think it’s important to realize that at this point in life and technology and connection, we can do that. So while I don’t think this site or my podcast is going anywhere anytime soon,