Quality of sleep: Physical vs Mental Exhaustion I've worked both very physically demanding manual labour jobs and very cognitively demanding jobs, emotionally taxing and complex work. The best sleep I get is after being physically exhausted, not mentally exhausted. I find after a day of physical labour or activity, even if I'm wiped put, I sleep so deeply. Conversely, after a being exhausted by a mentally demanding day my sleep is terrible, takes me a long time to sleep, bad quality, bad dreams. Certainly I feel happier and as though I've earned it after working physically. #grownostr

Productive day today. Managed to get the kids out of the house and my daughter suggested a bike ride. After untangling the bikes we hit the Laratinga Wetlands trail near our place. What a great morning, we had a great time, a nice lunch halfway and my son, usually a couch potato, was loving it. In the arvo I had a weights session. All is well in the world after a good day. Enjoy yours and the upcoming week. #family #grownostr

I'm inventing a new type of Velcro, instead of hooks it'll use tiny bicycles. The little pedals, wheels and chains will immediately get tangled, forming a super strong bond. A range of barbed wire is next, just bicycles with knobbly peddles lent against each other. #family #frustration

My next 3 months reading, in order left to right. 😂 Hoping for the best, but I've got my preps and popcorn ready. Stay safe out there. #bookstr #prepping #homesteading #grownostr

VOTE FOR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY In the lead up to the US election I thought I'd do a little series of Every Day Carry (EDC) notes. Following the format of the basic survival needs and 5C's of survival, starting with: 0. You: As in Permaculture, with Zone 0 being your house and Zone 1 being outside that, your person is the first thing you need sorted out. Thus covers your personal mindset and health 1. Water: what you have and how you carry it. 2. Food: what you have, knowledge and skill to feed yourself. 3. Energy: usually thus would be fire, but today we also need electricity for many things. 4. Shelter: how you protect yourself from the elements. 5. Health: Sanitation and medicines. 6. Safety: defence, knowledge, skills, mindset. #prepping #Survivalism #preparedness #grownostr

#asknostr Is there a lightning app that will create a QR code invoice that can be printed and given to people to scan? Would be used to get people into lightning, one off invoices you could hand out on cards. Any ideas? Will a lightning invoice even stay valid for a long time?

My dad does and says some fairly bizarre shit, so when my kids told me he had shown them a dabbing crab I was thinking he was at it again. Days later I found this in my bookcase, a dirty dead crab.......dabbing. #family #grownostr

Deliberately woke up at 5:30am to work out today. Pumped iron and watered the plants as the sunrise popped over the hills, then I had a shitload of creatine. Now I'm massively pumped, feeling like.... "Me big man, me hunt mammuf, kill mammuf, yaaaaaargh (beats chest)!" 😂 Enjoy your day, Nostr! #gsd #grownostr