Take vitamin D and use a sun lamp for a little bit every day. Try to get some exercise and some fresh air on a regular basis.

Other than that, I’d recommend trying to keep in mind that you are a large mammal, and many large mammals evolved to instinctively be much less active in the winter. Don’t push yourself too hard to be productive when nature is against you. Drink some warm drinks, cuddle a dog under a blanket, and catch up on reading books and watching movies you’ve been meaning to get to.

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    Shooting a deer that’s lived wild and free, making every effort to make the kill as quick and painless as possible seems like just about the most ethical way to get meat that I can think of. And especially in areas where the deer population is too high, it’s really important for managing the ecosystem. Plus, ammo and equipment sales get taxed specifically to fund conservation, which is important.

    I also feel like if you can’t stomach the process of killing and cleaning an animal, maybe you shouldn’t eat meat at all?

    By and large, I think hunting for food is a great way to get more in touch with where your food comes from, one of the most ethical ways to acquire meat, and a nice excuse to sit quietly in the woods without interruption. Trophy hunters can fuck off tho.

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  • Oh this is very much me. People seem to expect me to know things, and I keep just kind of making it up as I go along, and no one seems to have caught on yet that I'm usually just papering over bullshit with a couple of graphs and a pretty slideshow

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    My family are like the very last people I need to come out to, and then I’ll be done with my social transition. I’ve talked about how afraid I am to come out to them so often in comments here that you all probably already know that they’re conservative Catholics.

    I am so over hiding myself from them, I’m just ready for it to be over, and even if they respond poorly, at least then it’s something real and not just fear of the uncertainty

    I don’t think I can do it in person though. It would be too uncomfortable, there would be too many people (I have a lot of siblings), and I don’t think I’d even be able to get the words out. But I still feel weirdly obligated, like I owe them the respect of coming out in person?

    Please please tell me it’s okay to send them an email instead

     

    I’ve been slowly coming out to people for a while, but always like one person at a time. But now that I’ve been on HRT for a while (and my boobs are starting to get noticeable) I want to get this all over with and just be out to everyone.

    So the other day, I texted my friend who organizes a group that we’re part of, and she was so supportive! And then I put a message in the Discord server for the group and everyone was so kind and supportive and just welcomed me with no hesitation!!! 🥰 It really made my whole week

    Now it’s just the hard ones left (work and family), but at least I know I have my communities of support if I need them ❤️

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