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I have lived on my tiny little farm for three years now. I often feel like I am not accomplishing anything and nothing gets finished.

So I dug up some old pictures. Whoaa. I had forgotten how primitive everything was in the beginning!!!

You should do the same! Take pictures before you start any task, and then snap a pic of the result. Real feel good - hack.
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big pile of leaves in a forest clearing
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You've made amazing progress, Kaarina!
 
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Wow, what a transformation.

Great to see what a big pile of leaves can turn into.
 
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You're right; it can really cheer you up when things seem to be struggling to look at how far you have actually come - well done! More projects for inspiration here
I love to look back sometimes on my photos. I try to take shots from the same aspect at the same times of year to get a sort of record - although I've not been so good at that this year.
 
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Wow, you've been busy!
And thank you for the reminder to take pictures
 
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