Todays theme: Letting go. As we all know, lately I’ve been struggling a bit. I’m exhausted and need to take a break, and the weekends are really the only time I can. But I also struggle with letting go of control, and letting my husband take over what would be my responsibilities. I like it …
So…therapy. Let’s just jump right in, shall we? With my husband coming with me last night, I didn’t know exactly quite what to expect. It went fine, overall, but it stressed me out a bit. We talked about “boring” things that’s I always try to avoid…money, our relationship, the future…all that shit. It went well, …
Wether or not you’re an animal person or not, I hope you can understand my pain and emotions about this. This morning, my husband and I went outside and found that out of my 13 chickens, 12 had been killed. I am absolutely devastated. We had predator proofed as much as anyone. High fences, chicken …
Here we are, batch number 3 of my 2022 chick season. THE DUCKS ARE HERE!!!!!! Am I unreasonably excited? Yes, yes I am. I’ve had baby chicks twice this year, and numerous times over the past 4 years. But this is only the second time, last year being the first, with ducklings. And oh my …
It’s day 2 with no power, and from the looks of it, I’m not expecting it to be on any time soon. They haven’t even cleared the trees that are on top of the down lines, so there’s still some work to be done. Since we have (now 12) baby chicks in my bathroom, and …
Oh, chick season. My favorite time of year. This year we added 7 babies to my existing flock of 5, and in July, I’ll be adding 3 more ducklings to my existing 3 ducks as well. These babies were born on my birth sons birthday and got here the day after. (No, of course I …
One of the ways I cope with the instability…and overall shitiness of my reality, is to throw myself into loving and caring for…anything. I’ve got my husband and my two boys, but that’s not exactly enough sometimes. I have a tendency (which my amazing husband supports and lets me do with very few limitations) to….get …