Decided I better blog early today as I have guests coming in a few hours and won’t have time later. I doubt that I blog tomorrow as I will have guests all day and through the night Sunday.
All 10 chicks are still alive and doing well today. I was afraid they would be noisy during the night and wake me up but I didn’t hear them. They have quieted down and only peep occasionally now. They are already noticeably growing. Their wing feathers are starting to come in.
I did a bit of cleaning last night and then did some more this morning. Still have more to do but I think I can always say that. Struggling to find the motivation to do more than I absolutely have to these days.
It is a beautiful day on the prairie today. The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve is burning today. The smoke is hanging in the air and not blowing away very fast. Sure seems early to burn but they do experimental burning patterns there so maybe they are trying something new again. Won’t be long before my property gets burned. Love to watch the evening pasture burns. Dislike the smoke it causes though.
We have a 100% chance of rain tomorrow evening. Luckily it is to warm up to 60 tomorrow so it will come as rain and not ice or snow. Snow is a possibility for Thursday next week though. Go away winter and stay away. I’m tired of you!
Found a video that had some central nervous system movements one can do to help calm and regulate your central nervous system. I saved the video and will try doing them a couple times a day. The more I read about what happened to me the more I understand that my central nervous system got stuck on the fight or flight response. When that happens, it can take months to get it to calm back down again. That explains why my body has been so exhausted and I have had trouble finding motivation to do anything. When the central nervous system takes over, it shuts off the rational, reasoning part of your brain and that is why my normal bag of tricks didn’t work.
I find it fascinating to discover the science behind my reactions. It is so helpful to discover these things and know it wasn’t a lack of self-control or discipline that has caused me to react the way I have.
I have come a long ways in four months but feel at times that the road in front of me is still long and winding. Not sure what the finish line will feel like or how I will know when I reach it. I’m sure it is a gradual thing and one of those things that you know when you know. It hasn’t even been two month since the divorce was final. In some ways it feels like it has been much longer and in other ways it feels like it happened last week.
Bluestem is going to have a chick day again March 10. I will pre-order 20 more chicks to pick up that day. If I can find some somewhere else that has them in stock before then I will go get them. I checked with Tractor Supply in Emporia but they only had ducks left and didn’t know when they would get more chicks. I’ll call around Monday and see if I can find some place in Topeka or Wichita that has some. I would prefer not to have to have two pens of chicks for the next eight weeks but will if I have too. It is hard to mix flocks of chicks of different ages.
I made some hamburger soup for tomorrow night’s dinner. It is in the crock pot in the refrigerator. I’ll put it in the crock pot tomorrow and presto – dinner will be ready when I am ready for it. I have green chicken cooking for dinner tonight. I will roast some veggies later and dinner for tonight will be ready. Before I go to bed tonight, I will put some steel cut oats in the crock pot and then breakfast will be ready when I get up tomorrow morning. Easy peasy!
It will be fun to have company for 2 days. I’m sure I will be wiped out at the end of it as I am so used to being by myself but it will be worth it. I love each of the women that are coming and it will be so good to catch up with them and see what is happening in their lives. I’m sure we won’t lack for something to talk about!
I don’t have anything on my calendar for next week other than looking for some baby chicks and taking care of the ones I have. Kathy will be coming in Sunday, March 5 so will do somethings to get ready for her. It will be a quiet, recovery week for me. I want to get the chicken coop cleaned out and get it ready for the chicks to move into. Hoping for a nice day some time next week to do that.
Grateful the chicks made it through the night, grateful for the rain that is headed to the prairie, and grateful my friends are coming this weekend.