Well, I do hope I wasn't brutal! I just know that many times, when in a similar situation, I was the one that made it worse. I dear friend kindly pointed that out o me, and you know, after that, things began to get better! It's a journey. We learn lessons. I learned that if I start out a task saying to myself, "OMG, this is going to be horrible!", the Universe has a way of shrugging and saying, "Wish granted!", and it's horrible.
On the other hand, if I remember to take the advice of an old Granny-lady a friend of mine told me about, and tell myself. "It's easy done!" it usually is a lot easier.
I just have to remember to learn what I can ahead of time, have at least approximately the right tools, and allow myself the time to learn as I go. Too many times I've done things the hard way, but as I get older, I don't do that to myself so much!
Having help makes it so much easier, just in having a pal or family member to crack jokes with over the gut bucket. It's a way to deal with hard jobs. The emotional stress of butchering animals you've raised is hard to cope with in the first place, it helps to have company in the task.
If you don't have company, maybe you can at least have a radio on your favorite station, and sing along while you work. Even if you're off key, the chickens won't care!
I just applaud you for doing it at all, I say good for you for diving in and raising your own food. Even after the difficult time you had, you're still determined to continue. That shows that you've got a lot of strength deep down, a lot of people would buckle and quit. You've got backbone, girl!
On the other hand, if I remember to take the advice of an old Granny-lady a friend of mine told me about, and tell myself. "It's easy done!" it usually is a lot easier.
I just have to remember to learn what I can ahead of time, have at least approximately the right tools, and allow myself the time to learn as I go. Too many times I've done things the hard way, but as I get older, I don't do that to myself so much!
Having help makes it so much easier, just in having a pal or family member to crack jokes with over the gut bucket. It's a way to deal with hard jobs. The emotional stress of butchering animals you've raised is hard to cope with in the first place, it helps to have company in the task.
If you don't have company, maybe you can at least have a radio on your favorite station, and sing along while you work. Even if you're off key, the chickens won't care!
I just applaud you for doing it at all, I say good for you for diving in and raising your own food. Even after the difficult time you had, you're still determined to continue. That shows that you've got a lot of strength deep down, a lot of people would buckle and quit. You've got backbone, girl!