That's the way it is with me and housework...I could always get way more done in just 2 hours before my husband came home from work than I could in the prior 8...agreed nothing like a little motivation...
Now he's home all of the time, so I've given some of it over to him and tell him that I'm retired too!!! 
I think that we who prefer to be home gather things there that we love, whether it be living things or objects like books and tea cups! This saves us from having to go out in the world very often.
Not sure what Patricia thinks she is doing. Neither girl moved as I waved a rake round wildly right under their noses & tossed in the fresh mulch.
It's all been a little unsettled since Lavender died & Soda went broody @ the same time. The lieutenants didn't want to become commanders which left the lower ranks running the ship ~ meaning the mad Campines! I do not want my Campines in charge. They are nut jobs!
They will get it all worked out...who knows Regan my step in as the lead hen at some point...she definitely has the makings for it!Today was clean out the coop day ~ partly because it is wet & windy & the used sugar cane mulch goes down in the coop run to soak up the moisture & stop the slushies & the smellies.. I suspect Wrold is going broody on me again.
I then redid the fly thingy. I've no idea what's in the concoction but it seems to work pretty well.
Feed tubs down early because I have fed the Littlies in the little coop today. It is too nasty for me to sit out & supervise operations & the Big Girls seem to be having some internal issues @ present. Beatha is on the outer & Morrigu is stirring up trouble for the heck of it. Both Wrold & Alpia seem to be having issues with the Campines that they have always got along brilliantly with until now.
Luna gets stressed if she has to lead, Hepzibah goes into denial & Ha'penny is erratic. They are all really good @ helping Soda but Soda is the big calm mamma who keeps things on a steady, even keel. Adding in the Littlies has not helped but they are not the problem. I am not having integration problems.
At present it's evens between BRs & Campines with Luna trying to keep the peace between the waring parties. I don't think she's having much success...
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I've turned into more of a homebody...I just don't want to go anywhere, except maybe to see my daughter and now that my son and his family have moved so far away, it's not possible to see them every few weeks. It's a good thing I love my home and I love having my husband home now that he's retired...I do enjoy my me time when he goes golfing though...I think that we who prefer to be home gather things there that we love, whether it be living things or objects like books and tea cups! This saves us from having to go out in the world very often.
She's been fantastic with the Littlies, so yes, she'd be an excellent lead but she doesn't have the status or maturity for it just yet. Luna is lovely but she can't handle the stress & both Patricia & Ha'penny tend to bully. Hepzibah, who led for a little while when I lost the BAs, doesn't want the job & defaulted to Soda. It's an unexpected problem from having more supposedly docile breeds but they are cluey enough to know there's plenty of food & treats available for everyone.They will get it all worked out...who knows Regan my step in as the lead hen at some point...she definitely has the makings for it!
I agree, she will have to mature a bit more, but I suspect she will one day be in charge! It really would be a bit of mayhem if your Campines took charge, wouldn't it?
It's The Voyage Out ~ Amazon reviews if you find them helpful.I know you have said the name of the book you will be reading but I have gotten muddled and started looking up Sylvia Plath instead of Virginia Woolf.
What is the title? I want to have a look in my local library.
They would lead straight into trouble!
