So...I know I'm not alone in in the world...there have to be others who have stressful jobs, stressful family life or just need to vent and move on!?
My little feathered babies are such great little stress relievers! When I've had a bad day or week (right now it's been 3 weeks...but I'll get to that later when I go first). I call my chicken therapy "Chickens & Coctails". I make them a snack (tonight it was roasted pumpkin and puréed apples). Then I pour myself a glass of wine or grab a cold beer and head out to the AWESOME chicken coop my FANTASTIC husband built for me! I put the snacks out in the attached run for the babies and I pull down the comfphy wood chair I have hanging on the wall and take a seat! I sit and watch them eat and coo and chirp. They all come in to hang out with me and see what I'm up to. I'm busy chopping up the organic marigolds I grow for them along with rosemary, thyme and sage. We talk to each other and just hang out...what can I say...it works for me!
If you do this too or have other great ideas to decompress...feel free to share!
On to my need for stress relief...long story short (I'll try to keep it short)...I work in a busy high stress Information Technology job. For the last three weeks I've had to manage a team of 13 techs (I'm not in management and have no want need or desire to be)! But the perfect storm happened and due to circumstances beyond anyone's control the supervisor and the other lead tech both had personal emergencies and we were already short staffed with two huge projects at critical points. So for three weeks, I've been the manager. There were days that were rough...but my babies were there each evening to greet me and relieve the stress! I'm extremely happy to report that both projects were completed successfully, all of the employees needs were met and nobody died by my hand or otherwise...LOL! Come Monday, the other lead will be back to take over the acting supervisor duties! So YAY ME...I survived...and my babies deserve some recognition for taking care of their momma (as does my husband of course)! Here are some pictures of the therapy sessions. Ok...who is next??
They love their herbs and marigolds!!
...and last but not least a sweet goodnight from my sweet babies...
My little feathered babies are such great little stress relievers! When I've had a bad day or week (right now it's been 3 weeks...but I'll get to that later when I go first). I call my chicken therapy "Chickens & Coctails". I make them a snack (tonight it was roasted pumpkin and puréed apples). Then I pour myself a glass of wine or grab a cold beer and head out to the AWESOME chicken coop my FANTASTIC husband built for me! I put the snacks out in the attached run for the babies and I pull down the comfphy wood chair I have hanging on the wall and take a seat! I sit and watch them eat and coo and chirp. They all come in to hang out with me and see what I'm up to. I'm busy chopping up the organic marigolds I grow for them along with rosemary, thyme and sage. We talk to each other and just hang out...what can I say...it works for me!
If you do this too or have other great ideas to decompress...feel free to share!
On to my need for stress relief...long story short (I'll try to keep it short)...I work in a busy high stress Information Technology job. For the last three weeks I've had to manage a team of 13 techs (I'm not in management and have no want need or desire to be)! But the perfect storm happened and due to circumstances beyond anyone's control the supervisor and the other lead tech both had personal emergencies and we were already short staffed with two huge projects at critical points. So for three weeks, I've been the manager. There were days that were rough...but my babies were there each evening to greet me and relieve the stress! I'm extremely happy to report that both projects were completed successfully, all of the employees needs were met and nobody died by my hand or otherwise...LOL! Come Monday, the other lead will be back to take over the acting supervisor duties! So YAY ME...I survived...and my babies deserve some recognition for taking care of their momma (as does my husband of course)! Here are some pictures of the therapy sessions. Ok...who is next??
They love their herbs and marigolds!!
...and last but not least a sweet goodnight from my sweet babies...
. I retired from the military 2 years a go after being wounded in A'stan. I was going to retire soon anyways after a life in the military, this tour just cut a few years off. After the government and the military finally settled up we now have enough income so my wife could retire also, so she did. Just as she retired her mother was diagnosed with cancer so she is taking care of her mother now. Before I was wounded my hobby was I was a builder of fine flintlock rifles and muskets. I can't build guns any more so my chickens are now my, I don't like to say hobby, family. When I feel down and miss my wonderful wife I like to sit in the run and let my chickens jump all over me while I hand feet 'em meal worms and cut up acorns that have fallen from the oak tree behind the run. Here's a couple pic's. One of a gun I built and a few other stuffs. Now I make long bows, American Indian Bows and arrows. The last pic is me at a French and Indian War Re-enactment with a North West Trade Gun I made. God Bless.
