Countless pints of sweat and many tears have been sacrificed to the gym floor to achieve my 20 lb weight loss goal… now it’s time to build, sculpt, and perfect. before | after The next few months will be dedicated to studying for my ACE {American Council on Exercise} Certification and becoming an example for … (Read More)
I’m a mother of three, so I’ve grown accustomed to having a thankless job. However, when it comes to my non-egg-laying freeloading chickens, it is particularly aggravating that they feel compelled to make a giant mess of things with their little dirt baths no more than three minutes after I’ve slaved tirelessly to tidy their … (Read More)
I really can’t imagine what our cats, Chloe and Teddy, have been thinking about all the noise coming from the backyard over the past several months… the hammering, the drilling, the CLUCKING! Now that the chickens are a little bigger {big enough to defend themselves}, we thought it was time to let our fuzzy girls … (Read More)
I really can’t imagine what our cats, Chloe and Teddy, have been thinking about all the noise coming from the backyard over the past several months… the hammering, the drilling, the CLUCKING! Now that the chickens are a little bigger {big enough to defend themselves}, we thought it was time to let our fuzzy girls … (Read More)
When we built the chicken coop, it was always in the plans to extend the run in the future. Now that the summer veggies have been removed leaving more room in the garden, it’s time to give our growing girls some extra space to stretch their legs. The idea was to give them a completely … (Read More)
Our chicks are really ugly right now. They’re going through what some people call their “dinosaur stage” when they’re feathering-out and looking a lot like baby vultures or velociraptors. The truth is that they’ll be quite beautiful when they grow up to be hens. Below is a little pic I put together of the chicks … (Read More)
Camilla’s tape splints worked well on her to straighten out her toes, but they were too flimsy to stay on long enough to have lasting effects. If she was younger they would only need to stay on for a day or so, but we needed to make something stronger to make sure her toes stay … (Read More)
For me, fitness is an entire lifestyle change, not just a modification of my diet or change in my level of physical exercise. True fitness is achieved by addressing and nurturing physical, nutritional, emotional, and mental health. In addition to drastically changing my diet to exclude most processed foods and adopting a vigorous exercise routine, … (Read More)
After four days in quarantine inside the house, Daisy Chicken seems to be in recovery. I’ve been observing her closely, and it appears that she’s favoring one of her legs, leading me to believe she may have suffered a minor leg injury that kept her from eating and drinking, worsening her health and causing her … (Read More)