04/27/2026
I've been slacking, severely so, on my posting these days.
The end of March kidding took a lot to get through, to be honest. The temperature swings caused respiratory issues in some of the kids, the nursery was jam packed, and training all those new goats in the parlor takes time. One of our autofeeders is broken at the moment, so we are limping along with one autofeeder and everyone else on milk buckets.
On a school tour I hosted of the farm the other day, I was asked by a student how I do all of this without being overwhelmed.
The honest answer is, I don't. It does get very overwhelming sometimes. And its taken me years to accept that that's okay, too.
I love sharing the positives, but the negatives are equally as important. Farming is a harmony of the two, and its important to represent both to show what this life is really like.
As a person who also suffers from chronic pain, the scale can often feel tipped toward to the negatives. I have been unable to complete certain jobs in the barn right now and that's been exceptionally frustrating. The farm team have been very gracious in picking up the slack where they can, and together we have kept everything in motion - even if we're a little behind where I wanted to be.
When I'm going through these difficult lulls, especially when my pain flares up, I tend to see these little reminders of life's beauty offered on a silver platter. A reminder that life, beauty, friendship, support, and love is all around, always, even in the most difficult of times - we only have to look around.
A gorgeous flower, full bloom, standing confidently on her own. A ladybug, come to show that friendship is found in all creatures great and small. The moon, showing how change is ever constant and simultaneously beautiful. A spider, once causing me great fear in years past, demonstrating how we can grow through what scares us.
CAE blood testing is tomorrow, so 🤞🏼 for lots of negative results. In the meantime, I'm going to soak up some more sun, enjoy the smell of freshly cut grass, let go of what I can't change, and jam out to 1940s music, which always heals my mood.
Over and out ❤️
