Tara
@chickenlady518.bsky.social
If only my life was as simple as that of my chickens...
Mental health chaser, ally. I make knots in yarn and occasionally put words on (digital) paper. Surviving on memes, coffee, and swears. My kids are making me broke one activity at a time. She/her
Mental health chaser, ally. I make knots in yarn and occasionally put words on (digital) paper. Surviving on memes, coffee, and swears. My kids are making me broke one activity at a time. She/her
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Tara
@chickenlady518.bsky.social
· Apr 8
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6 kids in this house, 2 are mine.
The volume is at.... 187.
I've used up my daily allotment of meds.
If I crack a cold one, I'll get stink eye from the husband.
Might do it anyway.
I am Touched Out
The volume is at.... 187.
I've used up my daily allotment of meds.
If I crack a cold one, I'll get stink eye from the husband.
Might do it anyway.
I am Touched Out
a woman is sitting in front of a box with her hands on her head and making a funny face .
Alt: a woman is sitting in front of a box with her hands on her head and making a funny face .
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December 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
6 kids in this house, 2 are mine.
The volume is at.... 187.
I've used up my daily allotment of meds.
If I crack a cold one, I'll get stink eye from the husband.
Might do it anyway.
I am Touched Out
The volume is at.... 187.
I've used up my daily allotment of meds.
If I crack a cold one, I'll get stink eye from the husband.
Might do it anyway.
I am Touched Out
Live look at my brain
homer simpson with a monkey in his head
Alt: homer simpson with a monkey in his head
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Live look at my brain
Every day this week has felt like a Friday, but not in the "oooh, here's the weekend" way but in the "ugh, there's sooooo much work left" way
a man and a woman are sitting at a table and the man says i 'm reliving the same day over
Alt: a man and a woman are sitting at a table and the man says i 'm reliving the same day over
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Every day this week has felt like a Friday, but not in the "oooh, here's the weekend" way but in the "ugh, there's sooooo much work left" way
If I was still teaching, I'd be passing this out to students RN
It's a Carol of the Stells DORK TOWER WEDNESDAY! Tuneful new strip up now, at the Mothership!
www.dorktower.com/2025/12/15/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
www.dorktower.com/2025/12/15/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, please and thank you!
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
If I was still teaching, I'd be passing this out to students RN
Waking up to the news of Rob Reiner and his wife is gut-wrenching.
Rest easy, Meathead
Rest easy, Meathead
December 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Waking up to the news of Rob Reiner and his wife is gut-wrenching.
Rest easy, Meathead
Rest easy, Meathead
Why is today flying by??
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Why is today flying by??
Reposted by Tara
Just really sucks that so many of us are barely getting by (if that), and the people who stole from us are rewarded with billions. It's hard to put into words how demoralising that is.
December 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just really sucks that so many of us are barely getting by (if that), and the people who stole from us are rewarded with billions. It's hard to put into words how demoralising that is.
We're in the season of "Buy All The Things". I'm the Keeper of Tracking Notices. Quite a few have arrived via Albatross America.
This is how I imagine their arrival:
This is how I imagine their arrival:
a woman in a pink jacket is standing in front of a crowd and says albatross !
Alt: a man dressed as a woman in a pink outfit is standing in front of a crowd and says albatross !
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
We're in the season of "Buy All The Things". I'm the Keeper of Tracking Notices. Quite a few have arrived via Albatross America.
This is how I imagine their arrival:
This is how I imagine their arrival:
Sometimes, my job is pretty rote and vanilla. Then, I find gems like this
December 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Sometimes, my job is pretty rote and vanilla. Then, I find gems like this
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
You will be visited by three spirits
Yeah! Right on, Stell!
December 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Yeah! Right on, Stell!
Headline = 🔥
My new article:
You Deserve a Life Where Fear Is an Occasional Visitor, Not a Property-Owner
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/fear-and-l...
You Deserve a Life Where Fear Is an Occasional Visitor, Not a Property-Owner
gurdeeppandher.substack.com/p/fear-and-l...
You Deserve a Life Where Fear Is an Occasional Visitor, Not a Property-Owner
Fear, once our guardian in the wild, has become our jailer in the modern world.
gurdeeppandher.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Headline = 🔥
(in my best Ralphie Parker VO voice)
2025 was the year we introduced the kids to the turkey dick.
It went as expected.
2025 was the year we introduced the kids to the turkey dick.
It went as expected.
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
(in my best Ralphie Parker VO voice)
2025 was the year we introduced the kids to the turkey dick.
It went as expected.
2025 was the year we introduced the kids to the turkey dick.
It went as expected.
I still don't know what to do
... At some point over the weekend, "New" 1st Cousin messaged something along the lines of "I see that we're 1st cousins and if that's the case one of my uncles has some explaining to do lol"
😳😳😳
Now what do I do???
😳😳😳
Now what do I do???
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I still don't know what to do
I have done zero work today and it's lovely (and I'll hate myself on Monday)
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I have done zero work today and it's lovely (and I'll hate myself on Monday)
Don't tell my dog... I have a secret love affair with Jet and his Ears of Awesome
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Don't tell my dog... I have a secret love affair with Jet and his Ears of Awesome
A few years ago I did 23andMe cuz I wanted largely to know what medical things were lurking in my gene pool since IDK who my biodad is. Learned some cool stuff, had my mind eased about others...
November 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A few years ago I did 23andMe cuz I wanted largely to know what medical things were lurking in my gene pool since IDK who my biodad is. Learned some cool stuff, had my mind eased about others...
It's amazing how running out of a med can turn me into a total zombie and with it I'm this guy (gal?)
a cartoon drawing of a person holding a brush in their hand
Alt: a cartoon drawing of a person holding a brush in their hand
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It's amazing how running out of a med can turn me into a total zombie and with it I'm this guy (gal?)
Reposted by Tara
Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Want to walk into and through an actual Iron Age house…and UP THE STAIRS?
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
Of course you bloody do.
Come with me.
Carn Liath broch, just sitting quietly beside the A9 as thousands whizz by without stopping. Their mistake.
Far too excited to wait for #HillfortsWednesday
My MIL bought chicken livers... who knows how long ago. Husband just discovered they expired almost a month ago.
Explains the odd smell in the fridge
Explains the odd smell in the fridge
a close up of a white cat with its tongue out .
Alt: a close up of a white cat with its tongue out .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
My MIL bought chicken livers... who knows how long ago. Husband just discovered they expired almost a month ago.
Explains the odd smell in the fridge
Explains the odd smell in the fridge
John, its almost 630 am NY time and I don't need this right now.
Also, no lies detected
Also, no lies detected
It's an ADHD DORK TOWER WEDNESDAY! Distracting new strip up at the Mothership, now!
www.dorktower.com/2025/11/12/1...
Repost/Reblog/Re-whatevs, please and thank you!
www.dorktower.com/2025/11/12/1...
Repost/Reblog/Re-whatevs, please and thank you!
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
John, its almost 630 am NY time and I don't need this right now.
Also, no lies detected
Also, no lies detected
Loving that I cut onions last night, washed my hands since, and only the back of my left hand smells still
November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Loving that I cut onions last night, washed my hands since, and only the back of my left hand smells still
C'mon meds... ACTIVATE!
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
C'mon meds... ACTIVATE!
Reposted by Tara
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner