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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I re-arranged my desk and now I feel like I'm being watched
January 29, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I re-arranged my desk and now I feel like I'm being watched
Dear American Health Care System,
Why am I doing all this legwork just to get my script filled? Bad enough I had to wait 18 mos to get it prescribed to begin with.
Do better.
Why am I doing all this legwork just to get my script filled? Bad enough I had to wait 18 mos to get it prescribed to begin with.
Do better.
January 26, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Dear American Health Care System,
Why am I doing all this legwork just to get my script filled? Bad enough I had to wait 18 mos to get it prescribed to begin with.
Do better.
Why am I doing all this legwork just to get my script filled? Bad enough I had to wait 18 mos to get it prescribed to begin with.
Do better.
We have been home almost an hour. My MIL has Not Stopped Talking
a man is standing in front of a wall and saying `` shut up ! shut up ! shut up ! '' .
Alt: a man is standing in front of a wall and saying `` shut up ! shut up ! shut up ! '' .
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
We have been home almost an hour. My MIL has Not Stopped Talking
We're living in a stupid timeline, folks. Stay vigilant and be kind to one another ❤️
It's a breaking DORK TOWER FRIDAY! Newsy new strip up now at the Mothership:
www.dorktower.com/2026/01/16/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you.
And hey - stay safe out there!
www.dorktower.com/2026/01/16/1...
Repost/Reblog/Repeat, thank you.
And hey - stay safe out there!
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
We're living in a stupid timeline, folks. Stay vigilant and be kind to one another ❤️
(talking abt daughter, age 12.5, and her hw)
MIL: She needs to have more confidence in herself so you guys don't have to check it
Me: Checking it holds her accountable and it's not like we're slow walking her to answers
MIL:
MIL: She needs to have more confidence in herself so you guys don't have to check it
Me: Checking it holds her accountable and it's not like we're slow walking her to answers
MIL:
a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying wut .
Alt: a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying wut .
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
(talking abt daughter, age 12.5, and her hw)
MIL: She needs to have more confidence in herself so you guys don't have to check it
Me: Checking it holds her accountable and it's not like we're slow walking her to answers
MIL:
MIL: She needs to have more confidence in herself so you guys don't have to check it
Me: Checking it holds her accountable and it's not like we're slow walking her to answers
MIL:
Sickness has hit our house at various intensities and it's largely hit only the adults. Gotta say, as the one on the low end of the "feel like yuck" spectrum, not a fan
a man in a striped shirt is holding a napkin in a kitchen
Alt: a man in a striped shirt is spraying disinfectant while his shirt is over his nose
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Sickness has hit our house at various intensities and it's largely hit only the adults. Gotta say, as the one on the low end of the "feel like yuck" spectrum, not a fan
See @ladycyclops.bsky.social , Steve Jackson says I can start at god level!
January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
See @ladycyclops.bsky.social , Steve Jackson says I can start at god level!
Why am I *still* only level one?!
Oh, I know... cuz my friends won't let me use my start at level 3 cards to basically start at god level
(cc: @muskratjohn.bsky.social )
Oh, I know... cuz my friends won't let me use my start at level 3 cards to basically start at god level
(cc: @muskratjohn.bsky.social )
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Why am I *still* only level one?!
Oh, I know... cuz my friends won't let me use my start at level 3 cards to basically start at god level
(cc: @muskratjohn.bsky.social )
Oh, I know... cuz my friends won't let me use my start at level 3 cards to basically start at god level
(cc: @muskratjohn.bsky.social )
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 .
media.tenor.com
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