That tired. So tired that the yawn splits your face and you forget to cover your mouth with your paw. 
So tired that you have to lie down to eat and you don’t care who sees. 
So tired that you don’t even talk to your friends anymore, you just all lay about under a tree and stare. 
So tired that even these guys cannot talk you into coming out to play.
So tired that in the middle of the day you could just cry. Not sad cry. Just Crying Tired.
So tired that I called it a day half way through the afternoon, left my tools where they lay, walked up the back steps and fed my tired body into the canvas swing chair on the verandah. I slid out of my gumboots, folded my legs up under my body, curled into the canvas sling, lay my head down and within seconds I was sound asleep like a baby, gently rocked by the breeze.
Good morning. You told me to give myself a little time off and you were right. I never sleep during the day. Of course I blame the Mothers Day champagne at lunchtime! But sometimes a body just needs extra care and rest. We need to listen to our bodies.
Today it is Monday. Which means seed sowing day. Many seeds are sown in succession so that we get continuous small crops. Today I will sow Beans and Beetroot. Also today I shall plant out the pickling cucumbers.
Once I have finished my usual chores the chook house is ready to clean out again. This is not a fun job. Nor is it a job to do on a windy hot day. But it is calm and cool again today. The chook house compost takes a while to break down so it needs to get into a heap of its own down the back. I have been throwing bags of autumn leaves, grass clippings and old straw into the chook house every day for the last week or so. The chickens do all the shredding and mixing for me. After the hen house is scooped out, and washed down, I will mix lime with water in a big bucket and whitewash the old inside walls with a mop to beat up on any bugs and lighten their room. Then they are all set for the summer. The chooks love this day as they are free in the fields all afternoon while I work. Usually they only get out in the evening.
Have a lovely day. Most of my day will be lovely!!!
celi
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64 responses to “My Mother called it Crying Tired”
Dang, girl, no wonder you’re tired – we usually just take a broom to the walls to knock down the spider webs; I’ll bet your chicken house looks like a million bucks.
I did not want to say but i wash the windows as well .. more light more eggs!! (laughter).. c
There is evidence that an afternoon nap is ‘a good thing’ –
google “daytime naps improve” and you’ll see!
Take care
Morning Sarah, john is a great believer in afternoon naps! (laughter!).. c
Love the photos and the captions. Yes, we need to listen to our body glad you did and got some rest..
Good for you…we do worry about you, you know, so am glad to hear you took a little time out!
Good morning C 🙂
Undoubtedly, when your body says cry tiredly you listen – you deserve to kick off gumboots and relax my friend 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Glad to hear you listened to your body Celi, it definitely pays off. We often ignore the signs and carry on – and pay the consequences.
So tired, I’m glad everyone got a little down time. Sometimes the weariness can go down to the bone… xx
so it does celia.. very true.. c
I can just imagine how tired you are.. aren’t those little stolen sleeps just the best?! Better than a full night of sleep, I think.. because they feel so decadent!!
I’m glad you had some rest time, it sounds like you needed it! With our limited number of chickens, I don’t have a house to clean, only their arks. I move them daily, so the lawn gets continual small amounts of fertilizer through the summer (all the way up to butchering time).
That is such a good idea, I would love to have one of those arks! It is so much healthier! c
That might very well be the most deserved nap I’ve ever heard of…or very close at least!
Morning betsy, it is only allowed to happen once a year though, otherwise I will never get anything done.. c!
I’m glad you listened to your body and caught a wee nap. I imagine you are glad, too. At least your body probably thanks you for it. 🙂
My mum calls it being “bone tired” tired down to your core, to the bone and boy do I know what you mean!
I am glad you listened to your body and took some time off
oh yes that describes it so well. our mothers knew about tired! c
Snoozing in the hammock sounds delicious! You sowed the seeds of rest today, as well as all the others. I’m sure we are all cheering for you, because you work very hard and work on the land is endless.
Every now and then we have to take time off!
I love the images (in my mind) of the chooks riffling through the to-be compost and then you whitewashing their house. I too had champagne-induced drowsiness. A swing chair to lull me would have put me out for hours.