Gardening Season = Weeding Season

I have been so excited to start working in my community garden plot again this year! I have glorious images in my head of what my plot will look like in a few months (none of which are likely to come true!). This quote helped me to stop and enjoy the beauty of this moment, with my bare garden, covered in fresh dirt. The beauty of a blank slate. The beauty of possibilities. 

 Last weekend I helped move a pile of dirt amendment into all the plots (in the cold, windy rain!). Last night I went down after work and pulled all the weeds that got a jump start on the season and then spread my amendment over the plot. Today I go to turn the soil and then plant! 

When I think of gardening I think of watching the seedlings break through the ground, slowly grow upwards toward the sun, and finally blossoming into mature plants. I do not think of all the weeds I will have to pull during this process. Last night was a rude awakening to the truth. I will have a lot of weeds to pull this year. Some of the weeds I pulled yesterday were already full-blown plants, some with roots that were 1/2 inch thick! The ground is still thawing out...how is that possible!

I recently got a letter from my grammie telling me about her garden and her battle with weeds. She is in a much warmer climate than I am so has a big jump on the season. She made this comment at the end of the letter: 

"I'd rather be out there than doing spring cleaning!!" 

I have to agree. I may not be a fan of weeding, but I would rather be weeding than cleaning the bathroom! 

So off I go to get my hands dirty! 

Winter Walk

March came in like a Lion in Colorado! I have been inside all morning and decided I needed to get out. Won't you join me for a Winter Walk?

The Eye of the Storm

This cup represents "The Eye of the Storm" for me. It was a crazy busy and stressful week at work. I felt like I was fighting against the winds and rain of a hurricane most of the time. I had to regularly remind myself to take a few minutes to breath. Make a warm cup of tea, slowly enjoying it. I knew it was just a temporary reprieve from the growing paperwork tsunami on the horizon, but it was enough to give me the strength to push on.

It is so easy to get caught in the undercurrent of "Now". If I am not careful, I can get quickly swept away with the tide.

Take a few minutes to breath. Breathing is more important than "Now".

How do you keep from being caught in the undercurrent? What are your favorite small de-stress acts?

Perfectionism?

So I have been slacking off here a bit, haven't I? August was my last post. Why is it so hard to get around to posting? I have certainly had some great things to share since August!

Is it my old frienemy Perfectionism rearing its head again?

Is it my need for visuals and my lack of taking pictures?

Is it my fear of being judged?
or
Is it just plain laziness?

That is in the past however. It is time to move forward. I have been struggling with how to restart this. I wanted to return with a clever bang, but since no brainstorms have come yet (again, there is Perfectionism), I am just forcing myself to start.

So I am simply dropping by to leave this quick note. And since I am a visual person, this favorite picture from my Christmas vacation.