20/20 Vision (repaying a debt to my home and myself)

in_need_of_direction

Look at you talking so many things in your stride. You're doing amazingly well.

lonelyrat

What a lovely gratitude post Wonderful and positive sounding, I love it! Sounds like you managed extremely well under pressure. 300 miles :eek: and a breakdown!

beanielou

All sounding good

doingitanyway

in_need_of_direction wrote: »

Look at you talking so many things in your stride. You're doing amazingly well.

Thank you INOD. I am up and down as you know but definitely feel on an up right now

lonelyrat wrote: »

What a lovely gratitude post Wonderful and positive sounding, I love it! Sounds like you managed extremely well under pressure. 300 miles :eek: and a breakdown!

Thanks lonleyrat. I must admit, probably 40 of those miles were probably due to being lost and not being able to exit the motorway at the correct place

beanielou wrote: »

All sounding good

Thanks Beanie

doingitanyway

The front and back gardens are cleared and everything looks thinned out, cut back and manageable again. I am going to make an effort to get some tubs planted up. I would really like some veggies so thinking I need organic compost.

There is a railway replacement tomorrow. I look forward to them as it means a free bus to an area it would cost me £9 return if I took the train. I will choose things in the garden department of BnQ and see if I can get free delivery. Will also do a bulk YS shop of protein items for the freezer.

WFH but going for a walk after work just to get the heart rate pumping…

Calling Redo and other garden type people, I have some old sinks but they are not too deep. Are there any veggies I could grow in them? What veg has shallow roots?

I also have a big metal dustbin I intend to turn into an herb garden but also grow tomatoes and chillies. Can you even grow them all together?

The outside of the house now looks tidy but the inside is still a terrible mess. So much so that I am sure I am washing clean clothes for a second time due to not ironing them and putting them away the first time.

Ironing done and washing machine on.

Making beetroot humous today and lentil and spicy red pepper soup. A bit warm for soup but using what I have.

Burning frankincense today as it is so very calming.

Wishing you all a lovely Saturday

mark55man

Enjoy the sunny weather - and keep up the good work

our garden is a bit overgrown at the moment and we have lots of overhanging trees from outside. took the plunge and spoke to a gardener (the nephew-in-law of a neighbour - that's how it works round here) asked him to do some wholesale clearance. Hope the price will come in under a £1k. That will mean I can concentrate on gardening for beauty not going in to battle for the rest of the summer!!

will definitely get the lawn done and the most outrageous weeds picked

parsniphead

Hi DIA

Your posts are so positive. It's so good to read.

Have you thought about about salad leaf or spinach in the old sinks.

Have a great weekend.

doingitanyway

Thanks that Parsniphead

I love salad leaves and spinach. Would sinks be deep enough to grow them in?

doingitanyway

mark88man wrote: »

That will mean I can concentrate on gardening for beauty not going in to battle for the rest of the summer!!

Good luck with your garden plans. Your comment is exactly how I feel. Now it is cleared I can look at growing veggies and planting up plants

doingitanyway

Today in sorting out the house I found one of those little slips from a well known chemist. It printed out my weight and body fat.

In August 2008 my weight was actually half a stone heavier than it is today. I realise that isn't cause for celebration and I have a way to go but the story I tell myself about getting heavier each year is not true at all

Just saying...