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  • ~FlowerPot~
    ~FlowerPot~ Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    didnt do as much as i wanted on the weeding probably only a quarter of 1 bed. I came in for a coffee and felt so tired I didnt go back out! Oh well. A bit is better than nowt!! I will try and plod on with it a bit at a time.
    I feel in 2 minds with the garden, it is really big and impossible to keep up with, plus I want to move, so Feel conlficted about how much effort to put in!!
    wasted a hour or so looking at properties in all different places and dreaming!!!!!
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  • KajiKita
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    With the garden, if you think you are going to sell, focus on keeping it tidy rather than structural things like new beds etc. It would be worth asking others to look at it for you and tell, you what ‘visual snags’ they see and definitely remove any physical blocks like the briar rose. 

    KK
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  • ~FlowerPot~
    ~FlowerPot~ Posts: 1,621 Forumite
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    KajiKita said:
    With the garden, if you think you are going to sell, focus on keeping it tidy rather than structural things like new beds etc. It would be worth asking others to look at it for you and tell, you what ‘visual snags’ they see and definitely remove any physical blocks like the briar rose. 

    KK

    thanks, just keeping it tidy is more than i can manage, it is a large garden!! And i think I know where the visual snags are. Firstly the big pile of soil in the over large bed, which just cant decide what to do with!!! ANother area is where half the arch trellis came down. Infact 2/3 or it now and its needs completelty replacing, it would be a feature if we did that job. But it not at the top of the list. Stuff inside the house is higher!!

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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    So what have i done today?
    an hour meditation, and it was a good one xx
    Online food order for tomorrow
    Order for work
    An hour weeding, progress is being made on raspberry bed 2 and I have mulched the bit I have done so it does look so much better. I have only one more box or mulch left, which wont be enough for the rest, but will do most of it.
    Picked up DS from his job centre appointment as the buses all lined up wrong and he would have been waiting for well over an hour.
    Read over EHCP review and signed it over
    Counselled DD about college. She failed to go in today and its looking increasing unlikey that its going to work out. We have been looking at other courses and other colleges to start in september. I just hope its not going to be too late! One college has an open day next week, so we are booked for that, will just go day by day this week and she if she can make it in at all. I have no problem with her leaving, but I would like her to have a plan of what next! hears hoping!!!
    Other than that I seem to have wasted a lot of time doing not a lot!!
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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Work today, which has been good
    DD couldn't manage college again today. Feels she will mange it tomorrow🙄. Hope so, as it feels like we're on a slippery slope! 
    Did take her to a climbing place this evening, used to go there a fair bit. It would be good if she could start going regularly, as she's pretty good and the exercise and sense of achievement is really good for her.
    DS1 got a bit fed up, had a day at the job centre doing some back to work thing which wasn't very helpful and was rather boring! 

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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    edited 13 March at 1:07PM
    Morning
    TIME FOR A RESET
    ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
    I did my mediation this morning, its a lovely morning one that sets you up for the day. and I realised good habits have slipped, and all routine has gone.
    So I have made a list to form a morning routine, Im putting it here for accountability!!

    *Meditate (i am doing this every day, but want to try and do it first thing and between 20 mintues and an hour)
    *juicing, the juicer is a pain to clean, so I dont bother! But I am going to get it out and dust it off and make a juice for 2 days then make a smothie the next day and then another juice for 2 days, so only using the jucier and cleaning it twice for 4 days of juice and then 3 smothies a week, surely I can do that!!. I have also reinstated the organic veg box and ordered some more mushroom supplement. Its all a cost, but I will review in 1 to 2 months and see if it is worth it
    *exercise ~ totally, toally rubbish at this. But there is no excuse to go for a walk even if it is only short. I also want to gain some muscle strenght as I really dont feel very strong, I havent research this yet, but Im hoping to find something short and sweet that I can do daily/ most days
    *Water minium of 4 glasses a day one with each meal and one first thing
    *gratitudes for the day and
    *A visualisation of what the day could bring, as in where I want to be. I am going to get serious on my goals and see what step i can take each day to move closer towards them. This will be linked with my savings too
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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    edited 13 March at 1:06PM
    💫💫💫Gratitudes for today💫💫💫
    New coffee with cordyceps , actually really nice hoping it will give me a bit of a kick!
    Delightful and relaxing meditation which was insightful too
    An extra patient this week which meant I have filled the car with petrol, a lovely bonus

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  • Debsnewbudget
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    Have a look at The BHF strength training challenge for April 
    it looks good and you can just send a donation rather than ask for sponsorship if you want, but there is no pressure to do either.
  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Have a look at The BHF strength training challenge for April 
    it looks good and you can just send a donation rather than ask for sponsorship if you want, but there is no pressure to do either.
    Ahh thanks for that Debsnb, I'll take a look, I need all the help I can get!! 😁
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  • ~FlowerPot~
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    Morning, 
    I managed to do all of them
    Day 2
    Meditation x 2 done
    Juice drunk, ginger apple spinach and cucumber 
    So we're off to a good start!
    I will carry on my battle to reinstate my shop on etsy. I had over 10 years ago and now it has been blocked and undoing this is proving to be very difficult. The email that linked to PayPal does not exist any more so when they send an email there to see if it can be updated I can't get it 😫 I have requested help. So we shall see. I might just have to can the account and start again. 

    Today's jobs include banking my work money. Doing accounts. Looking at invigilation dates. And maybe getting in the studio. 


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