GETTING MOTIVATED

Hi Sandra...
Your garden is perking up, and I'm sure you'll soon feel likewise... Lol...
Lovely photos of ladybird, daffs etc. :o) xx

Hi Terra and thankyou, the sun has just shown its face but so wet out there, its hard when i cant stand on the grass to do my raised border, so waiting till after hols now, lots and lots of ladybirds which is great :o)) xx

I know exactly how you feel San, it probably means you are not quite fit enough. I think when you are, you will have no problem going out there, and a little bit of sunshine will help too.

Hi Cinders glad you know how i feel, but your right soon be out there and feeling great again lol, nice to see you :o)) x

I know what your saying San, I keep sitting here looking out at the garden thinking it needs a good spring clean, but just can't get motivated,

I think it is that we are still wet San and a bit grey skied. I just tried a little about an hour ago, the sciatica wont let me so I wont push it.

I find that I get drawn in slowly but surely once I see things begin to sprout. I'll wander out just to look at something and then find myself pottering a little bit, maybe just for a few minutes. Then I see something I'd like to shift or prune or whatever and before I know it I'm out there as often as weather permits and grumbling when I can't get out.

Hi Val, glad your on the bench with me and cinders lol :o))
oh dear pimpernel come join us on the bench, we will watch for now ;o))

good idea O93 maybe i should give that ago, slowly does it lol :o))

I'm on the bench with you alright san, sit here on the computer looking out the back thinking the lawn needs cutting, the patio needs power washing, plants and weeds to pull up, greenhouse to sort out, think I will just sit on the bench for a bit longer,

Hi San, its still only feburary! There's loads of time :) There could be frost or even snow again next week.. I have loads to do but i know its too soon, there's a border to empty but the plants havent even started poking through yet, Im dying to take the plants out the Ghouse but i know ill regret it, ive started too early in the past before and regreted it so, have your holiday, relax and when you get back that will probably be the right time to start your garden :)
Have a Fab, Fab, Fab time...Love Dee..

Hi Sandra - loads of growing time!!! Love the ladybird :))))) the gloomy weather does not help us much either :(( Stay hopeful Sandra it will all come right :)))))))))))))

On the sunny days, I potter and poke, trim a few clematis of dead leaves as the new growth starting..potted on a few new plants..but still not quite in the mode Sandra, its a bit like a cold engine, needs gentle encouragement lol!

by the way, your peony looks promising!

It looks good to me San. A little bit of tidying...not too much really, and it will be ship shape again. Your reaction to your garden is similar to mine when it comes to housework. I find it really hard to make a start some days....that's why I'm always in the garden...I'm avoiding the house!! :)))) xx

Well I am def same as u san.... But it was a nice day here , so got stuck in to a bit of clearing up LOL ... Got lots dun ... And the birds whr sing too .. got a lot of work on so grabed the chance .
Did bit of planting to .. so lifts the spirit... Enjoy it btrack and web u come back ....... LOL ...... Get out there Gaga xxxxx

Lovely pictures Sandra, the garden is definitely waking up. I have been in the garden all day today, I've cut the grass and tidied up, all done now, naught much to do for me as I have been gardening throughout the winter except when it snowed recently.

I'm sure you'll soon have your garden all spick and span, Sanbaz, especially when that lovely new pond is installed. You've got some lovely colour there already and that will cheer you too :)

Hi Sandra
Know how you feel , the very wet and cold winter as played havoc withe gardens up North, mine is very much like yours, but we did have one nice warm day last week so gritted my teeth and got stuck in, quite therputic once I started and looking much more promising now. So dont depair you will know when you are feeling well enough to tackle it and in the meantime lots of lovely promises are lurking underneath the winter debris just waiting to cheer you up ;0)x

Hi Sandra, as Karen said its looking pretty good to me. I've been a little on the fence with the weather being so miserable but now things are starting to perk up I've been chomping at the bit to get out there. Finally got some time off work so I was out yesterday. Started to go out today but my nan phoned asking for help, so packed it in to go round. *Sigh* back to work tomorrow though :( Have to leave the rest for some other time I guess.

I'll bet you'll be right back to gardening once your back from your holiday. Hope you have a wonderful break.

The best time to do it is when you're in the mood. Everyone's gardens look a bit sorry for themself until things start growing again. I bet in another month you'll be ready to tackle it!

You will feel much more like it with the sun on your back San , everything looks nice and normal to me .. I have to ask " what is a Red Devil " ? I've never heard of one ........

I've been out there all this week & on Tuesday I even had some help from another Goyer.
If I lived closer Sanbaz I would come & help you get started :-)

Feeling a bit like you too Sandra..your garden does not look too bad..i spent about 15 mins tidying up the border & that was enough for me today..we go away on Tuesday so i hope to come home with a bit more energy..some hope..you may feel better after your break :o)

Happy gardening to you too San, you will soon be in the mood when you come back, the winter will be over and it will be a fresh start. x

Enjoy your holiday, plenty of time to tidy up when you get back, we could all do with a little sunshine now couldn't we?

Hey San, I am the same too, one look and then I come back indoors anyway its too bloomin cold to do anything just yet. My border looks just like yours Lol. All that dead stuff will pull up easily and for the moment it is protecting what is underneath. Have a lovely break, enjoy the sun and then on your return it will be a little warmer. x

Hi Sandra, I'm sure you'll feel motivated when the sun shines and you go out there "just for a look" and then you start to fiddle with this and that and before you know it you won't want to come indoors and do the boring stuff!
Hope you have a lovely holiday, you deserve it. :o))

Oh dear, if you think yours is a mess its a good job you can't see mine. None of my autumn work got done and then I was ill in January and it all looked impossible. However I have made a start with a little "autumn digging" and a little gentle muck spreading. Tried to get a boinfire gojng but it was to damp. But its surprising how much difference you can make in just an hour or two. After all its only just time to start removing the dead stems from last year, and it doesn't take long. This time next week I bet your garden will be transformed. Your spring flowers are lovely, especially those little anemones.

Any room left on that bench San...:>)

The weather here in Newcastle has been lovely, so I have managed to get a lot more done ,but I am still being a little cautious as the weather may turn nasty again.My next door neighbour (who I am speaking to again )is keeping me supplied with cup's of tea. After your holiday Sanbaz maybe you will feel ready to get gardening once again (by the way I like the red devil) :-))

made the effort today San and we managed two garden sacks of rubbish,

looking very nice well done sanbaz not long for me now need colours :))))

val (yorkshire) was laughing at your first reply about staying on the bench but now see you have managed a few things well done :o))
Tetra thats my bleeding heart sprouting but the peony is good to :o)glad you have started something though even though it feels like a cold engine haha
Dee and paul your both right it is early days but when we suddenly get a sunny mild spell it makes us feel like we should be doing something, but will leave it till after hols Dee i may have more energy then to ;o))
karen like that with housework to lol, i need servents i think haha, i wasnt born to work im sure ;o)
cheers cristina, Gee, michaella and carole, sam and sheila for you comments and michaella iv yet to see a day when your not in your garden lol winter summer and spring, wish i had your get up and go ;o)))
Amy a red devil is a lilly beetle lol thats a name i heard on here a couple of years ago and rightly named to ;o))
thanx willinilli, joan and val for you comments, hope your all ok and getting in the mood :o))
lol grandmage glad im not alone on the bench, anyone welcome, bring a flask haha :o))
cheers angela your right and i know once iv had a break i will feel better :o))
hi Lily thats what i normally do, i nip out for a look in the sun and before i know it iv tackled a good area, and it is boring inside isnt it, i love the spring with fresh air and sunshine, hope your well Lily :o))
thankyou steriogram for your possitive input :o))
Moti your welcome, bring a flask we will budge up ;o))
hi mavis nice to see you , cant wait for easter, joe will be home, working but home, is chris comming home ? enjoy the sunshine ;o))
think iv covered everyone, hope so, sorry if iv missed anyone haha
not much room left on the bench now so be quick if you want a slot haha ;o)) xxx
hi mark just came back to say hi and hope you soon enjoy the gardening, i havent forgot the plant by the way :o))

Just a little a day Sandra....that is what I am doing. I am off to order the moss killer for my lawn......that is my biggest job!!!!! :o((

your right Linda iv learned over the years not to go mad, i have ended up in pain before doing far to much at once. good luck with the moss, i dont have that problem, but do get lots of dandilions which are a pain to remove :o(

I'm the same Sandra - can't go out there when it's cold :o( but I know it will still be there and waiting for me on nice spring days ...
There's a saying that goes "the longest journey starts with one small step" so once you make that step you'll be well on the way to having a beautiful garden again Sandra :o) x
Have a lovely holiday and bring back some pics to show us .....

Glad to hear Joe will be back at Easter....mums and their sons....what are we like?
The moss killer is on its way. :o))

thankyou so much Hywel, so nicely put and makes me feel better, will do my best to bring some nice pics back to :o))) x
Linda your so right, he just called me after playing hocky, getting on their bus, didnt know if he was talking to me or his friends haha so told him to call when he`s alone, i hate 5 way conversations.
they bring us such joy though.
good luck with the moss ;o)))

Hi Sanbaz, Christopher is not coming home for Easter :-(( he has got himself a job and is starting to look for accomodation for September.Idid get a quick phone call last night as he was making a quiche and his pastry had gone slightly wrong,Mum's alway's come in handy don't we, he was not on his own he was with a couple of friend,s.

Hi mavis sorry chris isnt coming home but glad he is ok and nice he calls even if its for help with his cooking skills lol
glad he has found a job and good luck with accomadation hunting :o))
joe couldnt find a job yet in lampeter, guess its hard being a small place, but he keeps sending applications off in hope, so im making the most of him getting home cause one day he wont be able to as much, also i didnt get to see him much before xmas and him going to jersey to his nans over xmas and newyear.
but once he is home im sure i will eat my words when the bathroom is left a mess and doesnt help with washing up haha
kids hey! love em :o))

I was lucky Sanbaz as I got Christopher home for Christmas, but I knew this year coming home would be limited even though he enjoy's being here ,he has such a lot going on (exam's new flat and a job) and they all have to come first.I am hoping to see him in the summer him and his suitcase full of dirty washing ! as you say it is a good job we love them :-))

Hi Sandra, love to read your blog. I am very much like you. I am a recovering agoraphobic. I used to have a huge passion for gardening. I owned my own seed company and bred plants and then I completely burned out. Couldnt do it any more. Didnt want to even go into my garden. It stood neglected for two years as I never left the house. Then two years ago I pulled down an old conservatory that was seperating me from the garden. It opened up a large patio area that served as a kind of buffer for me to go into my garden once more. It was a very slow process. I have had to just do little bits and often so that I dont feel over whelmed. This is the first year I have ordered and sown some seeds. My passion for gardening is returning and I feel more like me again. I have not liked this winter. SO very dark. Like you my garden is quite wet so havent been in it much. Have pruned all my clematis and tidied up but that is all. Just dont really know what to do with it now. It is exciting though to see all the plants bursting into life. I cant wait for summer! Im sure in a few weeks both of us will really enjoy being out there feeling the dirt between our fingers. :)

Hi Psilo im so sorry to hear you have suffered with such an awfull illness, i have known a couple of people who have also suffered this, not easy at all, but im so glad to hear you are fighting it and now able to venture into your garden, its a great start.
i would hate to go through what you have, iv found it bad enough with depression.
anyway you enjoy sowing your seeds and gardening, its sunny today but rather cold, no time for my garden yet as going away saturday for a week, but hope to start when i return.
take care and keep up the good work :o) x