Absolutely f#@$*&

5 hours to do this piddly patch of garden and a third of the lawns! I mean why do we even bother? Why not just let it all grow naturally and be done with it. The forests survive quite well! But no, we have to go and make life hard by "taming" the land. HA! Bloody Mother Nature is ROTFLHAO!!! I tell you what, my veges better grow better than they did last year or I'M GIVING UP.


Hmmmph, well, that feels better.

Feeling slightly stressed

Love and Light
Annie

Vege Garden Blues

Yay, the sun is finally out! We've had 2 whole days without rain and I'm in full garden mode again. Spring cleaning has taken a backseat for the moment because my gardens (jungle) have grown so much I can't see the chickens when their free ranging. I started tackling the vege garden this morning.Sadly neglected over winter the weeds have had a field day, literally. Once I get the lawns mowed it won't look so bad but I want to tackle the garden first so I can dump the clippings on the garden bed.We've had some ferocious winds the last few months, hence the poor tree. I was going to get someone in to remove it but then I had the bright idea of chopping it up myself for next years firewood. AAAAAARGGHHH! Didn't think about how labour intensive that would be. On top of that, the wind keeps blowing my piles of branches around the yard. Oh well, I'm sure I'll appreciate it next year. Hope the rain holds off for a few more days so I can get on top of the worst of it.
Looking forward to fresh veges again.
Love and Light
Annie

Foooozball Sucks

What a waste of an afternoon. Should have gone bushwalking.

Spring Cleaning - Day 2

Well it's raining again so it's back to cleaning. We had a beautiful day yesterday so I took full advantage and weeded, mowed and spread mulch on the new garden bed. I want to plant some silver birches in a gap near the fence created by the loss of a tree next door. I was planning to tackle the boys room today but housework, phonecalls and Facebook keep getting in the way. Might end up being a 2 day job. Wish I had a camera so I could upload some before and after shots. This is not the boys room but it could be! Minus the guitars, they're in Beths room.
I have a double bed bunk on order but it won't arrive till November so I have to do something in the meantime. My boys, 17 and 10 have just outgrown themselves over the last few years, Sam has hit 6'3" and can't fit into a single bed anymore and it's time to get rid of HEAPS of old toys, junk, clothes and god knows what else they have hiding in there. Now, how to do this without invading their privacy and HEAVEN FORBID throwing out something that might be VALUABLE!
Oh well, I finished my lunch 5 min ago so better get a move on. Wish me luck!

Spring Cleaning - Day 1

Well it's that time of year again. I can't believe I'm actually getting excited about cleaning out cupboards! I really need to get a life. I started on the main living areas today. Abby sorted through all the dvds/videos and discarded everything that was broken or just not worth watching. It took her nearly 2 1/2 hours. She's her daddy's girl alright. Once she gets going nothing stops her.
I had my heart set on mowing the lawns and working outside but Mother Nature wasn't interested in what I wanted so I spent the day cursing the rain and updating my facebook apps. Pathetic, I know. I did get a heap of washing and general cleaning done, but my enthusiasm for spreading the contents of my cupboards all over the floor while kids wandered in and out of the room lasted all of about 5 min. The problem is I really want to be outside. I hate being stuck in the house and the minute the sun starts to pop it's head out, I'm thinking YAY lets garden! I do go out in the rain but I have heaps of trees to plant and it's so muddy/clay ridden that it's almost impossible to do any serious gardening while it's so wet. Oh well, the rain can't last too much longer. Can it? Meanwhile, where are those packing boxes...

The 30 Second Rule

If it takes 30 seconds or less to do a job, do it immediately

This applies to putting away packages when you come in, putting the scissors (or whatever) back where they belong, hanging up clothes straight away instead of dumping them on the chair/bed etc and other things like that. When you get something out, put it back AS SOON AS YOU ARE FINISHED.


Next...The Mt Vernon Method of dealing with mess

One Misty Moisty Morning...

It's cold and wet and everything and everyone is fed up!

Don't get me wrong, it's great to be finally getting rain after such a long drought but this is getting ridiculous. My girlfriend walked up to her back fence yesterday and sank ankle deep in water. I love rain and I love the cold winter months but this is one year I will be more than happy to see the sun again.

I can't wait to sink my hands in the soil again and not come up with frostbite. The plum and fig trees are in flower and new shoots are sprouting every day so I'm hoping spring is here for good. Now I just have to convince myself to leave the warmth of the house and get out in the vege garden. It's looking very sad at the moment. Between the cold, the rain and the flu I've had plenty of opportunity to procrastinate. Having said that, I'm going to stop now and get some work done. Or I might just go curl up with a book :)