Better late than never!!
I am celebrating tonight. I'm celebrating a bucket list item checked off. Yes I am. I have wanted to accomplish this activity for 15 years. I have thought of it often. And today? I finally did it. So yes. I'm celebrating!!
What is this momentous event you ask? And here is where I separate myself soundly from true homemakers and housewives, and remain in the novice category. (That's okay, I can saw a hole in a roof in near record time....) You ready?? I planted bulbs. I did. I have wanted to do this ever since we bought this place. And I finally did it!
Why does it take SO long for us to get around to things that are really quite simple? Between buying the bulbs, and getting them all tucked into the ground with a light dusting of bone meal and a few murmurings of "Welcome to our yard...live long and prosper!", I really only spent about 90 minutes. But it took me 15 years to get 'er done! I marvel at my hang ups some days...okay...a lot of days.
But the fact remains, that even though I should've done this years ago, I finally planted those beautiful tulips, hyacinths, and anenomes (I only thought those lived in the sea?) TODAY!
For me, the biggest hurdle to a project is getting started. Once I get started on something, I can visualize the various stages until its complete, and I just want to cross that finish line. I have some friends who start things so easily it leaves me green with envy. But I've noticed that midway, or almost all the way through, they get slogged down with other interests - other projects to start, etc.
This leads me to believe that on this journey of ours we are so different aren't we? What works for me, probably is totally unnecessary for you, or doesn't come close to being what YOU need. So when it comes to questions of religion, personal preference, political bents, and other such things, we can't even begin to understand why other people think the way they do. I think that's a point of understanding that we all need to come to. Each of us is so unique, God made us with our own fingerprints, our own snowflake pattern. I don't think he wanted us to compare ourselves to others. Of course we would seem to fall short!
So while some wonderful people I know of would've gotten those bulbs in the ground 15 years ago, I didn't. Until today. And we sure are going to enjoy those flowers next Spring (provided I didn't bury them too deep...go big or go home!). And that's really all that matters.
Make it a great day!!
What is this momentous event you ask? And here is where I separate myself soundly from true homemakers and housewives, and remain in the novice category. (That's okay, I can saw a hole in a roof in near record time....) You ready?? I planted bulbs. I did. I have wanted to do this ever since we bought this place. And I finally did it!
Why does it take SO long for us to get around to things that are really quite simple? Between buying the bulbs, and getting them all tucked into the ground with a light dusting of bone meal and a few murmurings of "Welcome to our yard...live long and prosper!", I really only spent about 90 minutes. But it took me 15 years to get 'er done! I marvel at my hang ups some days...okay...a lot of days.
But the fact remains, that even though I should've done this years ago, I finally planted those beautiful tulips, hyacinths, and anenomes (I only thought those lived in the sea?) TODAY!
For me, the biggest hurdle to a project is getting started. Once I get started on something, I can visualize the various stages until its complete, and I just want to cross that finish line. I have some friends who start things so easily it leaves me green with envy. But I've noticed that midway, or almost all the way through, they get slogged down with other interests - other projects to start, etc.
This leads me to believe that on this journey of ours we are so different aren't we? What works for me, probably is totally unnecessary for you, or doesn't come close to being what YOU need. So when it comes to questions of religion, personal preference, political bents, and other such things, we can't even begin to understand why other people think the way they do. I think that's a point of understanding that we all need to come to. Each of us is so unique, God made us with our own fingerprints, our own snowflake pattern. I don't think he wanted us to compare ourselves to others. Of course we would seem to fall short!
So while some wonderful people I know of would've gotten those bulbs in the ground 15 years ago, I didn't. Until today. And we sure are going to enjoy those flowers next Spring (provided I didn't bury them too deep...go big or go home!). And that's really all that matters.
Make it a great day!!
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