One day last weekend I had a bad moment whilst in the garden. I decided that I was fed up with gardening. There were so many jobs needing doing I just felt totally overwhelmed by it all. Every time I turned round I would see another job which needed doing. And then there was more to do at the allotment too.
I should be enjoying the garden, I thought, not working myself until I dropped.
Well, a week later I'm feeling better about it all. I've had a good week, lots of jobs done. I've even managed to sit in the sunshine and enjoy being in the garden, (not for long though). Chatting to a couple of gardening friends the other day and comparing notes made me realise it's not just me who spends huge amounts of time working in the garden. I've also done some garden visiting (that's for another blog post). Now those people who open their gardens to the public really have their work cut out. That would really stress me out, I'm sure.
So I will continue to garden because I know that you never get to the end of a garden jobs list and for the garden to look good I have to work hard. But I will try to find more time to enjoy the results of all my work.
