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With Progress Comes Hope
I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
I’ve only spent time in the berry patch for about three days, and only about an hour at the most each time. Already I’m seeing a noticeable difference.
Today I put on a flower podcast I enjoy and spent two episodes worth out there. I no longer keep an eye on the time, but gauge how long I’m out there by how many podcasts I listen to. I’ve figured out that by listening to gardening episodes, it keeps me entertained and motivated to keep going so I can plant to my heart’s delight when I’m done.
No longer do I have to watch where I step just getting to the gate. I can open the gate all the way and not have to push weeds out of my face. When the Gaura starts coming back I may have to divide it so I can continue opening it up, but that’s something I will decide when the time comes. It seems like it was just yesterday that I had to battle my way in through vines and spider webs and now I enter smiling.
Don’t get me wrong, I still have a lot to do, but it’s no longer something I completely dread. It doesn’t overwhelm me like it did before. I’ve managed to make my way through about a third of the space. I still need to lay down a bunch of cardboard and add the mulch to keep the weeds down, but it’s nice for the moment just seeing the bare dirt.