Candyce that's pretty bad when you start thinking like Victor.
Checking in...
Thanks everyone... I have so much to finish in the garden before winter comes... specially the shed needs to be organized... I am dying to do that!
another strange orchid...
Glad to hear about your job change... best of luck with it!.... the shed is great.... all your new goodies I know you will enjoy
love all the photos too!
LOL!
Didn't you know? Victor and I run only in the best of circles.
Thanks Allison... oh I keep thinking of how good it will be when spring comes again!!! oh so many new plans!
Candyce and Victor thinking alike??? ha... I believe that is the result of hanging around too much... not that there is a bad thing at all... lol....
Only six more months until we can safely put out the annuals again ~ LOL!!
Candyce, in fact I am starting a countdown in my cell phone... I am so excited about all the irises and daylilies I planted...
I am going to schedule my hours according to my gardening needs... I told the manager that I may drop my hours to 3 12hrs day if possible... I need the extra day for gardening!!!! ha!
Glad your rejooovinated Kassia.
You sound so happy.
On your cell phone, Kassia???? Now, that's funny!! And yes, you do sound refreshed and ready to go!
Candyce, my cell phone has a count down feature and usually I set that for important things...
I am refreshed! more than anything I am happy about being living my dream!!!! so good!
So happy to hear your joy, Kassia!! Does my heart good!!
ditto
I love it when my DG family is happy and content.
Now, why am I not surprised at that, Candyce????? :)
Kass:
Congrats on the job! And the shed....love the little porch on it! I love my shed, best thing I did....I spent last weekend putting down my manure and got the shed cleaned up a bit...not in that order so the shed is a bit messy again....I'll have to make another pass!
Love the compost bins, where did you get them, a kit? I've just been doing piles and keep talking about a three bin system, that looks perfect for me.
Anyway, best of luck at the new/old job!!
Miles
This message was edited Nov 19, 2008 4:14 AM
Hi, Miles!
Miles.... Hi.... thanks!!!! well the compost bins were built... you can get the specs online... it's called the 3 way compost bin system... really easy to find!!!!
Woo Hoo!
Kassia, so nice to hear from you. I just stumbled on this thread. Can't believe I missed it before. I've missed you! You are so full of life and energy. I haven't seen you posting much on other threads. I guess you must not have as much time since you've got different hours now.
I'm very happy for you that you got your old job back. It's so nice to be happy with what you do for a living. I'm with you on wanting an extra day for gardening, too. I wish I could have a job with just 3 12 hours days. I would love it!
Nice shed, bin and deck!
Some of those orchids look like something from another planet. I love orchids but am afraid to try them. I tried a bromiliad and killed it this year. I think I overwatered it. Not sure.
Karen
Kassia, I can hear your heart singing from my house! You will have so much fun with your shed and bins next year - that is, if you can think of a compost bin as fun!
Hey my good friends! I miss you guys too... many times I talk to my patients about gardening! some of them get these gorgeous flowers... so many roses and other exotic beauties... so it's just natural that I would do that! and talk about my coolest friends from DG... I would not be surprised if some of them would show up here!!!!
Yeah, life is really pretty nice right now... I am enjoying it every minute! no more postponing being happy! and I miss my garden... miss my roses... that is the only sad thing right now... oh well!!!!! I am dreaming of roses...
Kassia ! your roses are sleeping and resting, just gaze on the bare plants and remember how happy you will be in April when those little buds start.
I know... but I still wish they were blooming... aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh can't wait for spring... it will be year 3 for some of them and I can just imagine what they will look like!!!!
Isnt our imagination what keeps us going?
Bear in mind imagination always expands reality.
Your second year was so great though.
lol!!!! mine too... totally gone wild!!!
When my imagination goes wild, it's not for gardening...
It's for the 'half off' lingerie.
No halves in this imagination!!^_^
You naughty boy!!!!!!
wow... and here I am imagining only roses... hahaha... got to imagine other things... am I missing life????
Well, girlfriend, if you are missing it, than so am I.
kassia - thank you for the picture of the compost - i am going to build one maybe before teh snow flies and have printed the picture as a guide. congrats on the job - is that lahey in Burlington? my friends son works there.
Hi everyone! Yes, I am in Burlington.... love it there!!!!
Today I gardened... believe it or not my garden is clean and ready to go to sleep! the ground is not totally frozen so I could plant some roses today... yes.. if they make it it will be great!
Work has been really great! I am learning a lot and I have had so many great patients... oh I love them the best... they are really what makes this job worth the stress and the responsability!
yesterday I got to do something really cool... one of my patients husband was on another floor and I got to get him to come and see her...oh they have been married for 50+ years and this was the first time they ever sleep in separate rooms... can't say why they are in the hospital but it took some charm and really begging to let him come and see her but in the end to see the 2 together was really sooooo cool... yeah... I am a romantic... one of my co-workers told me that I am such a "sucker" don't now if that's the spelling but it was so nice... and of course the entire family was really very happy about it... and my pt kept telling everyone that I was an angel... what a sweet woman... great family also!
So... my succulents are my source of joy... oh they are growing so beautifully... love it.. don't have to water them and this is the best!
Big hug everyone!
You sound very happy, Kassia. Joy to you and the world! We're getting our first snowfall here. How about you?
Karen
Hi karen!
yes, it's snowing here also... ah I am looking at pictures of my roses... lol... white is not all I want to see today!!!
I am happy... it's a good time in my life right now... busy ... but a time to grow... nothing like a little challenge to chase away boredon!!!!
I think I need a change, Kassia. I've always loved my job, but lately I've been having a lot of conflicts with a certain person our company supports, and I've tried really hard to be nice to her and try to not have bad feelings between us, but no matter how hard I try I just keep getting a slap in the face. I've been with this company for 6 years now, and I'm wondering if maybe it's time to try something new. If I could get a PCA job for 12 hours a day, 3 days a week I would be very happy with that schedule. I only make just about $400 a week right now with my full time job and an overnight (one night a week) PCA job. I really don't want to work in a residential home. I've been there, done that, and it didn't fit with my personality. Not only that, but I can't give meds. I'm med certified, but I get distracted too easily and make mistakes now and then. It's a big deal if you make a mistake. I will have to think of something unless I can straighten things out with this one person. I have tried really hard, but it's not working. I've pretty much had it with her.
Karen
Workplace conflicts are tough,especially those like a friend had as boss decided she needed 'taking down'.Some people also don't have a good workplace co-operative attitude. Look ahead, I'm sure that something will work out. Here's where working with or thinking about plants is relaxing.
Karen, I hear you! Sometimes being aware that we need a change is the hardest step to make... so you are in a good place... I am all for change... it's hard to do it, and it's uncomfortable to start in a new place but the challenge keeps you going...
I am very blessed right now with my new co-workers... I see how they are with each other and how welcoming they are with new staff... really cool... I love my manager... again I am very fortunate to work for a wonderful woman... to be honest with he exception of one woman boss I had (well she was really new to management and power went straight to her head!) every woman boss I have had was really wonderful... I learned a lot from them... my last boss (men) was ok ... sometimes not that ok at all... if there is a man that needs help is that one!
Karen, how about hospice? would that be an area that would work for you???
Iris, I agree that thinking about plants is trully a blessing for me also... I gardened yesterday all day... even if all I did was cleaning and putting things away it still helped me to relax... and today I decided to give myself a present by being here and finding out what you guys are up to!!!!
I prunned some of the roses that came inside the garage... oh I miss roses... so I talked with them yesterday... I am leaving some unprotected to see what happens...
how can I not miss looking at this???
Yes, Kassia, that is something I would miss. I miss seeing my daylilies blooming. I miss seeing any flowers blooming, for that matter, though the snow in my yard is quite beautiful now.
Kassia, what is hospice like? Do I have to give meds? The special needs people I work with now are high functioning and self medicating, or live in a home where a home provider helps with meds, or their case manager puts the meds in a pill box for them or whatever. I never have to deal with it. If it's something I don't have to account for and sign off on, them I'm good to go.
Here's a picture of my yard today.
Karen
