What You Can Do

August, thus far, has been pretty busy, even if I do say so myself.  People always tell me "you're so busy."  Just this week, a regular "picker" I buy from said to me "o.k. let's just meet next week then (wink, wink), you're the busiest person I know."  

I don't know why, but for some reason, when I hear this it makes me mad.  Maybe mad isn't right word, how about uncomfortable.  It makes me uncomfortable to hear that.  I mean, we all are busy, life is busy.  I think, because I blog, am self-employed and everything I do is online or visable, it makes me look like I'm busy.  I'm just trying to live my best life and I spent plenty of days doing "nothing" too.  

Truthfully, most days I have to motivate myself to even get going.  My friend, Renee, sent me a picture off her motivational calendar a while back.  I have repeated this to myself almost daily.  "Start with what you CAN do."  I would add, "doing what you CAN do, leads to motivation to what you feel you CAN'T."  

August has had my not being here at the farm much.  So, yesterday I woke to this:  my kitchen was a mess, my garden full of oversized, over ripe, counters full of veggies to process, raised beds in need of weeding, stove and sink full of hand wash kettles, I just wanted to go back to bed.  Then I said "Dicky Bird, start with what you can do!  

Now, truthfully, I thought I only had yesterday to do ALL of this.  But, with something uncontrollable (weather) to us, we won't be able to set up outside at a show we were looking forward to doing.  I do have a tent, but it's the only tent I have left and I can't risk thunderstorm winds.  It may not happen, but we also don't want our all our stuff getting wet.  We've been there done that before.   Anyway, now I have a "free" 2 days and I woke to a clean kitchen, weeded raised bed, bags of processed veggies in the freezer, from working on what I CAN do yesterday.  Now, even though I CAN'T sell at the show, I am going to work on what I CAN sell here. 

So, the next time you feel overwhelmed from being "too busy," maybe a bit anxious from your "to do list," think on this little saying:  "start with what you can do" and it really motivates you!

Here are a few photos of my August so far, since I can't do another post without a photo...teehee...

I will start with the pretty.   I LOVE the Zinnas this year!

   

I left a few greenhouse "experiments" to grow inside and I am really pleased at how this is going.  I want to try to figure a way to extend my growing season.  

Nothing sweeter - warm cherry tomatoes right out of garden.  

Our most recent estate we are selling - online for now.  

Our last estate sale, we did an in person live sale last weekend.  We had already sold alot online, but they were still using and living in the house until last Wednesday.  Did I mention, we only really had Thursday to set up?  (speaking of busy...ahahah).  But these are the before.....and now the after.....

Praise God, we got rid of it for our clients.  They wanted to have it disappear and we made that happen.  I had another dealer call me and ask "how are your sales?  I see you had to 'give' it all way, your sales must have been bad, wasn't anyone buying?"  Oh boy.....I said "nope, sales were awesome!  In fact, our clients were extremely happy with what we did for them, buy giving it away to those who could use it and their not having to get a dumpster."  Anyway...back to what I can do....move on from stupid comments....

Blessings from Ringle, Wisconsin.