Lived Experience Forum

[Adge]

I've had lots of coffees today @MDT

My alertness has not picked up....

Then it will be bedtime....

Adge

[Shaz51]

enjoy your evening my @MDT 

[Adge]

I am Grateful for my Garden plants, that I planted myself (All of them) - starting about 17 years ago.

I planted over 100 plants, only less than 1/4 of them survived the Hot & dry Summers (& my lack of watering).

My Red-Flowering Gum (ficifolia)

Lilly Pilly tree (Acmena smithii)

Rosemary bush (rosmarinus officinalis)

Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise) plant (2)

Grevillea olivacea (several)

Oleander

Olive trees (olea europaea)

Bouganvillea (2)

Jasminum mesnyi (primrose jasmine) climber (2)

Solanum rantonetti (Blue Solanum bush).

Eucalyptus leucoxylon rosea (pink flowering ironbark)

Chinese Elm (Ulmus parvifolia)

Bull Banksia (Banksia Grandis)

Rottnest island Pine (Callitris preissii)

Umbrella tree (Schefflera)

Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gum)

Eucalyptus erythrocoris (Red Cap Gum)

Eucalyptus torquata (Coral Gum)

Dietes

Alstromeria (Princess Lilly)

Carob tree (seratonia siliqua)

Melaleuca nesophila, Showy Honey Myrtle

Melaleuca armilaris, Bracelet Honey Myrtle

[Shaz51]

@Darcy, @Determined , @Smc , @iCare , @Adge , @Appleblossom , @Dec , @Sophie1 , @Sophia1 , @Zaphod , @Zoe7 , @Queenie , @CheerBear , @Teej , @frog , @greenpea , @eudemonism , @Ant7 , @chaos , @SoSad , @Wanderer , @WideWhale320 , @Gazza75 , @Meowmy , , @Sans911 , @outlander , @Snowie , @eth , @utopia , @Hamsolo01 , @TAB , @Maggie , @Faith-and-Hope , @Bimby2 , @Hope4me , @Kurra , @Sherry , @BlueBay , @oceangirl , @Pepsimax , @Sandy16 , @Exoplanet , @Mazarita , @boot , @Boo13 @Brooklyn7 , @Scoo , , @FindingStrength , @JS1 , @Doglover , @Dadcaringalone , @Icare20 , @Bobkat , @Razzle , @Peri , @Strawberry , @Starta , @MissP , @BabyDragon , @LadyleahRDBloom , @LadyCaroline , @saturnzoon , @Silenus , @Snowie  @Former-Member , @Faith-and-Hope , @Mrsjones 

[frog]

That's a wondiful thing to be grateful for @Adge I'm also grateful to have my little garden.

Nice thread @Shaz51 Sometimes I struggle with this, as I get caught up in what might have been if various things out of my control had been different.

Nevertheless, I heard a helpful perspective which was to think about things you *have* to do as things you *get* to do. So, I get to clean my little house, I get to go to work, I get to support my kids, I get to work in my garden.

Hey @TAB @MDT @BlueBay @FindingStrength how's things today?

[BlueBay]

Not good @frog 

[frog]

Sorry to hear things are not good @BlueBay It's hard to start the day like that.

Is there anything, even very small, that might ease the load?

[BlueBay]

Hi @frog 

I finally had a shower. Now sitting outside with second coffee but it's getting windy and smoky. 
I have done a load of washing early this mirning and swept the floor. 
there is stuff I could be doing but I'm really flat and just unmotivated. 

[frog]

Hi @BlueBay it's really hard to do stuff if you are flat. I feel like everthing takes double or tripple the effort. The smoke is getting me down. It's really bad where I am. Media says worst in the world some times. No prospect of better till the fires are out, which sadly could be a long time. I hope today is better. Thinking of you.

[BlueBay]

@frog 

Thank god for my beautiful granddaughter 

she always brings light into my life