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The jobs I INTEND to do TODAY ;) - JJB - 21-09-2020
As October approaches and the frantic summer season calms down, I begin to start tidying up a bit. I've spent the mor nng cutting down the old fruited rasperry canes, and weeding the fruit cage. I noticed some raspberries growing up in the area of the blackcurrant, too near the net edges, even outside the cage. I told myself, that's a job for later, to dig up the errant canes and plant in the gaps. The excuses for not doing then were myriad, but were probably only procrastination. I also remembered I told myself the same thing last year, and probably the year before that.
My list of jobs that should be done, but somehow never get done could be endless, but here's a start. You never know it might spur me to get up off my..... and actually do some of them.
Tidy the upper shelves of the garden shed.
Throw away pots that haven't been used for several years. - this also applies to wardrobe and clothes
Scrub labels
Move perennials to a more suitable position in the flower bed.
Prune out dead bits from the apple trees before they bud next season.
Replace dying privet in hedge with cutting I took 2 years ago.
What jobs do you never get done?
RE: The jobs that never get done - Vinny - 21-09-2020
Weeding!
RE: The jobs that never get done - Bren - 21-09-2020
Cleaning plant labels.
RE: The jobs that never get done - Veggie - 21-09-2020
Almost everything!
RE: The jobs that never get done - Veggie - 21-09-2020
What if you announce on here the job that you need to do next and then come back and tell us when you've done it. We could keep nagging each other until its done!!
For example, JJB could say that tomorrow she will tidy the upper shelves of the garden shed and, in the evening, tell us whether of not the shelves are tidy!!
RE: The jobs that never get done - Broadway - 22-09-2020
I am very anal about lists so I do eventually get everything done!
RE: The jobs that never get done - JJB - 29-09-2020
(21-09-2020, 09:09 PM)Veggie Wrote: What if you announce on here the job that you need to do next and then come back and tell us when you've done it. We could keep nagging each other until its done!!
For example, JJB could say that tomorrow she will tidy the upper shelves of the garden shed and, in the evening, tell us whether of not the shelves are tidy!!
I think that sounds like a good plan, but perhaps start a new thread rather than 'what I did today' a 'what I intend to do today.' With a proviso we have to come back and report on progress. So often my intentions get side tracked and I end up doing something completely different.
RE: The jobs that never get done - Veggie - 29-09-2020
(29-09-2020, 09:51 AM)JJB Wrote:I've changed the title - to remind you that this is your idea, JJB,(21-09-2020, 09:09 PM)Veggie Wrote: What if you announce on here the job that you need to do next and then come back and tell us when you've done it. We could keep nagging each other until its done!!
For example, JJB could say that tomorrow she will tidy the upper shelves of the garden shed and, in the evening, tell us whether of not the shelves are tidy!!
I think that sounds like a good plan, but perhaps start a new thread rather than 'what I did today' a 'what I intend to do today.' With a proviso we have to come back and report on progress. So often my intentions get side tracked and I end up doing something completely different.
So what do you INTEND to do today?
RE: The jobs I INTEND to do TODAY ;) - Vinny - 29-09-2020
I intend doing nowt today so can't get castigated because I didn't do it.
RE: The jobs that never get done - JJB - 29-09-2020
(29-09-2020, 11:22 AM)Veggie Wrote:(29-09-2020, 09:51 AM)JJB Wrote:I've changed the title - to remind you that this is your idea, JJB,(21-09-2020, 09:09 PM)Veggie Wrote: What if you announce on here the job that you need to do next and then come back and tell us when you've done it. We could keep nagging each other until its done!!
For example, JJB could say that tomorrow she will tidy the upper shelves of the garden shed and, in the evening, tell us whether of not the shelves are tidy!!
I think that sounds like a good plan, but perhaps start a new thread rather than 'what I did today' a 'what I intend to do today.' With a proviso we have to come back and report on progress. So often my intentions get side tracked and I end up doing something completely different.
So what do you INTEND to do today?
That's totally passing the buck V!
back at youWrong day to ask! Not a lot in the garden, as I have commitments later, although it's beautiful out there, not a lot of wind and sun shiny - just like south Wales.
Up late as usual. Floor washing, bill paying housework (but not much).
Musing in bed this morning I did wonder about the veg patches and what to plant where and thinking to go against what I've done for the last 35 years and divide the big beds into smaller sections, with scaffold, plank paths for access. Looking at two sowing sessions of CFB, corn and mangetout to extend the seasons and deciding where they should go. So to that end I did go up the garden to visualise space available and orientation with regard to sun. Not sure I've made any decisions, as although I do plan with crop rotation in mind, it usually goes haywire.
So I intend to:
Look at rearranging traditional planting orientation. DONE
Wash kitchen floor. DONE
Housework. Sort of done - doesn't warrant capital letters
Make lunch ready for when P returns. DONE
Go out to meet pals for coffee later on this afternoon - FULLY INTEND TO DO
Over to you V, the road to hell, and good intentions, etc. What were your plans and did you get them done? This goes for the rest of you too. We need to revitalise some of the threads here or we'll all get bored. V think up some more silly games we can play, you seem to be best at that sort of thing. That's a compliment not an insult