Lists, Lists and More Lists!

Yesterday my husband had the day off. It was warm and sunny, hardly any wind, so we decided to partake of our morning coffee out on our deck. The dogs (we have 4 plus a visitor) were chasing each other and their tails, when he decided to get out his to do notebook.

I don't have a honey-do-list. I tell him what needs to be done and out comes his notebook and it's written down, in ink not pencil, waiting for that magic moment when there is time to get it done.

My husband has not just one list, but three. One for now projects that have to be done quickly or all hell will brake lose, one for the semi-immediate future, projects that kinda need to be done but we can put them off just a little bit longer, and a project wish list. This last list is my favorite. It is a list of projects that we would like to do, don't know if we can do, and don't have the money now to do but sure wish we could do. It is a dream list.

We talked for awhile, then started going over list one. Deciding, prioritizing and adding up how much each job would cost. Then it was on to list two. This list is for the near future. It is a list of projects that will be done as money becomes available. Painting the house and remodeling the bathroom are a few of the projects that will be done in the next year. The first two lists we go over fairly quickly, agreeing or disagreeing on what is needed to be done first. The dream list takes a little longer to discuss.

I leaned back in my chair, closed my eyes and imagined the large, beautiful raised bed garden that I want to do in the backyard. I could taste the peas, spinach and tomatoes that would be grown in this magic garden. I could see my friends and family oohing and ahhing on the bounty of veggies that this garden would produce. Then poof my husband says the magic words "and just who is going to take care of this garden?" Well, I'm going to have to rethink the size and depth of my magic garden.

It's not that I'm lazy per say. But with my fibromyalgia there are days I can't do much. I also don't like to be out in the hot, burning, scorching sun. OK, I also can be a tad bit lazy when I want to. But, I do like veggies. Maybe a very small raised garden will give us a few tasty vegetables for our summer table and what the heck, we do have a great farmers market here in town.

So nothing has been decided yet. I have all winter to make a plan and design a garden. Who knows by next spring I may have come up with a brilliant idea or two for a raised bed garden that can water itself, weed itself and pick its own produce. I did say that this was a DREAM garden didn't I.