The Seed Catalogs Have Started to Arrive!

Yes, I know...we haven't even made it through Christmas OR New Year's yet! Seed catalogs make me smile! Such a wonderful reminder that the cold gloomy Winter won't be here forever. I LOVE LOVE LOVE garden planning! And I so love starting seeds indoors. Weeding? Not so much so.

We have decided to move the garden up to the yard this coming year instead of having it down in the field. Last year we were in way over our heads. WAY OVER. Like we were drowning in weeds, squash bugs, sweat, AND zucchini. Lesson learned. We are going to have a much much smaller garden. This year I would like the focus to be on properly maintaining what we plant and eating fresh through the Summer months. Storage will not be a focus. And I am NOT planting any zucchini! None! Not a one! I know, I'm such a rebel! :) LOL But I am planting Butter Nut squash again! That is some yummy stuff all slathered with butter and brown sugar and baked! ;)

And I am hoping that some things that didn't make it last year...like the green onions, lettuces, broccoli, and Brussels Sprouts...will make it this year. I think they will have a fighting chance if we go for smaller and more manageable. Some things I am not going to even try again...like pop corn or peas or watermelon. Or zucchini. Snicker...snort...bwaaahaaahaaa! :)

And I am half way thinking about quitting blogging. I really either need to give it up or get it in gear. On the bright side I am good at rambling and I do so many interesting things! Yet I never manage to get pictures or update. I have a bit of a follow through problem. Let's just say I am a big thinker and I have the best of intentions, yet I seem to lack the focus and follow through. In other words, Half-Arsed describes my madness quite well. I truly think I try to do too many things and put a little effort into a lot of things, instead of putting a lot of effort into a few things and doing them well. I have too many "hobbies". And part of the problem is trying to manage our double life style in general - one aspect being our typical life (kids, school, work, extra curricular, etc) and the other, the wanna-be lifestyle (homesteading-ish). So one of my goals for the new year is to work on doing what I love best and on follow through. Focus my attention. At this point I am not sure if blogging will be a part of that - is it something I am going to set goals and work on? or is it something I am going to let go to focus on something else? Time will tell! :)

So in the meantime, has your ever so wonderful mail person been bringing you Springtime catalog goodies? Are you loving them or are you not quite ready to "GO THERE" just yet?