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good days, good food
Apr. 1st, 2004 12:04 pmyesterday my therapist and i discussed my general inability to get anything done, and she suggested something i've known all along, but tend to forget: if i set my goal for the day to accomplish what i think i ought to do, vs. what i think i can do, the list is so intimidating that i don't get any of it done. so i decided my goal for yesterday would be to plant the basil and tomato plants i got on sunday, and do at least some laundry.
i ended up stopping at a garden center on the way home to pick up tarragon and lemon thyme, since i couldn't find them at home depot the other day. (i'm planning my garden with some actual thought this year. i've been thinking about ways to save money; the fresh herbs are obvious, but tomatoes are another thing i can grow that cost more than they need to in groceries. i'd originally planned on sweet 100s, but i realized i'd just end up with buckets of them and they're not good for much except salads. so i'm growing romas instead. that way if i have too many i can just make vats of marinara and freeze it, and i'll save money all winter too!)
when i got home, i planted everything, repotted a few things that were looking like they needed it, and made a really huge mess on the balcony. i didn't feel up to cleaning up after myself, so i didn't -- i'll make that a goal for another day.
after an angband break while i waited for the cortisone cream to do its work on the rash i developed from something in the soil -- you'd think i'd learn to wear gloves, but they feel so clumsy and i like the feel of plunging my hands into a big pot of moist earth -- i got the laundry done as well. it felt good. and i started thinking about that -- how good it feels to actually accomplish what you've set out to do in a day.
this may seem really obvious, but it was a new revelation for me, at least: when i reach a goal, it feels good. if i set reachable goals and reach them, theoretically i should start to feel better in general. if i feel better in general, i'll feel able to do more. so i'll set the bar higher, and when i reach those goals i'll feel even better. etc.
well, duh, meredith.
( cooking geekery follows. )
i ended up stopping at a garden center on the way home to pick up tarragon and lemon thyme, since i couldn't find them at home depot the other day. (i'm planning my garden with some actual thought this year. i've been thinking about ways to save money; the fresh herbs are obvious, but tomatoes are another thing i can grow that cost more than they need to in groceries. i'd originally planned on sweet 100s, but i realized i'd just end up with buckets of them and they're not good for much except salads. so i'm growing romas instead. that way if i have too many i can just make vats of marinara and freeze it, and i'll save money all winter too!)
when i got home, i planted everything, repotted a few things that were looking like they needed it, and made a really huge mess on the balcony. i didn't feel up to cleaning up after myself, so i didn't -- i'll make that a goal for another day.
after an angband break while i waited for the cortisone cream to do its work on the rash i developed from something in the soil -- you'd think i'd learn to wear gloves, but they feel so clumsy and i like the feel of plunging my hands into a big pot of moist earth -- i got the laundry done as well. it felt good. and i started thinking about that -- how good it feels to actually accomplish what you've set out to do in a day.
this may seem really obvious, but it was a new revelation for me, at least: when i reach a goal, it feels good. if i set reachable goals and reach them, theoretically i should start to feel better in general. if i feel better in general, i'll feel able to do more. so i'll set the bar higher, and when i reach those goals i'll feel even better. etc.
well, duh, meredith.
( cooking geekery follows. )
