GOOD for you Kasha. Congratulations for doing something for YOU!

Lucy

Kasha that sounds like fun, esp. the trainer :)

I hate winter ! I get the winter blues every time it gets cold. I think I will do some interior painting and try to get my house in shape. I'd like to do new drapes and maybe carpet. Just thinking out loud !! Edna

Edna-
I also love faux painting- and frescoes- (Plastering, then doing faux painting over that) but believe it or not- when I did that last winter, my arms were killing me from lack of exercise! I get a workout in the garden in the spring- but that's about it! I asked hubby to get me a load of horse manure (w/wood shavings) before he left so I'd have something to do to get my gardens in shape for spring- Usually I'd have it spread all over by now & would be ready for another few loads before winter's cold has set in- but I really seem to lack interest- maybe I'm depressed, or LAZY! It's a shame, because Fall is the perfect time to work in my garden......... What I'd of given to have this weather last summer when it was 95* out!
Oh well........

I will be complaining about the cold and the bugs eating the plants and the usual and playing mad scientist with seeds and cuttings I'm sure. Normally we would fish a lot in winter but don't know this year.

Hopefully, I'll be working on the house. I got depressed a couple years ago after my roof leaked & ruined everything when I was almost finished. I just quit on all of it & I have been living without ceilings in a couple rooms but the walls are up (I know ceilings first but DH didn't & at least they're up. It's getting really old, I can't find anything because everything is in boxes (like moving without actually going anywhere). I have most of the walls & ceilings to re-plaster, paint & then paper. Floors & all the woodwork that need sanded & poyurethaned (again) & the furniture to re-do that was messed up. I get tired just thinking about it. Maybe I will go dormant with the brugs instead. Wake me when it's spring & I can go back outside.

Linda

Oh Linda-
I was so sad for you when I read your post- I wish I was there to help you! When I get overwhelmed, I take little steps- doing small things that add up, & as you do that, you start to see progress.... Wish I could give you a BIG hug!
kasha77

Good for you! I have a lot that I can do in the greenhouses. Other then that I get really bummed, definitely a case of SADD. I just hate the short days and the cold. The metal halide HID lights really seem to help believe it or not. I think that might be the type of lighting that they use as a treatment for SADD. After being under those lights for a while your mood really does seem to improve a little. I have a toddler to entertain as well so that's always a challange when you refuse to spend any time outside in the cold. If not for him I might very well spend the entire winter inside. lol He's almost 4 so I think he'll enjoy the some of the Smithsonian exhibits and there's also a couple children's museums in DC and Baltimore. There's also the aquarium and lots of children's theaters nearby. As much as I complain about the cold the DC metro area is really a great place to live. There's always something to do if you feel like getting your butt out the door.

Karyn

I will probably be doing what I am doing now, studying. This semester is kicking me in the rear! After finals on Dec 11 I wil start working like a mad woman. My daughter wants to go to Europe with her theatre group so I will be working to pay for that (she has never asked to go on one of their trips berore and didn't really ask to go on this one but I knew she wanted to go) This will be Christmas, BD and graduation present all in one. This school semester should be over just in time for pnuemonia season to start peaking. I am not even going to worry about my house till spring, even though I would like to get some painting done. My sister is going to come up for my daughter's graduation and said she knew I had been ignoring things so we will do a big spring cleaning/closet clean out when she gets here. Now if only I had Pedro for the yard I would be all set.

Kasha have fun with the exercising, I started runnning this summer when one of the local running clubs had a womens only 10 week training session. I have back slid and need to get back out and run, it should be easier now that the weather has cooled off. I think I will add that to my todo list, maybe it will destress me from school, I have really been stressing this semester (I see the 3.92 GPA going down the tubes!)

Mary

I'll be back to work fulltime within the next couple of weeks. Winters are pretty terrific for me because I work for a plant farm and the temperatures in the greenhouses are great during winter. Go in with a coat on but down to short sleeves very quickly! Mums are being shipped now and in a few weeks poinsettias will be going out. In January we will start potting our annuals and probably by late February my job will mostly consist of watering. Late March and early April is the most beautiful time of year around the plant farm. Every greenhouse is a myriad of color!

What I need to be doing is hitting the Y with Kasha! :)
I would never have guessed Kasha is a shy person... but I do know she's a sweet one!

I just sent my application in for the Master Gardeners Program. That should keep me busy for the winter.

Moonie there's no email for you. Do you work for a wholesale grower? My DH goes through about 25-30 thousand poinsettias, various sizes & colors including topiaries, in Nov and is always on the lookout for new suppliers. Right now he buys the majority of his poinsettias from two farms, one in Canada and one in the states. They also sell field and greenhouse mums, mainly in the fall but some GH mums year round.
Karyn

Karyn - You have mail :)

I usually work on my family history...Seems I'm the only one who really does the "work" on it, but I love it.

I always get sad this time of year when I go outside and have to start cutting back...But then I think that Spring will follow soon!!!...Yippee!!!

Mona I responded. You might want to check your spam folder because that's where your email to me ended up. DH had a problem checking the site but will try again tomorrow from work.
Karyn

One of my hobbies is raising canaries, and this time of year is when I choose the pairs to set up for next year. getting nests ready, cages, etc..Some want to start in Nov, others in late January. Some wait till July. Then when it is really boring, I drag out some beadwork to do. I go tanning, not to get dark, but for the light. I feel so much better and have more energy if I start going when the days are shortest.
I have bought seeds to start, and will have either a blast, or breakdown keeping them going till spring...
We suppliment our gas heat with a wood stove, so there's splitting, and carring in to do.
And theres always family visiting, our 6 year old grand daughter is a handfull, never a dull moment. She will definatly keep us busy. She has her own cup of Brug cuttings, and is excited about planting them in the pots when they are ready.
I am not looking forward to the cold weather, but it will arrive. It has never failed not to.
Sandra