How do you get out of the dumps.

[tricky]

When im feeling low what i do is think of all the people i have helped in the past.
Dont give up Bren

[Two_Sheds]

I had made arangements for the garden to be watered but it was obviously not enough. Everything is bone dry

My plot is bone dry too, and I've been watering every evening for the last week - just trying to keep my perennial fruit alive really.

You can't really trust someone else to do your watering: if they are non-gardeners they won't see the need for frequent watering, and will tend to just do it the once (my plants were all drowning last time I went away, cos FiL topped up all their gravel trays just the once).

If your plant-carers are gardeners, they will have been struggling to keep their own garden under control.

Moral of the tale? Don't go away during the growing season I guess.

OH is pressuring me to go away, and I say I'll be happy to: in the winter. I can't see the point of a summer holiday, when the weather here is good, or at least warmish. I'd rather go away when it's sleeting down for months on end.

[Patchninja]

Don't forget how valued you are here!

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

I always find a little bit of retail therapy works. I've got a dark cloud hanging over me, as well (rubbish weather and solicitor/surveyor probs). So I've just treated myself to the bee keepers collection, tangerine sage, and chocolate mint from plants with purpose - total £14.90 I'll look forward to my plants coming and give them a new home. It's cheered me up no end. Do you have a bit of spare cash to treat yourself - lovely, bubbly, smelly things, or plants, or whatever

[Glutton4...]

You sound like me Bren. I'm my own biggest enemy too; I annoy myself with my lack of motivation and my laziness. I look at other people, and what they have, that I would like, and then I realise if I had got off my fat arris I may have so much more than I have now.

Then again, I look at how some folk have to exist, through no fault of their own, and with absolutely no prospect of ever having a better life, and I start to realise I have a whole lot to be very thankful for.

Sometimes we all need a kick up the arris!

[zazen999]

That can be arranged: phone numbers are usually obtainable from your public phone box, or local rag/free paper

Or EBAY - these days.

That's progress for you

[piskieinboots]

If I'm feeling down in the dumps I just live with it.........cos I know tomorrow will be a new day!

This is excellent advice - it works for me too

Chin up lass

[Alison]

Or EBAY - these days.

That's progress for you

You seem to know a lot about this.................

Re being down in the dumps, I just concentrate on the good things in my life such as a lovely OH, a roof over my head, good friends etc and it usually puts things into perspective. If things are really bad then writing it down can also be good.

[zazen999]

You seem to know a lot about this.................

Yeah, it comes with the territory [of blitzing spammers and seeing the various goods they can offer].

[Brengirl]

Exactly. Count your blessings is my quote for the day. Have just seen this picture of 2 of my greatgrankids on Facebook.

[cupcake]

You won't stay down for long Bren! You're not the type All we need is a good downpour and everything will seem better. Your plants in the GH will respond to your care, and if in doubt? A good stiff G&T!

[piskieinboots]

A good stiff G&T!

For the plants? For Bren? Or both?

[Bigmallly]

My trouble is Gems, that it's it is me that really pees meself off. I need a real good hiding lol

I've got a big stick if it helps...........it'll be our secret.........

[Brengirl]

Ooh You Are Awful...But I Like You............

[taff]

When I'm feeling a bit pee'd off, it sounds silly, but I enjoy it, as in, I'm in the moment being peed off, feeling sad, whatever it is. If I let myself acknowledge it, and at the same time know it will pass, it's a lot better than fighting it by being even more peed off with myself. Don't really know if that made sense.