Comments on: Patio Herb Garden

By: Georgie

Georgie — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:17:29 +0000

My mum wasnt much of a yeller, and I wasnt much of a hater (although we definitely had our differences) but I couldnt help but smile reading about your daughter making something with her craft supplies instead of cleaning. She sounds just like me as a kid. Or now. My rooms (in various houses) for my entire childhood had a path from the door to the bed, and the rest of the room was scattered with most of my belongings. I remember it getting so bad at one stage that my door was permanently open for many months because there was too much in the way to close it.
I live on my own now, so I can spread my stuff out over my apartment, but I am still messy. I TRY to be clean. And I keep my house in a constant state of it'll-only-take-me-a-day-to-tidy. (This doesn't include those little things like window frames etc though). But I can be in someone's house for half an hour and I still manage to scatter my stuff around. I think some people are just like that. I've set up as many systems as I can, to keep as tidy as I can. But it's just not me.
However i LOVE your list for cleaning. I had a book when I was younger called "What to do when your mum tells you to clean your room". I'm not sure I ever got more than half way through the book each time, but it was my go-to when I just had to tidy.
Long post sorry! Thanks for the interesting read!

By: Lara

Lara — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:03:09 +0000

Yes, I did. I should have indicated that in the post–sorry! I just had my husband do it with an awl and hammer.

By: Renee @ Moxie Bright Events

Renee @ Moxie Bright Events — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:04:51 +0000

Did you cut drainage holes in the bottom of your pots? If so, how did you do it?

By: Lara

Lara — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 03:50:17 +0000

This mom gig is a tough one, and I've learned more about myself trying to do this than any other thing in my life. I'm improving, and I've found that I have to take care of me so as to not let all the triggers take themselves out on my children

By: Lara

Lara — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 03:48:01 +0000

I think of Sully a lot, too. It's a great idea to have his picture somewhere you see often like that as a sort of a touchstone.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 22:01:08 +0000

Oh… you brought me to TEARS. My daughter is 3 1/2 and she too is fiercely independant and incredibly sensitive… I've found myself yelling at her for the same reasons you described in your posts (clean room/playroom etc.) I'm striving to do better because I hated the way my mother yelled at me. Thanks for sharing.

By: Alexandra Stacey

Alexandra Stacey — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 20:39:15 +0000

Lara this looks great! This would be a great way to have an herb garden in an apartment!

By: Lara

Lara — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 05:46:35 +0000

I'm not a great gardner, either. In fact, I am noticing my parsley isn't so happy, so I'm researching that. The rosemary and basil are very hardy though, which is good for me!

By: Jazmine

Jazmine — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:01:53 +0000

Such a great job. I've been wanting to start one of my own. Gardening isn't my thing so this will definitely come in handy.

By: Lara

Lara — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 02:43:11 +0000

It is nice for not having much room. I would have had one in my kitchen all along, but it is much too small and there's no space for such a thing. I'm going to love having fresh herbs all summer!