Here we go

The magnolias are coming, baby

I've seen some already flowering magnolias on blipfoto this week and have been very jealous. Well now we're getting ours too. Hooray!

It's been another stonker of a day. Soooo warm.

I made myself a list for today before I went to sleep last night - with an idea of what time I should be doing things, and it helped a lot. I didn't get everything done or in time but I managed to stop myself getting distracted or too lost. Much. I did feel panicky and pressured all day as if I was expecting guests and it's not how I'd like to live every day but when you have a brain like mine and lots to do and lots of anxiety to go with it sometimes you need to force a bit of focus. I also couldn't have done this if I hadn't been alone all day.

I tidied and cleaned our bathroom and tidied our bedroom.
I tidied and cleaned the kids' bathroom.
I walked the dog.
I dug up a load of potatoes that the cat has been scratching around in and planted them deeper. That made me sweat!
Then I sowed some tomatoes, courgettes, broccoli and salad things to start off indoors.
I sowed some rudbeckia and stocks flower seeds
I sowed some carrot, leek and spring onion seeds in one of the veg beds.
I planted a new cherry tree in a big tub

I made a big bloody mess of my hands and I got sunburnt

I now have really sore hands and an itchy neck and my back is killing me.

Oh - and I made sure I made time to play the flute because it's good for me.