Gardening has become therapy for me. In so many ways. I love it and it brings me joy. I am currently learning how to propagate plants, so that I can grow my own plants and this will cost less long term. I’ve successfully propagated succulents (so easy), agaves, and other plants.
Geraniums have a special significance for me, due to many holidays in Spain, Greece – where geraniums grow abundantly. I can’t afford to go back to these countries, so I’m bringing a little Spain and Greece into my own garden. Continue reading →
Pics from round my gardens, where I spend time every day, pottering around…
I utilise my gardens for many reasons. Including being where I escape to, when my anxiety is raised, my stress levels are up, and children and husband are pushing my buttons.
My gardens and lovely areas to sit and have a cup of tea, help soothe my mind. They give me something creative and positive to do. They create mindfulness in a way I can regularly participate. They help with inner child healing, and are something so pretty to look at.
I love my flowers, my fairy’s, my cute stuff.
A perfectly wonderful and highly adaptive coping strategy, that aids wellbeing, and promotes healing.
I love sewing, although only very basic stuff and one type of clothing I do know how to make, is pillow case dresses and tops.
As I was wandering around Spotlight earlier, looking at material to stretch over canvases, I was admiring all the Christmas materials, thinking how beautiful some would be as little girls dresses and suddenly realised, I can ‘make’ dresses for my inner child.
I picked some beautiful material and some co-ordinating ribbon and will make a pretty dress for Christmas for my inner little girl.
This will incorporate some mindfulness, as I have to really concentrate when sewing, creativity and inner child healing, all at the same time.
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