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Easily distracted!

Valley GardenerValley Gardener Posts: 2,851
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I went out this morning at 7.30 in my PJs,saw that one of my cats had knocked a cutting off the wall,so swept it up.Next few minutes I'm down the garden,dead heading,pinching out,pulling weeds!! 
Making coffee completely forgotten! Also forgot the neighbours!😁
Please say I'm not the only one that does this???😁
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  • Joyce21Joyce21 Posts: 15,489
    Relax Cagzo.  You are not the only . That's how the work gets done.
    SW Scotland
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    No, definitely not the only one,  this time of the year mind mind is on one thing only, I have lists that I never get round to ticking off as I get distracted. 
    We didn’t get our dinner till gone 8pm last night. Completely carried away and still nothing off the list! 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093
    I get a lot of weeding and dead heading done while inappropriately dressed (and often while holding a mug of tea in the other hand)
    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • FlinsterFlinster Posts: 883
    Every day! I love it! My mum used to do the same, I can see her now, bed hair akimbo, tea in one hand and deadheads in the other and in her dressing gown pockets lol!
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    The trick is to put the kettle on and make a brew before you set foot out the door Cazgo. Then you take it out with you ☕😉.
    An early morning pyjama potter is part of my daily routine 😊.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    Now we're pretty rural but I think I can one up you here, I get out of bed and I am not of the PJ wearing generation :p I open the door to let the dogs out.. and perhaps the pots look a bit dry, and then of course the chickens are calling for their dinner, and maybe I better check the greenhouse, and oh my I'd better put some sunscreen on because.. nothing else is on!
  • paul_in_surreypaul_in_surrey Posts: 239
    I suggest you watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for inspiration on how to build an automatic breakfast maker and a model railway to deliver your tea to the end of the garden.
    “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    This is one of the perils of working from home. I take a break to make a cup of tea and just go to check the garden is ok while it cools and find myself returning to a lukewarm tea and wondering how it got so cold in just a few minutes :#
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    A dog like Grommit would be handy, wakes you up, drops you in your trousers makes tea and toast, then you’re all set for the day. 
    https://youtu.be/1V0NFSV_Q5U
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • paul_in_surreypaul_in_surrey Posts: 239
    I learned everything I know about construction from Wallace & Gromit (and playing Mouse Trap).
    “Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.” Winston Churchill
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