Survey #157 Response from Lisa Beth
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| Which of the following growing things or green spaces are under your care? |
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| If you selected “Other” above, please elaborate: | Large G scale train garden with waterfalls tunnels, bridges, and ponds | ||||||||||
| What lawn or garden chore do you find the most difficult, challenging, tedious, unpleasant, etc., and why? | Weeding the garden along the ditch. It's worth it. But really works the abs and every other muscle gardening on a angle. | ||||||||||
| What’s your favorite thing to grow, and why? | Roses, they remind me of my Grandpa's rose garden and time with him. Illinois Prairie Plant garden, it reminds me of gardening with my Dad and him with my children for 4-H state winning projects and granddaughter. | ||||||||||
| What emotions do you experience when you think about downsizing? | I have downsized all the porch plants to just a few select ones in special pots inherited from my family. Bringing things in and out for winter and spring is only a few pots that I can do alone. Other than that, I've done more cutting down on time spent maintaining than downsizing. I've transplanted to group the perennials ( which my granddaughter calls come- up- again- ials.) and put them into areas and made them easier to water. Downsizing made more time for care for attending, learning about and better meeting the needs for my variety of plants. I'm a gardener surrounded by others who enjoy gardening. At first it made me sad to think of cutting back but I was loosing plants due to weather, pets and I couldn't always get to them all at the right time. Some of the time that I felt stressed to do it all became time for flexible free time and caregiving for loved ones. | ||||||||||
| When do you expect to downsize your living arrangements? | we are taking steps to age in place. | ||||||||||
| How would you feel about having to give up 50% or more of your current possessions in a downsizing move? |
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| Complete this phrase: “Spring is _.” | my favorite season. Thanks to Gayle and Ed through the years, I have decluttered room by room and area by area on a routine so that when spring comes my time inside is minimal and I can enjoy my perennial gardening with regular resets. I'm currently maintaining the life I love and taking steps to be able to enjoy what I have with one in and one out and enjoying space as the 3 boys transition out. | ||||||||||
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