-Howard Thurman
Moonrise, originally uploaded by gardenpunk.
Posts here have slowed down lately, and GardenPunks seems to be taking a turn again – the blog tends to evolve every year to incorporate our newly-discovered passions and current interests. I’m having a hard time finding inspiration for interesting garden or environment related posts, perhaps it’s the doom and gloom of our economy and the current outlook (“Great Depression, Now in Color!” screams a silly picture from PunditKitchen.com this morning)
Chris and I have become complacent about some of our environmental adventures – riding our bikes to work, hanging laundry on the line, catching water from our showers and sinks, running the dishwasher only when super full…the list goes on (while we still participate in these adventures sometimes, it’s not as much as we’d like – and then there are the excuses for each…). The garden is hanging in there, looking as gorgeous as ever, I even started some winter seeds and am approaching another round! But why I can’t get motivated to post about it is beyond me.
I’m going to stop beating myself up and commit to a challenge – 5 posts per week minimum. Posts about photography, gardening, food, and environmental issues all represented at least once in the rotation.
I blog because it makes me feel like people care, as narcissistic as that may seem. The readership we’ve gained over the last 2 years is still important to us, and we want to give you what it is that made you subscribe to us in the first place! So hang with us through the funk – and let me know if there is something you would like to see us write about!
5 comments:
Aw, Katie. One of my reasons for not posting is that I didn't have a good photo to run with it.
Who cares? Just let us know what you're up to.
xx
PS: We do learn from you, so keep it coming.
The change of seasons sometimes makes us feel funky for a while until our minds and bodies adjust. I used to notice this when I had a cat, he'd always get really freaky and then settle down, 4X per year. It's probably a physiological thing, not much you can do about it. It's okay to go into a funk as long is it doesn't settle in too much! Sounds like you have a plan to combat it. I look forward to the 5X per week reports!
Bah - you 2 do an outstanding job! I post every other month these days...
Don't let this economy stuff get you down. I've been going insane since the weekend - I emailed my senator 5 times since Monday...and yelled at the TV numerous times last night...but even though it's bad - the stuff you (and most of your readers) are doing is what will get us through this in time. We're all on the cutting edge of the new world! We're shaping it daily - what fun!
And Katie and Chris, you do a wonderful job of pretty regularly documenting your path. So when things are dry for a bit, no worries - we're not leaving you.
these are funky times... hang in there
I've been going through similar issues with posting...will have to join you in the challenge! It always works so much better when there's someone else in it with you. And ITA with the others that your work is quality, so don't beat yourself up if you miss a day here or there.
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