Oh yes, I think you have a fairly common malady. My downfall when it comes to bookbinding is to spend way too much time reading books on bookbinding techniques rather than actively making books. I'm sure you spend lots of time reading gardening blogs and gardening books - it's only natural, I think!

I think procrastination is a common gardening problem. I've posted a few times about how I solve it by just tackling a task for even 15 minutes. That doesn't work for every gardening chore, but it is amazing what 15 minutes of weeding will do... if you do it enough times.

Eat the elephant one bite a time...

Carol at May Dreams Gardens

Val - "malady" I like that word Val. Can I use it? :-)

You're right tho. I can spend way too much time planning and reading and not actually DOING. Great for the brain - not so good for the garden.

Carol - I agree. I actually did just that last Saturday in between kid's soccer and rain showers. This morning as I was "smelling the roses" before walk I enjoyed the small patch that I had achieved. Good tips.

I'll have to look for this book....once winter starts and I won't be able to hang out in the garden. It's frustrating. I'm amazed how often an entire day will pass, and at the end of it I realize that I didn't spend a single second in the garden. Yet I know that on those days when I do manage to steal some time in the garden, I feel calmer and more centered.

I wonder if it's the making of lists that makes the procrastination for me. My garden to-do list for the weekends is a mile long, but I seem to have more fun in the hour or so after work when I pull a few weeds, cut some flowers for inside and just sort of check out the garden -- see what's blooming and what might need water. Maybe I'm going about it all wrong on the weekend... interesting thought.