Let's Play A Game

Let’s play a game. Let’s call it--- oh, I don’t know—how about Retail Therapy. 

These are the rules: * (*disclaimer—so far, anyway. Rules subject to changed based on my whims.)

1. Have hard manual labor that needs manual-ing.

2. Do some of it.

3. Reward self with trip to nursery. Ok, several trips. To several nurseries. Remember you write a Blog/Column for the Highway Shopper and this is RESEARCH. Probably.

4. Buy plants. Wonder if plants are tax deductible as business expense. Buy more plants just in case they are.

5. SMALL plants, that can be easily planted.

6. Remember that elk like ALL plants, big or small.

7. Buy more stinky spray.

8. Complain about price of stinky spray. Refuse to use name of stinky spray in this post because Liquid Fence does not sponsor me. Liquid Fence should totally put me on the payroll. Or at least make me a part of their R&D. Sigh.

9. Ignore fact that plant prices have gone up as well.

10. Did I mention this trip was supposed to be therapy? Stop harshing my mellow.

11. Possibly parts of Rules # 3, 4 and 8 may not apply to YOU, personally. As far as I know I’m the only one writing “Over My Garden Gate” but should you happen to figure out how to get Liquid Fence to comp you some product, please let me know. Also, if your *are* helping me write OMGG, please stop procrastinating. Deadlines are an Actual Thing.

12. This game is starting to have too many rules.

Anyway, my point is, to counteract all the work I’ve been doing, to reward myself for the work I have already done, and –most urgently—to avoid all the work I have yet to do, I went nursery hopping and plant shopping.

Gardening, as distraction from hard physical labor, is highly recommended. Especially the shopping part.