Well Now, That’s Better!

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Hannah Keene

You have no idea how bad it was before!

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This is nothing glamorous, or colorful, or even particularly well photographed. But it’s a chore that I’ve been avoiding for months. After two weeks of #ShelterInPlace, I decided that enough procrastination was enough, and I’d better get to it! Now the balcony is tidy, with dead annuals gone, extra potting soil put back in the bag, and the various now-emptied pots neatly stacked on the out-of-the-way small kitchen balcony. Even the additional fallen branches that I had collected from downed tree branches during the winter have been added to the “branch display” at one end, rather than piled in a heap right in the middle. Everything is now ready for new spring plants, once I can venture out to get them. Or maybe I can look into whether the small plant nursery is delivering. Hooray for ticking a neglected chore off the list!

Posted for the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Better

10 thoughts on “Well Now, That’s Better!”

paeansunplugged April 5, 202012:48 am Reply

Oh wow! Not just better, it is the best!
1. Hannah Keene April 5, 20201:45 am Reply
  
  Thanks 😊
  1. paeansunplugged April 5, 20201:59 am
    
    You are welcome! 😊
magicalnormal April 5, 20209:17 am Reply

It always feels good to get a nagging chore marked of the list. It looks like a beautiful spot to enjoy morning coffee. 🙂
1. Hannah Keene April 5, 202011:08 am Reply
  
  Yes, it is 🙂
BeckyB April 7, 202011:00 pm Reply

and now you have a lovely place to sit 🙂 hope all is well with you
1. Hannah Keene April 7, 202011:33 pm Reply
  
  Yes, I do. 🙂 All is well, thanks! I have recovered from a mild cold, and I had my IVIg infusion just 5 days ago, so my immune system is strong at the moment. How are you doing, Becky?
  1. BeckyB April 7, 202011:58 pm
    
    oh I am so glad you are in good shape at the moment, long may it be that way.
    
    I am well thanks, very fortunate to have a garden but like your balcony it needs some tidying. I need to a lot more before I dare share any shots!
  2. Hannah Keene April 8, 202012:06 am
    
    Teehee. You notice I didn’t show the before shots – they were just embarrassing! (Actually I had intended to, to show how much better the balcony looked, but after I had finished tidying, I discovered that apparently I had only *thought* about taking the Before shots. That type of thing seems to happen more and more frequently now-a-days.) Glad you are also well, Becky. xxx
  3. BeckyB April 8, 202012:27 am
    
    Phew, glad it is not just me who looks for the ‘before’ shots afterwards!!