Okay. Let me rephrase. I was a bit overwhelmed so I did the simplest thing to get the job done!

Necessity is the mother of invention and gardeners are the most clever.

At work, I used to resent doing things "quickly and minimally" just to meet a deadline.

Then, in my garden, as it was getting dark and I NEEDED that raised bed finished ASAP,
"the simplest thing to get the job done" looked pretty good to me. That was a major, major change in my attitudfe towards engineering that has served me well when working with a certain division at work.. Within my own division, it gets me some skeptical looks!

"Good enough IS good enough."

We have two related divisions at work, that have to work together, but one is hasty (or "expeditious"), and mine is careful (or "wallows in fancy foo foo all day").

If the other division were named "Henry", my division would turn up its noise at some hasty code or design or documentation (with things left out that WE consider important, and say it was done "Henry style".

On the other hand, the "Henry code" usually got the job done, within the limits that Henry was concerned about.

Then, one time, they forgot that half the wheels on every airplane rotate COUNTER-clockwise ...

,Rick, I know it's hard having those internal struggles but as you get older it gets easier to let things go. Not if it's a safety issue, of course, but I find myself letting my granddaughter do a lot of things I would never have let my children do. and I say to myself, WHY NOT?

When you have to work with people who think completely different than yourself it is hard, but consider it a learning experience.

For years I was sure I was ALWAYS Right!

And Mom I did a lot of things you said not to, just you didn't know about it!

And I could quote that to my mother too!

Rick,

>> When you have to work with people who think completely different than yourself it is hard, but consider it a learning experience.

I agree. I just wish THEY would do some of the learning, SOME of the time!


>> For years I was sure I was ALWAYS Right!

I knew you were Miss Right! I just didn't know your first name was "Always". (kidding!)

I agree, they should be the ones learning sometimes!

Yay! Some of the marigolds I planted in the greenhouse bed have germinated!

We had rain this morning so I'm hoping that will help the seeds I planted in the garden. Supposed to rain again tomorrow and still be cold at night the rest of the week. So much for planting some flowers this week!