more gardening + a small admission about job panic
since posting my want to start a virtual community garden entry, i've been spending a lot of time at garden centers and nurseries. i have also figured out that a lot more of my balcony space gets direct sunlight than i previously thought. as a result, i'm now planning to grow herbs on my front balcony space (which gets morning/early afternoon) sunlight, and use my two rear-facing balconies (which get afternoon sunlight) for vegetables and strawberries.
today i found expandable window box hangers at home depot. i bought two, plus a couple of thirty-inch planters, just to try out. they fit over my balcony railings perfectly! tomorrow i'm going to buy a half-dozen more. on friday i'll buy soil and plants: strawberries, herbs, lettuce, spinach? i don't know. that's what i'm thinking at this point.
on a completely unrelated note, while i'm planning my garden, i'm also thinking about bailing on the bay area. the truth is i'm having trouble finding a job in california. in the meantime, i've been offered work in chicago, new york and virginia/DC. so, guess what? i'm actually starting to think about job hunting on the east coast. that would likely mean leaving my girls behind for a year (or more?), and (illegally?) subletting my apartment (for which i signed an 18-month lease just so i could avoid a rent increase). *sigh* i have yet to mention any of this to my ex, or to my girls. but i'm getting nervous about money. still...it's sososo hard to think about leaving my kids behind.
today i found expandable window box hangers at home depot. i bought two, plus a couple of thirty-inch planters, just to try out. they fit over my balcony railings perfectly! tomorrow i'm going to buy a half-dozen more. on friday i'll buy soil and plants: strawberries, herbs, lettuce, spinach? i don't know. that's what i'm thinking at this point.
on a completely unrelated note, while i'm planning my garden, i'm also thinking about bailing on the bay area. the truth is i'm having trouble finding a job in california. in the meantime, i've been offered work in chicago, new york and virginia/DC. so, guess what? i'm actually starting to think about job hunting on the east coast. that would likely mean leaving my girls behind for a year (or more?), and (illegally?) subletting my apartment (for which i signed an 18-month lease just so i could avoid a rent increase). *sigh* i have yet to mention any of this to my ex, or to my girls. but i'm getting nervous about money. still...it's sososo hard to think about leaving my kids behind.