I often take forever to commit to something new. Even if it’s something I’m somewhat familiar with, I often have trouble starting something, and over time I’ve figured out that this is due to my perfectionism. I am scared of failing.

Last year, I talked a lot about starting a garden, but never followed through. Which to give myself a little grace here, I was pregnant and expecting a summer baby, so it’s probably a good thing that last year’s garden plans were scrapped as it would have likely been neglected at the arrival of our baby girl.

This year, though, this is my garden year. I have an area planned out. I have seeds, and even have a seed swap planned with a friend to get some seeds without having to buy more.

I started out with big plans of raised beds and flowers and herbs and veggies, but I’m starting to realize that I can sit and plan or I can do. By scaling back, I feel like I’m more likely to succeed, but first I have to ditch my hesitations due to perfectionism and just give it a try.

My goal here is to document my gardening efforts to take pride in my successes and also learn from my mistakes, because even if my gardening dreams come true, I know I will run into obstacles, like pests, perhaps our chickens, and enough/too much water.