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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. The only way I can improve my mood and outlook is to work outside in my yard, in my garden, staining my deck, any task that is outside. I feel closer to my deceased loved ones who I miss, not in a weird way, but with soft, pleasant memories. Even just 10 minutes watering plants outside helps. I wish I knew why but thought I'd share. [/quote]

OP here and this sounds wonderful to me. We currently live in an apartment in the city and all I find myself thinking about lately is how much I want a garden to work in and to spend weekends planting and weeding and pruning. I think this is one of the major sources of my crisis -- we are realizing that we will not be financially able to sell and move out of the city anytime soon because of both stuff with our kids' education and economic factors, and I'm really wishing I'd pushed to take the leap to the suburbs (or even more rural) five years ago when it would have made more sense. I'm trying to find a way to make this life work for me and just feel claustrophobic and stuck.

Maybe I can find a community garden to work in or something. Or just something I could do outside. Thank you for the idea, PP.

And thank you to others for the book recommendations. I have made a list and will look into it.[/quote]

This is interesting. I live in the suburbs and kind of hate it, but the one thing that keeps me sane is my garden. I grow a ton of fruits and vegetable and have a butterfly garden. I think about downsizing to the city when the kids have left, and I always wonder if I will miss my garden. You have me rethinking it.

What city are you in? DC? Maybe we can hep you find a community garden. There's a huge one in NW DC off Macomb, but there is a waitlist I believe.[/quote]

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