My Depression Fighter

So I did some self-analysis yesterday. And I realized this about myself:

I am a "project" person. I pick a project - raising chickens, prepping, dieting, exercise - and then research the subject extensively. I spend hours and hours reading forums, blogs and books. Then I spend more hours creating a game plan. Then I tackle the project. When I reach "maintenance" stage, I move on to the next project.

So, I figure the best way to combat some of my stress and depression is to tackle a new project. Hubby's suggestion: my garden.

As he so thoughtfully pointed out, my garden last year was a dismal FAIL. It definitely lacked any kind of real plan, as well as any work on my part. (In my defense, my youngest wasn't walking yet, so being outside for extended periods of time was difficult. Especially since we don't have an ounce of shade in our backyard during the daytime.)

This year, however, Little One is fully mobile. Which means she and her big sister can happily play around outside, flinging sand outside the sandbox and tossing feed to the chickens. So I have decided to follow Hubby's advice (Hey, sometimes even men get it right) and start working up a real plan for my garden.

I'm in Zone 6, bordering Zone 7. All of you seasoned gardeners will know what this means. I don't, except that it should help me find appropriate times to start planting things in the ground. I've never started plants from seeds indoors. I have no idea what I want to grow this year. And I have no idea what grows well in my zone.

This should be an interesting experiment.