Progress! Almost our entire fence is up. Over half of the painting has been done. And, to the immense satisfaction of us both, Fred's "free" time will no longer be directed towards this endeavor. Now he will spend it in the garden with me (and of course here and there between other projects).He's spent almost every waking moment working, whether it be at his job, or with his jobs at home. Honestly, a lot of it doesn't feel like "work" when it's fun stuff, like planting and harvesting and planning. But this fence... it's been work. He's done an amazing job, however, and it is looking awesome!
I have to say, Fred has the vision for these projects. He can picture something in his mind and then knows how to go about completing it. I have to start with small visions here and there. I get overwhelmed with details when I take in too much. It's been good, though, to work together on these projects because I pay very close attention to detail while he keeps the big picture in focus.
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The previous paragraphs were written a few days ago. Fred has finished hanging pickets and I've finished painting the front of the fence! Our driveway cutout is not painted, and there's always a "this and that" section "here and there" but our focus is now on the garden, again! When Fred got off work, he actually was able to do work he almost enjoyed. And it was in the garden, which was awesome. That guy has been working too hard. 
Today I was able to mulch some plots that were reeeeeally bothering me. They were covered in weeds! I'm looking into whether you can mulch garlic with leaf mold or shredded leaves... so far it looks like certain types of straw are recommended, but we'll see.
Fred got my compost bin going, so we have our layers getting started - finally! Vermicomposting, bin composting, and BSF composting? What??? Ok, no BSFs yet (Black Soldier Flies). They are truly amazing insects - read about em... they're like the miracle drug for everything: plants, animals, humans...I mulched my blueberry bushes finally with pine straw to help with the acidity, weed and moisture control. It's a 3-in-1.
I also pulled most of my flowers out of my nursery and set them out around my garden and porch, which just brightens my day. I have two lupines that made it through the winter, and they look pretty amazing and hardy compared to how they were last year at their best.
Speaking of my nursery flowers, it is my understanding that bachelor buttons are an annual. However, perhaps because they were well mulched, or for whatever the reason may be... these beauties came back, fuller than ever. And I love that to freaking death. I feel like I am learning sooooo much more this year than last year, and yet things like this just pop up to show me it doesn't matter how much I learn - I can always learn more. That's why cosmetology interested me so much - there were no limits, it could always evolve and change, and I am definitely anything but a creature of habit. So, gardening is medicine to my aching soul for an ever-changing life. 
And I know this is very random, but since Fred and I have put ourselves on a tight budget to get these projects fast-tracked and to be wise about our expenses, we've been cutting back on a lot of things that I surprisingly almost haven't missed (except meat.... I craaaaaaave meat all hours of the day. I could eat any meat any time... and almost any portion). But that's not the point! The point is, we always find the fun in situations that could otherwise bring us down, and with that in mind I've basically adopted this song as "our song" for these tighter-budgeted months.
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