30 Day Gardening

Get It Together: Set Yourself Up for Success

It sounds like your life is overwhelming right now, and adding gardening may just add more stress. Let’s spend this week making small changes and work towards making a huge difference in your daily life.

Ready? Let’s get started.

If your home is cluttered, your schedule is chaotic, or your energy is drained, gardening will feel like just another burden—and it won’t stick.

🔹 Maybe you start projects but never finish them.
🔹 Maybe you’re always cleaning, but it never feels done.
🔹 Maybe your finances stress you out, and you keep spending money on things you don’t need.
🔹 Maybe you’re just exhausted.

It’s not just you. We all feel like this at some point. The solution isn’t to “try harder” or “be more disciplined.”

The solution is systems and time management.

You don’t need another to-do list. You need a way to make life easier.

Take small, doable steps to regain control.

You’re almost ready to grow your dream garden! Before we dive into planting, let’s set you up for success. Small changes now will make gardening a fun, stress-free experience!

1. Identify Your Roadblocks

Be honest—what’s REALLY keeping you stuck? Chaos? No time? Financial stress? → Write it down & brainstorm one way to improve it.

Spend the next few days writing down everything that stresses you out. Constantly losing things? Mom guilt about the way your

Steps:

• Garage sale?
• Remove anything unnecessary from your space
• Tidy up your things.

2: Find 10-15 Minutes a Day

If you don’t have time for gardening now, you won’t later! Let’s make space in your schedule.

Gardening can be as easy as walking the yard with a cup of coffee or on a phone call or even better, while listening to an educational or motivational podcast.

Steps:

Identify where your time goes (work, kids, social media, TV).
Set aside just 10-15 minutes a day for gardening (morning or evening).
Use a planner, reminders, or phone alerts to build a habit.
Stack gardening with another habit (e.g., water plants while making coffee).
Bonus: Get family members involved to make it easier!

Step 3: Shift Your Mindset from “All or Nothing” to “Progress Over Perfection”

Gardening isn’t about doing everything perfectly—just start small and build from there!

Steps:

Stop waiting for the “perfect” time—start with what you have.
Set realistic expectations (plants take time; small wins = success!).
Expect mistakes—every gardener has crop failures, and that’s okay!
Bonus: Find a gardening accountability partner or join a community.

Final Step: Make Your Garden Plan & Take Action!

Now that you’re organized, it’s time to commit!

Steps:

Set a start date (choose a weekend or free evening).
Write down 3 simple goals (e.g., clear space, get soil, plant first seed).
Take a “before” picture—you’ll love seeing your progress later!
Go to Lesson 1 & get started!

Conclusion & Call to Action

You’ve done the hard part—getting organized! Now you’re ready to start your gardening journey without stress or overwhelm. Small steps today will lead to a thriving, abundant garden in the future!”

Click here to start Lesson 1 now!