Re: self-sowers

Cathy,
Once again, no.  She insisted on being on this garden.  She is the
coordinator for all 17 gardens.  When I was asked to *head* this new garden
group, I didn't realize she would be included. I thought since she
coordinated them all, she wouldn't be working in one - especially since she
was already too busy. And since she is used to running everything, we
occasionally butt heads on how things should be run within our group.
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cathy carpenter" <cathyc@rnet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] self-sowers


> Wow! More energy than I have (now)! Actually I can identify - have been
> in a situation where folks have pressured me into doing a volunteer
> job, and then when I accepted, reluctantly, found that it was not of
> interest to me, and fraught with conflicts with other projects more
> compatible. Sounds like she doesn't want to offend, thus said yes.
> Cathy
> On Saturday, July 10, 2004, at 10:58 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
> > Oh my, no.  My bet is that she contributes about 2000 hours per year
> > to MGs;
> > more than anyone else. But on top of that she's a volunteer at Settlers
> > (some sort of Victorian pastime thing) and Fox Island Nature Preserve
> > - as
> > well as being on the board of both of these.  Then she volunteers at
> > the
> > hospital and she works for the city engaging at-risk youth in creating
> > gardens around town. Add to that, she's a Vera Bradley Breast Cancer
> > volunteer and a Science Central judge.  And I'm sure there's other
> > things
> > I'm not aware of.  Then the family commitments, of course.  I believe
> > she is
> > about 68 yrs old.
> >
> > The point is she has plenty of energy and wears herself out doing all
> > these
> > things.  Definitely a Type A.  I just wish that when we set a date
> > (especially when we work it around her schedule with a couple of weeks
> > notice) that she would not devote all her energy to other things on
> > that
> > date and not have time or energy to meet the commitment she has agreed
> > to
> > with us.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "cathy carpenter" <cathyc@rnet.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 8:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] self-sowers
> >
> >
> >> If she has so little time to devote to MG, how does she maintain the
> >> title? In IL, if you don't contribute the minimum hours, you simply
> >> cannot be a MG.
> >> Cathy
> >> On Monday, July 5, 2004, at 09:22 AM, Kitty wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> My MG nursery group is made up of people who have their hands in many
> >>> other
> >>> projects.  This one woman is a perpetual thorn because she simply is
> >>> involved in so many things but insists on being there for our
> >>> projects, then
> >>> falls back because something else came up.  It's a bear trying to
> >>> schedule a
> >>> day to work.  Last time, we finally came up with a day she could
> >>> make,
> >>> but
> >>> not until afternoon.  The rest of us started in at 9am and then she
> >>> showed
> >>> up to join us for a pizza lunch that one of the other members bought.
> >>> She
> >>> said she had a meeting downtown and couldn't get dirty.  So she
> >>> finally
> >>> joined us at 4pm and potted 6 plants.  The time b4 that we had gone
> >>> along
> >>> with her afternoon time.  However, when the day came, she said it was
> >>> too
> >>> hot and she couldn't work in the sun.  We found her a shade job which
> >>> she
> >>> reluctantly did, but after 40 min she said she was tired and went
> >>> home.  She
> >>> was tired because she had worked on other projects all day.  She is
> >>> on
> >>> several volunteer org. boards and volunteers for so many things, it
> >>> is
> >>> a
> >>> pain to work around her.  Don't get me wrong, I admire how much she
> >>> does do,
> >>> she's a Type A and accomplishes a lot, but our group always gets the
> >>> very
> >>> last of her energy and I resent it.  She finally shows up and asks,
> >>> "So how
> >>> are WE doing?" I don't reply out loud.
> >>>
> >>> Kitty
> >>
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