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People who live in glass houses...have to answer the door" - Karl Pilkington
I have a favorite scene from the holiday classic "Frosty The Snowman". It's when Frosty is trying to keep little Karen warm and finds a greenhouse in the middle of snowy nowhere. They both get locked in and Frosty melts...only to be rescued by Santa. When I watch Karen go into the warm greenhouse with fresh plants inside and the frosty cold outside, I can literally feel her relief and the peace that comes over her. I want to be little Karen this winter!
One of these days I am going to buy a glass greenhouse. A special sanctuary where I can escape and lounge in a tropical moist woman made rain forest I dream of watching the cold whipping snow and wind twirling outside as sweat drips off my brow with the smell of fresh dirt in the air. If you are a fellow gardener you know the fresh scent that I speak of. Heaven! An added touch will be the Tiki Bar that I need installed in the corner....
I dream of a greenhouse for reasons other than just sitting in it watching Frosty melt. The possibilities are endless.
- Overwinter my tropical plants
- Grow fresh veggies all year
- Start hard to find plants from seed
- Create new plants from cuttings and cross pollination
- Perhaps start a unique plant business
- Teach my kids some horticultural lessons
- Save money on plants by growing my own in mass
- My sanity!
My dream is to have an old fashioned English free standing greenhouse on a brick foundation. Greenhouses don't need to be grandiose or even permanent. Pinterest is a perfect place to start to get some ideas. There's lean-to greenhouses, window mounted, hoop, cold frames, hot beds, shed garden house. The possibilities are endless. Many people only use their greenhouses in the coldest months so the house can be real simple.
I do know one thing, I will never want to leave my glass house to go back out into the cold. It's more comforting to remain in my warm cocooned world where I have control and everything is a friend.
How often are you leaving your glass house?
Most of us prefer our lives to remain fairly stable taking in some bumps here and there. Few of us love constant change, upheaval, and chaos. We are comfortable in our own skin and in our own "glass house". Why leave somewhere where we work best, know best, and have our tribe all around us? Because you don't know what you don't know and you need to find out. Get out of your glass house and wander down a different path.
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Why you really need to open your glass door and venture out
- Meet people outside of your circle and area
- Learn what's really going on and how people feel about changes, new programs, opportunities
- You may find a new position by lurking into new areas and making connections
- You will be seen as more approachable and friendly
- Your morale will be more positive and you have a chance to share your mojo
- Share ideas with a new groups of people and gain new insight and ideas
- Let's just say it - Gossip. Sometimes it's helpful to learn a little gossip because there is often some distorted truth to it.....
- You can empower and recognize others for their achievements and work
- People from different areas interacting can really bring down silos and create dialog
- It's great exercise to get out and about!
- A change of scenery and new people will help jump start some creativity
- It's fun to leave the glass behind for a short time
You remember the saying "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"? Guess what? People who don't ever leave their "glass house" never really see through the glass... I would love to live the winter in a greenhouse however..... eventually I need to open the door and walk out!
Are YOU ready to open the door and venture out?