Chipping away at OCD

Chipping away at OCD OCD advocacy without the fadvocacy! Love and art with a load of fight!



Being creative helps me,

Jon

Hi I'm Jonathan and thank you for visiting my page... you are very welcome here. I'm a gardening, self taught wood carving artist and a life long sufferer of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I like to have a go at making anything that I want and raise the awareness of OCD at the same time... easy! �
OCD is a debilitating illness that affects about 3% of the general population, so for me that m

eans about 4 other people in my school year might also have been suffering in silence, something that would have shocked me way back then. I'm not here to offer advice on how to deal with OCD but please know that if you are a confused and consumed sufferer, who finds it all overwhelming, that you are certainly not alone and there is support out there which can help you cope a lot better.

Which screw lol?! The screw aisle has always been the hardest aisle in B&Q! Stainless steel, galvanised, Zinc oxide, bra...
09/05/2026

Which screw lol?!
The screw aisle has always been the hardest aisle in B&Q! Stainless steel, galvanised, Zinc oxide, brass and others. In the end I went for Organic green coated decking screws, like you wanted to know! 🤣
Back fence done and it’s completely level, partly down to using Numicon 10 pieces which are perfect 5mm spacers; smooth plastic and they’ve also got the finger holds to pull them out of the wood gaps… Thank you Curious Maths X

It’s nice fencing and I’m not being flippant or ungrateful, but if the builders can crack on I can finish it! 🤣🙌 🪴
06/05/2026

It’s nice fencing and I’m not being flippant or ungrateful, but if the builders can crack on I can finish it! 🤣🙌 🪴

Chipping away at heavy duty fencing with my nephew Jon… because it’s windy in Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Deep holes, extra treated al...
03/05/2026

Chipping away at heavy duty fencing with my nephew Jon… because it’s windy in Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Deep holes, extra treated already treated posts and horizontal boards in three different sizes is the look and the strength, the belt and braces, like a wooden wall!
Mentions for Thomsons in Barry for the quality wood and to my lovely builder PJS for teeing it up and lending me his nail gun 🙌 X

“Here fishy fishy” they sing out at the darts while reeling in virtual rods! 🤣I’m talking about The Big Fish, the highes...
01/05/2026

“Here fishy fishy” they sing out at the darts while reeling in virtual rods! 🤣
I’m talking about The Big Fish, the highest checkout possible, consisting of two treble twenties and a bullseye. No mean feat and ‘Daft Wader’ agrees.

The last time I did this walk I was wearing a school uniform… and still got served! No sixth form ties needed this time,...
24/04/2026

The last time I did this walk I was wearing a school uniform… and still got served! No sixth form ties needed this time, just plastic!
Both wearing walking boots because we’re over 50, we quickly got to Penarth seafront on the best day of the Welsh year.X

There’s a polar difference between these two phrases and the first one doesn’t even make sense:1. I’m OCD when it comes ...
03/04/2026

There’s a polar difference between these two phrases and the first one doesn’t even make sense:
1. I’m OCD when it comes to gardening
2. No stone left unturned
The only bad thing that will happen if I don’t do things my way is creating a mediocre garden! I admit I’m obsessed with it, my free resource piles, my design thinking, thoughts of perfection… but none of it is having a negative impact on my tiny brain cell and that’s the point! 💪❤️

Oh Magnolia goodness OMG! I was tidying up the back of my garden by the pink windmill and the neighbours said hello. I w...
28/03/2026

Oh Magnolia goodness OMG! I was tidying up the back of my garden by the pink windmill and the neighbours said hello. I went to the shops and about two hours later the couple had cleared two overgrown hedges. I’m very impressed! 🙌🙌❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Chipping away at front garden design for my favourite customers and the luminescent string lines almost make it look lik...
26/03/2026

Chipping away at front garden design for my favourite customers and the luminescent string lines almost make it look like I know what I’m doing!
Big love to all gardeners this spring as I honour my gardening buddy Merle, so kind to me and really in to her gardening… let’s go Snowy! 🙌🙌🙌❤️

20/03/2026

Social media has gone a bit sh*tty, that was inevitable and not just for me! 👊
Back in the day you had to be quality to be seen and liked! 🙌❤️

Stone, steel, wood and blue sky! and the off cuts are perfect for my shou sugi ban crafting. Keeping it tidy at 89 with ...
18/03/2026

Stone, steel, wood and blue sky! and the off cuts are perfect for my shou sugi ban crafting. Keeping it tidy at 89 with an incredible hard working team of professional Welsh lads! 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

Did you know that gardening is better than not gardening?Slabs, grass, wide plant border and a bit of driveway for an ex...
13/03/2026

Did you know that gardening is better than not gardening?
Slabs, grass, wide plant border and a bit of driveway for an extra car (sorry Enfield! 🤣). Chipping away is in Wales!

Address

Dinas Powys

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Chipping away at OCD posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share