I know EXACTLY how you feel! I worked yesterday in mine as well, but what I thought would be rejuvenating the soil with some manure and planting plants turned into rejuvenating it, but then hacking at the 5 million + dandelions that seemed to have invaded overnight! I even had a thistle plant take up residence! So much for planting!

I think maybe out best tactic is to place to do what we can in a specific amount of time and walk away for a while. Maybe that way it won't be quite so daunting.

Take care and have a lovely week!