Thank you for the tips Barbara!

I have tried your second tip already but not the first, which I will pay closer attention to. Interestingly, I started having issues picking up any collectible then I removed the west flower bed and was able to dig again. (Incidentally: That flower bed and the East one stay dead no matter how much they are watered. I’ve tried changing to the cactus garden also, can’t seem to keep them alive. Need to get further into generations maybe? Not too worried about it yet, I’m still early in the game.)