Monday, September 15, 2008

Mowing for Mental Therapy

I mowed my yard today! And it felt great! No, I'm not sick or expecting company, or anything like that.

It was cloudy and the wind was blowing pretty steady - it's not as much fun with high heat and bright sun baring down. The neighbors weren't home - including all the kids that live in my neighborhood. And my better half was at work. So, I took a long lunch and mowed the yard.

I mowed it to suit me. I got some good exercise walking/pushing/pulling the lawn mower - yes, I push mow. I have a neighbor who ride mows his yard - he spends more time turning around than actually cutting grass. Our yards aren't all that big...haha

I also had time to just not think about anything. I worked quite a bit over the weekend and just enjoyed some time out just focusing on grass and weeds and tree limbs. And I got some exercise at the same time!

Now I feel better and the yard looks great.

Just for the record - I do have weeds - and am very proud of them. In a neighborhood with homes and yards as close as ours are, it's almost impossible to have perfect grass. So I decided years ago, as long as the weeds are green and I can mow them right along with my grass, they look fine to me...hahaha Especially in the spring when they all have pretty flowers.

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