August 21: Mowing Again

The aftermath of the storm last Thursday left branches and leaves all over the yard (and the neighborhood for that matter). Yesterday, I attempted to clean up by rake and hand, but today I got smart. I mowed the lawn myself for the very first time this year! See, we have a weekly lawn service that doesn't do a great job, but still frees up the 3 hours I would invest weekly to do it myself. At the rate they're charging me, having that 3 hours to spend with my family is well worth it; for now at least. I'd forgotten how good it felt to do the job myself, not to mention the results. A lawn definitely looks much nicer when cut with a little pride and love and not just the sole purpose of earning a paycheck. You would think it would be the other way around.