Why I mow my own yard

Before I retire for some blissful sleep tonight, I wanted to explain why I have decided to mow my own lawn as opposed to letting my home teacher, neighbor, or boy down the street take care of it.

Reason #1: No one does it quite the way that I want it. Our home teacher is very willing to help in any way that he can and so I let him mow my lawn. Unfortunately his standards of lawn maintenance did not meet my high expectations. I feel awful saying that because he was just trying to be of service, but I didn't want to be picky about what I asked him to do because he was just doing it out of the kindness of his heart. Then the bishop's son asked if he could mow and edge my lawn to earn money. He did a pretty good job, but there were several spots that were missed on the edging and mowing and after paying him $20 I decided that the price was a little steep to not have it done exactly the way that I wanted it.

Reason #2: The satisfaction that it brings me to think that I accomplished something big! I did get a little too much sun on my back and some blisters on my hands, but our yard is just the way that I wanted it--beautiful. Does this sound too prideful? I feel a sense of accomplishment to look at it and am determined to spend my weekend enjoying it!

Reason #3: It feels good to work in the yard. There is something about being outside that makes me feel more complete. Maybe I feel this way after spending so much time this summer hunkering down inside our house in order to avoid the hot summer temperatures. I miss the days when I was growing up of working in our vegetable garden. My parents probably wondered if all of their hard work in trying to get me to pull weeds, plant, harvest, or can the vegetables we grew would ever pay off and it has! I have already been thinking about where in the backyard I can put a plot of land aside in order to plant my own garden this coming year. I want to pass the satisfaction hard work brings on to my children.

Friday is now my dedicated yard day. I figure that if the yard is done on Friday I will have the rest of the weekend to enjoy it before another week begins!

PS--I should add that the only two people who have ever been able to meet my high expectations of lawn maintenance are my husband and my father!