Sunday 16th June 2013
Put all excuses aside and remember this: YOU are
capable. Zig Ziglar
Yesterday
was spent doing what I can only describe as extreme gardening! We started at 9am and finished around 6ish
and worked damn hard inbetween cutting back, removing and weeding, whilst my
brother laid slabs and with his mate put the fence panels in. My pedometer by the end of the day showed
38,474 steps and 17pp earned and this morning my shoulders are a bit tight to
say the least. Worth it though, still a
long way to go until it’s complete but it’s great to know we’ve knocked a big
dent in it, I need a low maintainence garden and that wasn’t what we had, the
weeds were taking over and it had just got overwhelming, 10 green bins we
filled yesterday – thank the universe for good neighbours. I really enjoyed it though, I have to admit
and it we could get some more sunny, dry days I can see myself pottering around
in my garden, we had a couple of heavy downpours yesterday but the passed over
quickly.
My
pond has frogs I’m not sure which is it, but I spotted 3, the one was small so
I’m guessing their a family – cuteness!
We also have lots of snails and slugs so the frogs better put their
fingers out and get better at controlling them!
At
lunchtime I went and fetched fish and chips for everyone and I made myself a
sandwich, how controlled was that, yes I’m wanting a weight loss Tuesday
morning so I’m not wasting that chance of a bag of chips!
Whilst
all this was going on, bless her, my mom stayed in bed and enjoyed a day of
complete rest, every time I made the boys a cuppa, I took her one too – alright
for some isn’t it ;-)
The
weather is looking promising again today so I will be able to do a bit of fence
painting today I think and potter a bit more, make the most of the weather
whilst I can, earn some ProPoints and stay out of the kitchen, win / win
situation.
I
may even take me a trip to a garden centre for ideas, oh dear I can feel a new
way to spend money coming on!
Well
I’m off, can’t wait to get out there, feels good – I much prefer productive
exercise to gyms or classes, and it’s been a long time since I did a day of
manual labour which I enjoyed although as much as I did, I can’t imagine going
back to that life! My brother and I used
to do gardening for a living so yesterday would just have been a working, no
way could I do that now and thankfully I don’t have to.
Whatever
your plans, enjoy. x
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