Day Twenty-Seven - That Grass Isn't Going to Cut Itself

It's no secret in my household that I dislike yard work.  Honestly, if I never had to push the mower, edge the sidewalk, or weed the flower bed again I would be a happy man.  But, I'm a little anal about how the grass looks so I guess it's best that I just do it myself for now.  Because we went to Memphis, then I was sick, and then we went out of town to Michigan, I had let my yard go three-four weeks without cutting it.  Because we have had a dry September, the grass itself was not overly thick, but the seed at the top was very long.  It took two very full yard trash bags full of clippings (yes, I bag my grass.  I hate having clippings all over the place) and now I can relax.

The one positive about mowing is the exercise.  I wore my Fitbit one day while I mowed, and it tracked approximately three miles walked.  My yard is a small yard, so I opted to buy a mower that is not self-propelled.  I also have a great little electric weed-eater/edger.  Now before all you guys out there jump on me for using an electric weed-eater, know that I have always used big gas-powered Stihl trimmers.  I have no need for something that big, and I wanted the weed-eater/edger combo.  So I bought this little Black+Decker set back when we bought our home.  It is light, and has a long-lasting 20v battery, which gives me over an hour of use.  That means between my house, fence, drainage ditch, and edging all the sidewalks and driveway I still have power to use it with the blower.

So what does all of this talk about mowing the grass and lawn equipment have to do with losing weight?  It's all about the mindset.  For so long, I kept the "I'll lose weight some day" mindset.  Sure there were times that I would trim-up so to speak, but the weight always came back.  I had to realize that the weight wasn't going to lose itself.  I wasn't going to wake up one morning and suddenly be in perfect shape (still waiting for that spider to bite me and suddenly get into perfect shape like Spider-man).  So here I am cutting away at this extra weight.  The difference is, I'm not going to let it grow back like I do my grass.  This isn't just a trim.  This is a completely new landscape design and I am prepared to do the work and maintain the change.  The grass isn't going to cut itself, and neither will this weight lose itself.  I'm up to the challenge.  I'm losing my butter half.