Caring for the inside and outside of the house

 I was talking with Lois yesterday about how hard it is sometimes when you live by yourself in a house to get everything done.  And I meant both inside and outside the house.  Now, I do not live alone right now.  I have a roommate.  A great roommate.  But he's only here four nights each week and his work schedule does not really allow him time to get household chores done too much.  Don't get me wrong, he does still do things, and I am so appreciative of the help. But it is outside where I am having to play catch up. 

The conversation began because I was talking about getting out in the front yard on Saturday to rake up grass that was left from the last mowing.  I now have someone coming by every few weeks to mow.  Not because I do not want to do it, but it is more of a time constraint thing.  And, honestly, with all of the rain we had over the last six weeks it has been hard to find the time to cut the yard.  It is too wet to mow before work and often the rain happens mid to late afternoon, which also keeps me from doing it.  

I don't mind paying for someone to mow.  When we first moved in, Michael and I paid our neighbor's kid to mow each week and that was fine with us.  We started mowing once he left for college.  Of course, Michael really took care of that, and I did the inside stuff which suited me fine. It is not like I hate working outside, it is simply not what comes to me naturally. I definitely want to start getting outside more and make my yard one that I can be proud of.  It is simply a matter of balancing my time with that.  I think coming up with some daily things for my to-do list will be helpful with that.  

One day, I hope to have an actual home of my own and with that will come a yard.  And if I want to keep up with things and have everything looking presentable, I just need to make the time and not fall behind.  Easier said than done, right?  We'll see how that goes.  If you stop by the house in a few months and I am lost in the brush outside, it'll be a sign that it's not going well.  Let's hope that doesn't happen!