I guess I kind of forgot about the yard work that goes along with home owning. It’s not that I am going to complain about it or make a big stink. I was just not fully prepared for it quite yet. I’ve been so focused on making the inside look like a real, permanent home, that I hadn’t even thought about the outside yet. As the weeds grow higher, I realized I needed to get out there and do something about it. Actually, my boyfriend reminded me that we needed to do something about it, so it was off to self-help to find out about getting a lawn mower and to pick up a weed eater. Fortunately, the previous owner had made some nice “flowerbeds” around the many coconut palms in the front and side yards composed of dirt and rocks, but unfortunately, they vacated the place some months ago, so the flower beds were now grass and weed beds, which didn’t look very appealing. With a tiny, little hand rake, my boyfriend worked to pull up the offending growth while we sorted the brown stuff from the green stuff to toss in a bag for pick up with the trash. We ended up doing this during the hottest part of the day because my boyfriend had to catch a plane back to Roi this evening. It was not fun, but looking out on the yard now (which still needs some work), it looks much better. It was a good start, and it gave us a chance to come up with ideas for how to make it ours. It’s nice to have a yard again. I just had to get used to the thought of it!
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