Now, it is important to note that I am the youngest in my family with older brothers. That means I have not really ever done anything that required much work. I have always rejected the notion that I was in any way spoiled or helpless until I bought a house. I have now been forced to fully accept and even embrace what I like to view as my "hopelessness" when it comes to most projects around the house.
Before you ask, no I had never mowed a lawn in my life until last Sunday. I had never used an electric screwdriver until the day I moved into my house and I am still actually not very good at it. I have still not used a drill and actually once attempted to use an electric screwdriver as a drill. But this post is not about all of my stupid moves in the first month of home ownership. Nope, this post is about my two new best friends.
Please meet Big Red:
She is my very powerful, electric start, self-propelled lawn mower. Not only is she my first lawn mower, but she and I enjoyed my very first lawn mowing experience together! She is so great she could practically mow the lawn without me.
And Little Yellow:
He is my weed-eater. We have not really gotten to know each other on an intimate level yet as I haven't learned how to use him. As you can imagine, my yard needs his help pretty badly. Sorry, little guy, I mean, our relationship is just going to take some time to develop. I am new at this.
3 comments:
Ha ha, this is great, Holly. Before Ben and I owned our first house I never had mowed either. Even with a wonderful hubby, I'm now very proficient at mowing, BUT I still have never mastered the weed eater, after almost 5 years of home ownership. I hope it goes better for you - way to go on your new adventures with homeowning!
Ahhh isn't yardwork SUPER? HA! Now you see why I had to go to the beach...to get a break from work, school, yardwork, and housework. It's just hard the first year. Then I think you just get used to mowing your yard twice a week. Think you'll have a super tan this summer.
hey holly! it's megan (nevius) peeples. I found your blog through amy nickerson. anyways, I have a suggestion. get an edger. spencer won't let me use the weed eater. he thinks I might kill myself, so I talked him into getting me something to make the lawn look better that I can use easily. an edger. it's great! an only around $60-70 I think. we have a black and decker edge hog. awesome. it gets great straight lines around the yard. beautiful! good luck! oh and I had never mowed a lawn until we moved to austin, but now I do it almost always, it's a great workout! about the only one I get...
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