Motivational Monday...Achievements

Good morning, Kathy. I applaud your and Larry's commitment to your yard. There are two things I don't do: garden or clean my house. Whatever I pay someone to do this for me is worth every cent. 

I've been working through a whole list of things we have to do prior to moving,and there will be a new long list once we get there.  Some things go as planned, and others prove more challenging than I expected.  E.g. our kitchen sink pull out head started to leak at the flex hose coupling.  Turns out our faucet manufacturer discontinued the model and the nozzle head to adapter isn't the same size as Moen/other mainstream faucets and no parts place had the hose I needed.  I eventually backed into it by buying a similar model faucet (but wrong color) on ebay just to get the part I needed.  Removing the part Saturday was easy enough, but putting the new one in?  Not so much since the hose didn't want to easily go past a restriction that isn't visible from the outside.  Eventually I figured out if I put a looped wire down the gooseneck and used my long shafted grasper (normally for grabbing dropped auto parts in an engine compartment) from the underside of the sink opening, I could come up past the restriction, grab the wire loop, pull it through, then wrap the other end of the wire around the threaded hose and pull it through the faucet.  After that, it was easy :)

Thank you for the mention! We are of a similar mind - as long as we have the time and are still healthy enough to do things, we usually do it ourselves!

Good morning Kathy,

Good for you and Larry! There is nothing better than working in a garden or a flower bed..its fun and a good project to take on together! Nothing better than that feeling of accomplishment from efforts you expended! As long as you have the time and physical ability it's good for the soul!

Hello Kathy - like countless other vocations/avocations, a diligent gardener's work is never done.  The cardboard "trick" is a favorite of mine - and it has become increasingly important in these days where boxes flow like the Amazon.  HaHa.  

Good morning kathy. Doing what you can because you can keeps you young. Knowing when to turn jobs over to others keeps you from getting injured. Timing is everything. Enjoy your day.

Our landscaper trimmed our shrubs and trees and put down mulch.

I will have to do the spring planting.

Kathy my wife and I are of the same mind as you and Larry.  We will do as much as we can ourselves, for as long as we can.  We are not ready for weeds to start growing under our feet yet.   🤣

We are do-it-yourselfer's as well, Kathy and know who to call for help when needed. Mike gets tremendous pleasure when in the yard, whether trimming, planting and creating beautiful spaces!

Kathy, never heard of putting cardboard in place of the landscaping material, genius!   I used to enjoy the time I spent in my garden and flower beds.  Miss it this time of year.

Hello Kathy, I know I will be working on the flower beds one day this week since we could have a day of 91 degree.

Hi Kathy:

Sounds like you and Larry had a couple of very busy yard days. What a nice sense of achievement that must have been. We have been planting seeds and plants in pots in our back yard this past week - it's nice to see things growing with the warmer weather and plenty of sun.

Jeff 

I'm so glad our current home doesn't have as much yard work as our former homes. We have a good size area in front of the house that needs attention in the spring, but very little care during the summer. The spring clean up is usually just a few hours.

Hi Kathy, I've also been busy in my gardens planting some flowers. We just moved so I have a much smaller garden space but want to make it beautiful. I can appreciate you and Larry's desire to DIY while you're able. If you have the time and physical ability, why not get outside and enjoy even if it requires some work.

That sounds like a lot of work, but well worth it and I am glad that you didn't miss any of the March Madness action, haha.

Wow that is very impressive Kathy!  You guys are way more ambitious than I am by a long shot!  We have gardeners take care of our yard for us and always have. The only thing I keep track of is making sure they don't cut off the blooming flowers!  Why those guys do that is beyond me!