I decorate it for most seasons and holidays, but for Summer this year, it just became sort of a dumping ground.
I wanted to share with you some of the kinds of things I’m finding to take care of right now that make me feel a whole lot more capable when it comes to dealing with all this space we have out here.. First of all, leaves are almost always a big part of Fall clean up.If we really had to rake all of our leaves, we’d be doomed.
I was worried about this last year, but we soon discovered that they all blow out into the fields, so we just enjoy them while they’re here..So what I’ve really been doing are just little things, but often things that I would just not get to until Spring because they didn’t seem big enough to warrant a whole trip outside on their own.-Cutting back dying perennials (just 15 minutes worth at a time!).
-Putting away some of the stuff off the back deck.Side tables, chairs, plant pots.. -Rounding up a few balls or sandbox toys that are still outside.. -Bringing in the tomato cages.. -Sweeping down spider webs around doorways.. -Sweeping the front steps.. -Planting a handful of Spring bulbs.. -Putting down a few sheets of newspaper and some mulch to prevent weeds in flower beds (just a little at a time again!).
Individually, all these little jobs are pretty insignificant, but if I pick seven of them to do in a week, then I find I’ve actually made some pretty good progress!.
Getting outside a bit more is helping me enjoy my surroundings more too.Plus, I just love a good quote or 20, don’t you?
Here are a handful of my favorites that I’ve come across, some funny, some meaningful, and some kinda strange but still totally right on the money.Weather you add these to your chalkboards, or just enjoy them here on the screen, here they are!.
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under the tree.” – Roy L. Smith.“Christmas begins about the first of December with an office party and ends when you finally realize what you spent, around April fifteenth of the next year.” ~P.