A Little Rake Here, A Little Rake There

Wednesday, April 13, 2011


If you didn't think I was weird before, this post is surely going to change your mind. You'll notice in the above photo that I've started the big spring yard clean-up. The last of the snow melted a few days ago and the yard is finally dry enough to start raking. Yippie!

Since I am only only able to persist at tasks for 15-20 minutes at a time, I have to divide the front yard up into about 10 little manageable sections. Yesterday I raked two sections. Today I did two more.

I also seem to rake the leaves/grass into neat, little rows rather than large, unruly piles so that I can see all of the spots I've completed. I don't have OCD I swear.

I was going to go all hardcore today and try to rake three sections of the front yard.

But then........

1. I thought I could feel a blister forming.
2. I started to have a Pepsi craving.
3. I was bored.

28 comments:

  1. now this is super awesome. i would totally do something like that!!

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  2. I feel your pain. Funny post though. Don't we all procrastinate? I'm not supposed to be on the computer right now....
    www.skylarkmanor.com

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  3. Me either. Typing in the dark, actually. ;)

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  4. I'm glad I'm not alone. It felt kind of weird admitting it on the internet!!! :)

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  5. Michelle GerigApril 13, 2011

    I love your method and I can see myself doing that too! I am pretty sure that your three reasons are about the same as mine!

    I love your format too for commenting. :)

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  6. Lisa @ Fern Creek CottageApril 13, 2011

    Sarah, I love you. You make me smile :)
    p.s. not in a weird stalker way. Just in a friendly way.

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  7. AprettylifeinthesuburbsApril 13, 2011

    Oh I feel your pain! I've been staring at my gravel covered, matted front lawn since the snow melted at the beginning of the week! Hate this job! But we are getting 4 inches of snow tonite, so I won't have to look at it until the weekend at least! ;)
    Jo-Anna

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  8. Chandeen @ Designed by ChanceApril 13, 2011

    I just wrote a very similar post. I too separated my yard into parts, but did it all in one day. To keep my mind active I imagined hiring children I know to help, or having my own, my mind really wandered.

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  9. I do stuff like that too! Don't feel bad LOL I love your but then... you crack me up!

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  10. HaHa! You are hilarious!! We don't really have a yard but if we did I would definitely use your method! In the past I would just rake the leaves into gigantic piles (not because I would run and jump into them ;-D) and it took forever to bag them!

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  11. Tonya @ Love of Family & HomeApril 14, 2011

    Lol! This is why I ready your blog! Besides the fact that you come up with some really cute stuff....you also throw in a random post every now & then which always makes me laugh!!Seriously...you.crack.me.up!!

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  12. ha ha.....funny, you are just like me, i get distracted SO easily

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  13. Your photo cracks me up. I'm sitting here smiling and truely enjoying your sense of order out there on the lawn.

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  14. You go girl! Looks good.

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  15. Hee hee. Weird stalkers are the best kind!!!! :)

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  16. We are supposed to get snow this weekend, too. And we JUST got rid of it all in the front yard (still a bit in the back).

    At least the snow will give us an excuse not to do it..... heh heh heh...

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  17. Thanks Michelle!!

    P.S. Are you a Pepsi lover like me?!?

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  18. Ugh. Bagging them. Forgot about that part. :(

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  19. I agree. Random posts from other bloggers are usually my favourite too. You get to see what the people are kind of like in real life. :)

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  20. Totally. A tall, cold glass with lots of ice after painting or being out in the sun. Dreamy. Buttttt, not so good for the "health kick" I'm trying to stick to. :S

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  21. Heh heh heh. I'm sure the neighbours think I'm nuts. But hey, if it gets the job done, right?? :)

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  22. Right, I just hope the wind hasn't blown them about before you could get back to them.

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  23. Hmmm...you sound like me. I would probably have to add being hungry to the list too :)

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  24. Oh yeah. I totally get it. I carry snacks with me at all times so that when I get hungry I don't hurt someone in a hunger-rage (those really do exist btw). ;)

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  25. Michelle GerigApril 19, 2011

    I love Pepsi!! In the summer I get a huge glass, fill it with ice and Pepsi! It tastes so good when it is hot out. :)

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