Woman vs. Wild
Friday August 10, 2007 | 2 comments
Yard…Olga. Olga…Yard. That was our basic introduction and then the yard was no more. The woman met wild and…won! This whole entire week was devoted to getting our front and back yard under control. And by “under control” I mean digging out shrubs, vines, roots, trimming, and doing all kinds of other quite violent things that left me looking like I was attacked by a pack of wild cats. I wish I were kidding, but I am 100% serious, I even had to wear long sleeves to my job interview. And…AND…I now have what is commonly known as a ‘red neck.’ Not pretty.
If you know me well, you know I am a perfectionist. I can’t stop once I start something and I have a tendency to get obsessed with whatever project I am currently working on so that all my thoughts and verbalizations become solely focused on that very ‘thing.’ I have not confirmed this, but I have a sneaky suspicion I am not very fun to be around during those times.
All this week my wonderful husband had to put up with my rambling talk about mulching, weeding, digging, staining, planting, etc, etc, etc. Thankfully the only thing left at this point is putting down mulch, which should be done tomorrow morning and then I will have to find something else to obsess about.
I never in my wildest dreams thought that owning a house would be so…exhausting? Or maybe it’s just my personality? I’ve never really been very good at ‘taking it easy.” I am thinking I need to learn though, otherwise I will very effectively run myself into the ground fast. Don’t get me wrong—we absolutely love living in our own house. It’s just that this is new to me and being a neat freak that I am, I am finding it hard to keep up with this larger-than-life square footage.
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Oh, I know exactly what you mean, I get the SAME way. I have a feeling the same thing would happen to me if we got a house!
Jenny: I am glad I am not alone in this! Makes me feel a little bit more normal.