The Life and Times of a Homeowner...

Well, we've been in our place for a week and things are really starting to come together. There are still a few bags and boxes that need to be unpacked but for the most part we are home. Up until this past week and a half chores around the house were always for my parents or at a rental and were tedious... "Kyle, mow the lawn; Kyle, clean out the garage; Kyle, move the firewood; Kyle, trim the hedge!" Well those days are over and the days of me doing work for me are on! As an example, yesterday I trimmed the Apple tree and turned over the garden in time to plant it in a week or so. Today I went and stole a load of gravel and tried to level the back alley (which is rutted to all hell) and watered the Cedar trees that I transplanted. I'm a regular Mr. Fixit! Next on the agenda: Cleaning up around the side of the house. See, it doesn't even bother me to say that. Well, I think I've just had an epiphany... people care when it's theirs. If that's the case, if I buy the school that I work at, I won't mind teaching all day, heck I might even like it! If I buy the grocery store, I won't mind having to go and buy groceries... Hey, I think I'm onto something.