It’s hard to believe I’m calling summer already. The temperatures have been in the high 80’s and the next week looks to be the same. I’m sure not use to weather like this so early. I’m not complaining. I just keep the house nice and cool.
We’ve back in the lawn business. We don’t have as many customers as we had up north yet, but we’re building our cliente. I have found down here, my Omron pedometer hasn’t been as helpful as it was up north. I know that sounds kind of strange. I find down here, I’m doing more trimming and landscaping than I did in Illinois.
I felt pretty good when we finished this 87 year old ladies yard. I pulled a ton of weeds out of her flower beds and my husband trimmed and cut down trees that were growing hap-hazardly along the edge of her property. She was so happy with our work, she actually gave us an extra 10 bucks. Told us her place hadn’t looked that nice since she had her heart attack in 1992. That sure made us feel good. We always take pride in our work….we like doing little extras for people.
To keep track of approximate calories I’ve burned, I monitor the amount of time I spend doing the different tasks I perform in a yard. There is much more to keeping a yard looking nice other than running a lawnmower back and forth across the lawn. Ability.org is a good place to check out the amount of calories one burns doing various tasks.
My plans for today:
1. Drink more water
2. Eat Healthy
3. Use my treadmill for at least 30 minutes (two times)
4. Help my husband finish building a cover over a picinic area for a customer.
Time for me to go….husband will be wondering where I’m at.