Probably need to change the name. 175days. 24weeks24things? It doesn't matter. It only matters that I am more aware that I could leave in sixish months, and that there are things I'd like to get done before that.
It's already become more 'I could leave in 6 months' than 'I will leave in 6 months.' I guess that's all I needed, a time when I could opt out.
Last night Emma and I finally made a fire in the fire pit I built last summer. What fun! She is very cautious, so kept almost putting the fire out. It was nice to hang out in the back yard, and made me feel somewhat motivated to keep working on it. What a mess it is with its overgrowth and sticker bushes. Oak trees growing too close to the house. Hate to take those out, but they've got to go. I love Oaks.
I'll have to figure out what to do about the back door. There isn't one. It's weird that without a back door, there is no motivation to go in the back yard. Lulu had approved one being put in, but then she changed her mind. I regret bringing it up with her again. I doubt she'd know if I put one in, the trick is not getting caught without a building permit. Oh, and now I have to pay for the door myself. So see, this is where I get confused - If I'm going to leave it's not worth the effort or expense. But if I put one in, life would be more pleasant and it would be more worth it to stay.
I took out a couple of old lilac trees. I really dislike cutting down trees, but I also really want to put a gate in the back corner of the yard. Plus, they are all old and falling and ratty looking. Looks better already. It's difficult to get stuff done because Emma doesn't like it out there. But if I could get some work done out there, and had a back door, and got her fort built, I think she'd really like being in the back yard.
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