You know that neighbor with the horrid flower beds? Choked with weeds? A complete disaster? Yeah-that WAS my yard. Figured out cleaning my flower beds out used much of the same actions if I paid attention as the things the trainer had me doing in the gym. Squats, lunges, pulling against resistance, deadlifts... Haha and then I do not have the eyesore yard.
So last weekend I spent another 4 hours in the yard. That did not include cutting the grass!
Here are a few before and after pics
Behind the garage-before!
And here is the after! All cutting was done with a bow saw or pruners and all the overgrowth pulled by hand!
This bed was cleaned out the week before so needed plants and mulch--
Before:
And after:
Here is the pile if brush (plus 5 bags of stuff too..
Just one (HUGE) one left
That may take a couple weekends!!
Who needs a gym right?
Trainer again tomorrow but told him we can't up the weights because this weekend I AM GONNA BE A DIRTY GIRL!! Event number 5 of 9 I have signed up for this year. 5k through the mud with some people I have known since high school and hopefully make a few new friends too.
Realizing I am already 1/2 done with my events has me thinking maybe I don't want the Monster Dash on my birthday to be the end of this..... Maybe it is just the beginning?? Could I keep doing it? Suddenly I am googling again and doing the math... Could I do 8 miles in 2.5 hours?? 18.75 min/mile... Maybe- that is fast enough for the Wheaton Hot Cider on 11-3-13.... What about 5 miles in 3 hours--- no sweat!! Schaumburg 5 mile Turkey Trot! I may need a 2nd job to start paying for event fees and shoes.
Hmmmmm- maybe some of you would like to come along!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment