Pile of Shingles

It is incredible how the change to Spring boosts my spirit and makes me so much more active. Instead of watching a 3rd episode of The Office, I grab my garden gloves and weed a little in the front yard before dinner. I find myself just sitting on the front steps thinking about pretty much nothing or mentally reconfiguring the yard for a more optimal layout. Casual stuff :-) That being said, there has been a fair bit of progress in the outdoors. Many, many trips to Lowe's and the local hardware stores. It is an excellent skill to know which stores carry which brands of spray paint. I hope to pass this crucial knowledge on to another homeowner.  A rough summary of the last month?  I spent probably an entire week raking the crap out of the lawn with my new dethatching rake. It was absolutely worth it. I hauled 5 barrels of stuff to the dumping place. Hindsight? I probably could have paid someone $100 to do the whole lawn with a machine. The upside is that I'm now ve...