Day 173: 10 minutes a day

 Sometimes I think I whine too much - I know that comes as a shock to some of you, but it is true. I whine too much. I have whined a lot about the weather recently. Last summer never got hot enough for me, this winter was cold & brutal. And this spring? Well, let's just say that I can't tell it is here.

In fact, Steve and I think the seasons are off by a month or so. May is acting more like April, April was more like March and so on...maybe the months are having an identity crisis?

I only bring this up, because today was not warm, but it wasn't cold either. Essentially, a spring day...but it still seems off.  I can't explain it.

The locals agree with me - everyone is saying the same thing, "spring did not show up this year." The flora and fauna does not agree with me. My cat does not agree with  me and more importantly, the weeds do not agree with me....man, amazing how fast those nasty little things can sprout and grow.

So what is my point? (besides whining)

I think yard work, especially the fight against weeds, is like staying health - specifically fighting the bulge.

If I ignore my yard for too long (and in some cases that can be as little as a day), the weeds get out of control - both in height and amount. I am then forced to spend a large amount of my time each day in an upward battle to get the problem under control or completely taken care of.

I know from past experience that if I simply do 10 minutes a day of hard work - from the get go - I can keep the weed problem under control & somewhat non-existent.

Man, do I wish I figured that out for my weight. If I had, from the get go (I am thinking when I graduated from college & slowly started gaining weight) just did a minimum amount of exercise than maybe, just maybe I would not be in my current state - about 20 lbs over weight and having to do a lot of hard work just to get the weight off, let alone maintaining it.

I am not whining about the work I need to do and am doing, just bemoaning that such a simple concept "10 minutes a day" did not occur to me until now. but then, I guess, better late than never! :)

Happy Walking!