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Whenever a female friend of mine complains about having to do any type of yard work, be it mowing grass, planting, pulling weeds or shoveling snow, I invite them to have a quick peek at my world. My usually response is,
"I don't do yard work. If it happens outside; it's not my problem. I had it put in my wedding vows."
Now obviously I didn't LITERALLY do this, although seeing the expression on the eighty year old priest that married us would have been a tiny little hoot!
And before you get your undies in a knot, it has nothing to do with sexual sterotypes. I just do not enjoy the outside stuff. Let's face it, that's where the bugs are.
You see where I'm going with this. I have never mowed a lawn in my life. I grew up with an older brother and was therefore never required to attempt this chore. Luckily we also had a gas run John Deere monstrosity of a mower that weighed a thousand pounds, so the likelihood of me being able to actually maneuver it was slim. Call me spoiled if you wish, I do not care! I'm also one of the few people on the planet who can not stand the smell of freshly cut grass. To be perfectly honest, I would rather smell a skunk. I'm serious! So unless the grass has started to grow inside the house, it is none of my concern. And frankly, if it IS growing in the house, and it's bugging you that much, feel free to fix the problem. The same rules apply to snow. While I have had some experience shovelling, I feel this task is best left to those more experience and trained for such tasks. Like my teenage son for example. Once in a blue moon, if it isn't too cold out, I will attempt to help out with the snow removal. But in all honesty, my heart isn't in it. What can I do? I have given the job to my husband (who in turn has dragged a grumpy teenager into it) and if I change the rules now it would cause chaos in an otherwise fairly calm household.
Who am I to rock the boat? Stir the pot? Make waves?
So this has been the rule in our house for the better part of 20 years. I handle the insides, he handles the outsides.
Oh, unless the fridge needs to be cleaned out. No way in hell I'm doing that!
