Mowing the Lawn

First off, mowing the lawn in Alabama is not an easy thing. It's insanely hot and humid. You'll be dripping in sweat in less than a minute. To make it even more challenging, we have a reel mower. If you're unfamiliar with that term, a reel mower is a manual push blade mower. No electricity or gas, just muscle.

So I spent about 20 minutes out in the hot humid air pushing a lawn mower all over the yard. I definitely count that as a workout. I also count that as my sun time that my friend Scott has me doing. So I've completed 2 major tasks on my daily list. Now I'm gonna pamper myself with a cold shower and a face mask. I don't really like doing the pampering stuff but I think it's important to take the time for yourself, even if you don't feel like it. 

Today I spent my morning making several new pieces of art. I even painted on my new face masks, I think they look awesome now. I've been really into silhouettes. I create my own and play around with color combinations to surround them. I'm really proud of my art. I just hope others like it.... maybe they'll even buy some eventually, who knows. I create because I enjoy it though, so my art is never something I dread doing. It's really fun learning new styles and working with all the unique tools I have for painting. I just gotta make sure I don't go on an art shopping spree too much. Everything in moderation, right?

Now it's time to go pamper myself. 

Mowing the lawn is tough.