WOD: teams of 4
           20 min
           P1 & P2: sled push and farmers carry
           P3 &P4: 3 wall walks and 10 banded sit ups

A sick child at home made the weekend fairly uneventful. I do not like seeing him sick but it's always a nice break from our hectic life.

I did find time this weekend to go over to our rental property and trim the shrubs and the trees. (I'm warning you, this paragraph will show my craziness.) I got over to the house and trimmed the shrubs in the front yard and thinned out the trees. I didn't have an edger or weed whacker so I started pulling out the tall grass around the fence line and trees. I'm noticing weeds everywhere. I move to the side of the house and thin out the shrubs that were growing a tad wild. I got stung by a bee on the first shrub. Apparently they were building a nest under the ground. I move to the back yard. Holy cow. There were more weeds than there was mulch. I trimmed down the flowers, dead headed the plants, pulled out weeds. With every weed I was growing more angry. WHY?! This isn't even my yard. These people obviously don't care. I trimmed the trees in the back. Every plant I had planted at that house had a meaning. Easter lilies, a friend's iris, a plant here or there. I was about the cry. By the end of this coming week, there will be a new lawn service there to tend to the weeds and clean it up. I left the house feeling so disappointed.

Which brings me to my thought. Why don't people take care of the things they have? Or why do people take care of some things but not others? I don't necessarily LOVE doing yard work, but I take pride in what I have and I want it to look nice. I HATE cleaning out my car and picking up after dirty kids, but I spent a lot of money on my vehicle and I want it to last. It's easier to pick up something quick to eat or go through a drive through but I care more about long term health.

I always say you can tell a lot about a person by the looks of their yard in the summer and their driveway in the winter. I'm still holding true to that statement.

What if everyone treated their bodies like they did their vehicles or their lawns? Some do. Others don't. Why is it so easy to give inanimate objects more care and attention than we give our own bodies? When our oil light comes on, we don't wait 6 months to go get an oil change. Why do people wait to see a doctor when the signs are right there? Why do we consume crap food and then get upset when we can't perform? It's like putting gas mixed with oil in the lawn mower (speaking from experience). Why do we feed our children junk food? It's like saying we will let the grass grow and weeds flourish for another year and then worry about it.

Our bodies and health should be our top priority (and our children). Then our yards, driveways, houses and cars....but we should care about everything. Put in the effort. Appreciate compliments from your friends and family. And take pride in what you have.

This isn't called perfection, it's called being responsible.


Sidenote: New discovery over the weekend! If you have OCD or are lucky to live with someone who does, you MUST get a carpet cleaner. I can't believe I just discovered it. BEST thing ever!