The 15 Minute Yard in the Fall

by CreekLineHouse .

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15 Minutes

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A few weeks ago I shared with you how I had completely blown it as far as taking care of our yard/property/whatever you want to call it over the Summer. At that time, I started a system of 15 minute daily yard work sessions, hoping to be a little more disciplined in getting things taken care of that were bugging me. I was also really trying not to overwhelm myself and run screaming for the (non-existent) hills.

So far so good! Little things that bug me are getting taken care of and I don’t find myself putting things off until that magical time in the future when I have a whole day that I can/want to spend working outside on yard clean up.

[Psst! Check out what our front yard looks like right now! We are in mid-renovation... How exciting!]

The idea behind this system is to find something, anything, to do each day for around 15 minutes on whatever project (the yard in this case). It’s about seeing how much you can get done in 15 minutes, but also how much you can get done when you develop a habit and use it 365 days a year.

So that means gardening isn’t just for Spring and Summer, it’s for taking care of a lot of the clean up in the Fall and Winter too, so that when the warm weather hits, you don’t just throw in the towel because you think you’re so far behind.

[Hey! Looking for something to do with all of those beautiful fall leaves in your front yard?! Check out these 10 Fall Leaf Crafts!]

So what I’ve really been doing are just little things, but often things that I would just not get to until Spring because they didn’t seem big enough to warrant a whole trip outside on their own. Things like:

-Cutting back dying perennials (just 15 minutes worth at a time!)

-Putting away some of the stuff off the back deck. Side tables, chairs, plant pots.

-Rounding up a few balls or sandbox toys that are still outside.

-Bringing in the tomato cages.

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