by Hope
This popped up on my Facebook memories a few days ago and I thought it was worth the share. Me hating the heat is not new. Me struggling with my lawnmowers is not new. Me hating to cut grass in the heat with lawnmowers that are so hard to start and maintain is not new.
Of course, the Hope powered lawnmower while great in theory, did not last long either. Well, mechanically it did, but ugh, it was so hard to cut with it.
I am loving the new electric lawnmower. One charge cuts the entire yard. It is self-propelled so easier to push. And starts with a button push versus me wrestling with and ultimately breaking the pull strings on my old gas mowers.
Don’t get me wrong, I still despise cutting the grass especially with how hot it’s been. But I love a fresh cut yard. Makes me so proud.
But I am definitely ready for the weather to cool off. And then for the grass to stop growing for the season…just a few more months.
Thankfully my new lawnmower is really, really quiet. So mowing in the wee hours of the morning before the crazy hit ticks up has been possible without disturbing my neighbors.
I am so glad I bit the bullet and purchase an electric, self-propelled lawn mower. If you have to do something you don’t really want to do, buying the right and best tools for it makes a huge difference.
And when grass cutting season is over, it will hang neatly, out of the way in my utility closet.
Just thought I’d give you an update on that money spend from a couple of months ago.
Hope is a resourceful, solutions-driven online business manager with over two decades of experience helping clients streamline operations, manage projects, and grow their businesses through digital marketing and technology.
But life has a way of rewriting your plans.
A year ago, Hope made the decision to move in with her aging parents full time – a season she wouldn’t trade, even as it came with its own financial and emotional weight. Earlier this year, she lost her mother, and is now walking the tender, disorienting path of grief while learning what “forward” looks like from here.
Hope came to the Blogging Away Debt community in 2015 as a single mom raising five foster and adoptive children. She’s written through job changes, financial setbacks, and the bittersweet transition to an empty nest. Her kids are finding their footing in the world now – and so is she.
Rooted in faith and fueled by the same perseverance she’s brought to every hard season, Hope is ready to face her finances with fresh eyes and an honest pen. She believes that clarity, courage, and community can change the trajectory of anyone’s story including her own.
She lives in Austin, TX with her dad, loves adventures with her dog Addie, and is figuring out, one step at a time, what this next chapter is meant to be.
So, what do you think ?