Last week I decided it was time to pressure wash my drive and sidewalks. It's not alot of fun, but it does give you 3-4 hours to yourself. Time to think, as you really can't listen to music or talk on the phone with all the engine noise....
Yep, the perfect time to examine your life and make adjustments to any bad habits that have crept up; a time to pray and spend time with God; a time to reassess goals for the year and measure success' and failures. You know, be productive....
That all sounds well and good, doesn't it? Well, here's just a small, unsolicitated peek into my thoughts during that valuable 3-4 hours of time...... Okay, should I clean across the sidewalk, or go with it? Hmmm, I think it's coming cleaner if I take smaller strokes and move the wand faster. Yeah, kinda like that. That seems to be working okay. What a beautiful day to be working outside. This is great. Thanks God for the time to spend with you. Boy, would I love to be playing golf right now. I know what I need to do now. Take the club straight back, not jerk it inside. Then keep the elbow in, maintain a good path, don't be casting my wrists at the bottom of the swing. That's why I keep hitting it fat. I KNOW I can be a better golfer. I've just got to practice more.
I wonder if these neighbors going by are saying, "What a guy! He sure keeps his place looking great. I'm really glad to have Terry as a neighbor. He really takes pride in his property." No, they're probably saying, "Well, it's about time. His place was really looking shabby....". God, it's so good to have time to talk with you. I really want to spend some quality time in your presence.... Ow! What was that? Oh, I guess it was just a leaf falling and hit me in the neck. So, where was I? Hmmm, this section is larger. I wonder if I should change the cleaning pattern and take larger strokes..... My arm and back are starting to get a little tired. I've really got some business calls to make before the day's over.... wonder what time it is and how long I've been out here. This gas is really going down fast.
You know what? It's really easy to get distracted out here with my thoughts and not really focus on anything but daydreaming... I wonder if everybody does this, or it's just me. I wonder if this would be something I can blog about? Naw... nobody would be interested enough to even finish reading something like that....
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