This Sunday Steven and I were talking about what we like to share with our coworkers about our weekend. I told him I like to find the most interesting thing from our weekend so I can tell a story about it. (Steven’s approach was a bit different 😂)

I love telling a good story. When you have the delivery just right, and can tell your audience is engaged and hanging on to every word… muah, chef’s kiss.

Not saying that happens often, but when it does, I love the feeling when I get to what I think is the funny part of the story and they laugh or the wtf part and they gasp.

It’s the Leo in me. Okay, and probably a part of me subconsciously seeking validation for the life I live by others showing interest in it. Gosh, isn’t it a huge desire of most of us to share our lives and interests and have people act like they care?! Come on! I know the bloggers get this.

But moving on…

We didn’t actually do anything I immediately pegged as cool or interesting last weekend. Our weekend was mostly yard work – getting soil, cleaning out last year’s garden, setting up this year’s, Steven mowing, setting up the automatic hoses, and other shit I’m forgetting.

I thought I was story-less!

But then on Sunday Steven asked me if I wanted him to upload his mowing pics to Google Photos for me. Being the whiny little baby I am I complained about Google Photos for a bit (WHY DOES IT REQUIRE ACCESS TO ALL MY PHOTOS FOR ME TO SEE AND DOWNLOAD SOMETHING HE SHARED? (Phone only – it’s not this way on my computer.)) but then told him yes.

And in a surprising turn of events, this was the photo I showed people throughout the week that got an audible gasp out of them:

I was NOT expecting to show this to people. I overheard two people talking about how horrible their lawns are and was like, “WOW KIM, do NOT be an asshole and show them yours!” (I do have some self awareness.)

But then later in the day that conversation came up with a different group and I was like “yeah, I was self talking to myself not to be an asshole and show you this photo” then showed the photo (because jk about the self awareness) so then for the rest of the week those people were like “Kim! Show Craig your lawn photo!” “Ron, you have to see Kim’s lawn.” (Ha, what do you think of the made-up names I chose?)

And everyone would gasp and then the first thing they’d say is “does your husband have a riding lawn mower?” And I’d tell them no, it’s a gas-powered walk behind or whatever then there would be more gasps and compliments and it was a lot of fun because 1. people were complimenting my husband who works very hard to take care of our home and yard and I’m extremely grateful for him and proud of him, 2. it took the focus away from how long my commute is, which I am truly sick of talking to them all about, and on to the reason it’s so long which is we chose a beautiful, peaceful property with land, which yes, happens to be quite far from the office. I have free will and am aware of the consequences of the decisions I make.

So that was this week’s tale! I wonder what next week’s will be!

(And I have to add, I may be an asshole but I always ask my coworkers about their weekends and interests – I don’t just go in and bombard them. I wait for the right timing 😂)