Isn’t this a lovely sight? Every Fall, I get excited about the changing leaves and being able to enjoy the vibrant yellows and reds for a brief amount of time. Our neighborhood is transformed seemingly overnight into a movie-like set up. The slight nip in the air and the energizing colors that are introduced into the landscape almost make me forget about the awful event that happens shortly after the initial high – the dreaded raking of the leaves.
Ugh.
And that’s not even the half of it. Or a fourth of it. Thanks to our super lush neighborhood, every fall we have an all out battle against dead and decaying leaves. It’s a fight against time to rake them up to save our grass, only to be defeated by the evil leaves the very next day. It’s obnoxious. This year, however, we decided to take off our DIY hats for a second and give some local landscapers some extra cash by doing them the honor of raking our leaves for us – all for the cool price of $60. Scott actually said “that’s the best $60 I’ve ever spent” after we admired the 24+ bags lined along our street, all while relishing in our un-sore muscles. We’ll do our fair share of raking to keep things from getting out of hand, but we plan to hire professional help at least one more time to give us some time for other, more enjoyable things this Fall. What are your thoughts on hiring someone to rake your leaves? Some of our friends seemed to think $60 was a bit outrageous, while others agreed that it was money well spent. Sound off!
That is a beautiful picture and I agree, it was $60 well spend. I spend that on shoes for goodness sake! But I rent, so I didn’t have to do any raking.
Love the winter project idea too :-)
Absolutely worth it. Get that economy going!
Absolutely worth it! This summer, we had to pay someone to come in and mow our 1 acre back yard after our mower failed. It was the best money we spent all summer – imagine having to mow an acre with a push mower???
@Amy: kudos to you for mowing that big of a yard with a push mower! you’re my idol :P
It was definitley worth the $60. That picture of the big pile of leaves is taunting me…it is saying “ha haha ha haaa – you wish you could come jump in me!”
Totally worth it.
Totally worth the money! David was sore for days after raking our hill.
Absolutely worth it!! I would have done the same thing.
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