My (not so favorite) 5 Things

10/5/2012

We're headed to the cabin this weekend so there won't be any posts until Sunday, but I thought I'd leave you with some photos of my not-so-favorite 5 things. In order, from least offensive all the way down to ugh, I HATE that job!, here are My 5 Things:

Sweeping is not THAT bad, but RM and I constantly find ourselves sweeping after the other one has just done it. We both like the barn aisle, tack room, feed room, and grooming station free of hay, hoof debris, and dust. It's just a never ending job.

I took this on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. We haven't had a coolish day in 5 months. Not much to be done about it as that's what you get for living in California's central valley. The upside is that I get to ride all year and can do it in short sleeves!

Seriously - this is worse than the 100 degree heat. I hate, HATE, HATE the flies ... RM uses fly predators and changes the strips regularly, but STILL! They drive us all bonkers.

What's to hate right? I hate coiling the hose, especially THIS one. Hubby says it's because I do them backwards. What?! How can there be a backwards?

I kid you not, this is my LEAST favorite job at the barn, and I don't even do it (anymore)! RM is completely in charge of filling and cleaning all four of the barn's water troughs. Every once in a while, mostly in the winter, I'll feel like I am chipping in by topping them off. Ask RM, the second these things need cleaning, I am outta there!

Have a great weekend!

Sharon T

10/4/2012 11:30:08 pm

I hate to tell you but it was 34 degrees here in SE WI this morning and we'll have a high of 55 today. I'd trade you the 100 degree days for a week of our below zero temps in January!

Try giving the hose a little twist with your fingertips when you coil it so it lays flat when you drop it into the ground. I coil my hoses the same direction you do, but I'm a lefty... does that make a difference?

Karen

10/6/2012 12:17:12 am

Sharon - five months of horrible become worth it February when I am riding in a long sleeve t-shirt and a fleece vest. I always wonder how on Earth horse people keep their horses fit and healthy in those extreme winter conditions. Our newspaper reports the national extremes each morning and Embarass, Minnesota frequently earns the honors with daily lows well, we'll below zero. Holy crap that's cold!

lytha

10/5/2012 01:14:36 am

wow, you do coil it the wrong way! *lol* as a seattleite, 80 is too hot for me and i start whining. otoh i love this rainy windy 50F we're having now, i just bask in it!

10/6/2012 12:21:21 am

That's why I hate to coil the hose-clearly I need remedial help. I don't mind the cold and wet too bad (I am from Northern California). I only mind weather that makes riding hard. That would be 100 degrees, deep mud from the rain, and horizontal rain! We get a lot of that in the winter desert rides.

Judy

10/5/2012 02:00:52 am

Wow! Time to head to the cabin to "uncoil" ! Have fun!!

10/6/2012 12:22:24 am

I've done some uncoiling - Sean cooked dinner! Now we need to get painting.

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