They say that a lot of people battle chaos in their lives by finding things they can control and attacking them head on. Some people care for their lawns, some develop strict habits and others ground their kids. Me, I look around for order restoration.
That started Friday, when I went on a made cleaning spree. I got the ugly couch and my desk chair fur-free, and put the Dyson to work getting the black rug in the living room fur free (it ties the room together).
Saturday was non-productive because I was in a pissy mood for no reason, but today I resolved to get a few things fixed. It started with two simple things: Pound in one of the hinge pins on the front door, and tighten a screw on the shower door handle. Then in the afternoon, a trip to Home Depot yielded a new mail box (door on the old one was rusting off) and a new programmable thermostat. I wasn't actually planning the thermostat, but Diana suggested it and I've been meaning to get one for years. I got the mailbox quickly replaced and the thermostat installed no problem.
One thing that is starting to bother me is that my lawn looks horrible. I experimented with the vacant lot look back in 2005 when I started having to cut the grass (and subsequently passed it off to a lawn cutter service). There is so much clover, weeds and dead grass that it's not far from looking like a vacant lot again. My problem is that I don't want to use extreme chemicals. I have a hard enough time justifying fertilizer. I think the only way to deal with it at this point is some kind of ChemLawn approach, unfortunately, plus some new seeding to patch the holes made by the fucktards at Madden Bros. landscaping last year.
Your post came to mind as I was mowing through all the weeds and dead spots in my lawn this afternoon. I also have the desire to improve the situation and, like you, I'd like to take a more organic approach.
Here's to both of us getting our lawns spruced up by the end of the summer.