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Here is a lesson everybody could learn: I am not an influencer. Do not ask me to influence anybody. If I had control over what people did, I would have a nice home in the country, never have to do the dishes, and my kids would be well behaved at all times.

This is not the case. People are gonna do what they want no matter what anybody else tells them. The more they are told they can't, the more they will push away and try to prove you, and everybody else, wrong.

The most I think we can tell those we love is "This is how I feel about the situation and what I would do if I were in your shoes. However, you are grown and have to make your own decisions, so I will support you."

In the end, I honestly believe that support, love, and knowing that you will help them pick up the pieces if the foundation cracks or falls apart, is all we can really do.

Every Which Way but Down, PLease!!

I do not want to go down, you can move me from side to side, back or forward, or you can give me a boost up, but PLease do not move me down.

I have been on the go for the last 9 months. Go, Go, Go!!! I started my own company, was a slow start, and now progression is being made. Now I feel on overload.

It's not just because there are lawns to mow. That is what my husband originally thought owning your own lawn care business meant; You go out, you mow lawns, you get paid. Um,, yea, it doesn't work like that. You advertise, you mow, you bill, you mow, it rains so you do more advertising, you catch up from the time it rained, you bill, you fill out licenses, contractor applications, insurance papers, federal forms, tax stuff, you mow, you bill, you try to collect on those you have billed, and you mow. See a pattern. NOT ALL MOWING!!!!

Now we have to come up with $10,000 for the new mower and trailer for next season because we will be super busy. New commercial zero turn John Deere. It's pretty. And a new trailer to fit the new mower.

I sit and wonder why? Why do we buy new stuff for the business instead of paying bills off? Oh, yea, to help the business grow so we can pay them off next year. The person who said you have to spend money to make money knew what they were talking about, didn't they? Luckily, we have our eye on some commecial properties to help even out the costs and our residential properties will pay for our wages and the new weedeater guy we are hiring next year.

So, as I said before, please don't push me back down because I don't have time for it. I want to sit on my butt and be lazy, but there is no time.