Swept your dirt or roof lately?

One of the strangely satisfying parts of my holiday was sweeping our roof and front yard. The roof is flat with a railing so it is one of the few big open places for the kids to run around. Unfortunately, cats and birds leave their calling cards occasionally and somehow there were tons of little rocks up there which are hard on little bare feet. All clean now.

Also, our front yard (about 10x6 feet) is packed dirt. The falling leaves and sticks from overhanging trees need to be cleaned, so I sweep the dirt bi-weekly. Feels weird sweeping the dirt (not sweeping up dirt)! But looks clean afterwards and reduces the debris in which mosquitoes and other critters hide.

Next weekend, I'll get some gardeners from our partner org to come by for a few hours. They do the big work of weeding, trimming the plants, and sweeping the concert around the entire house. The price is right: about $2 an hour.