One Summer chore that almost every teenager and young adult, or any adult for that matter, can agree on to be a sweat breaker and water drainer is mowing the lawn.

Younger folk may mow their neighbors’ lawn to earn an extra buck or two during the summer or mow their own lawn because it comes in the parents-child household agreement. When the more experienced folk mow their lawn, they know their routes, they know how their mower works, and they just want to get it done and over with. There are those, believe it or not, who use this as a legitimate pastime to unwind. With the beats in their ears and a skip in their step, they unwind as they trim their yards.

But what do people actually think about when they cut the grass. Regardless of why we do it, what do we think of when we embellish the outside of our homes?

For me, there are many random thoughts that travel in and out of my mind. I’ve always ridden the tractor mower and I just recently started using the push mower because I didn’t have the strength to pull the starter chord quick enough. Anyway, the lawn is usually mowed on a day with nice weather and my mind cannot be released from its grasp.

“Wow, it’s actually a really nice day today. I should ask my friend if she wants to WATCH OUT FOR MOM’S FLOWERS!”, as I jerk the tractor wheel to the right and swerve almost hitting a tree. “That was a close one.”

Another thought that jolts my head straight up is if I closed the door to the house. “If I did, did I leave it unlocked so I can get back in? I could always bring a key outside next time, but if I could have, would I remember?”

Watching the little sand mounts parallel to the grass blades pass by as I ride by, I ask myself, “If I were an ant, how could I ever survive that retched roar of that rolling monster up above? Why would I be asking that question if I was run over by it anyway?”

For the past month or so I’ve been experiencing major drowsiness at random times of day and after I recently visited the clinic, I found out my Vitamin D levels were quite low. So since I’m outside, I ask, “If my Vitamin D levels are so low, why doesn’t the sun’s rays that lay on my skin help them rise to normal? I’ve been told it doesn’t work that way and I believe them because I’m sure not a doctor or a nutritionist, but it kind of makes sense, doesn’t it?

“I can’t believe I missed Hot Topic’s 50 percent off sale the other day.” I’m a huge fan. And of Claire’s, too.

Like many fan girls, I always like keeping up with my favorite male celebrities and also the ones who I really admire, based on who they are as a person and by their amazing gifts they share with the world. “Can you believe that Emma Watson is 27? I bet you that she is never going to age. Wow, I was six when the first Harry Potter film was released. I’d love to meet her some day. That’d be wicked.”