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Creative Ways to Increase Your Productivity in the Backyard

There are few things more satisfying than using your creativity to increase the aesthetic quality of your home from the outside in. The backyard is a place that all too often gets overlooked. We enjoy taking the time to renovate our kitchens, change our carpets, and keep the floors clean. However, it’s important to consider the fact that a much larger percentage of the population will experience the exterior of your home than the interior.

Whether you are just starting to explore your love for the outdoors or are like me and have long been enjoying making the most of your backyard, there’s one problem we all run into from time to time. Yard work takes time and effort, and ours can run thin. In fact, with the government increasing overtime availability for millions, it can be difficult for many to find the time to engage in meaningful yard work. You can foster your creativity and productivity in the backyard by following a few helpful tips.

 

Don’t Look at the Big Picture

Beautiful house, grass ground, blue sky with flying birds

It’s often helpful to look at the big picture in certain areas of life. However, when it comes to embarking on a large backyard project, doing so can quickly become overwhelming. For example, if you have a goal of clearing out your outdoor shed, you may quickly change your mind upon walking in the door and seeing the mass of clutter that has accumulated over the years.

A great way to ensure this doesn’t happen to you is to take on larger projects by breaking them up into smaller sections. For the shed cleaning, you may start by removing trash on a Sunday afternoon, and then move on to other smaller tasks until the entirety of the job is complete. As long as you don’t have any deadlines, you don’t have to rush yourself, and you may just be surprised at how quickly you’ll end up getting everything done.

Ensure You’re Comfortable

gardener wearing hat and gloves picking herb in the farm

If you’re uncomfortable, it can be difficult to get anything substantial accomplished. When you work in the outdoors, there are a number of elements that can put you out of your comfort zone and have you running back to the security of your home. However, when you think ahead, there are ways in which you can overcome these obstacles and work in your backyard with the comfort you deserve. Just a few ideas to consider next time you venture out include:

  • Use repellent to minimize bug bites.
  • Improper posture can lead to unnecessary aches and pains that limit productivity. Ensure yours is correct without even having to think about it by investing in a posture corrector. Make sure to do your research so that you choose a quality posture corrector.
  • Wear a hat, sunscreen, and sunglasses to protect you from the sun and heat.

Get the Entire Family Involved

Cute boy wearing a gray and pink sweatshirt in the flower field

You can get twice the work done when you enlist the help of just one other person. Just imagine your overall productivity if you can get your whole family excited about your next backyard project. In order to accomplish this, you must present the project as a fun and exciting activity rather than a task. For instance, if you want to plant a rose garden, show the kids pictures of how you envision the final product. Not only can you get much more accomplished by involving the whole family, but you can enjoy time together doing something you all can enjoy.

Making the Right First Impression

We don’t typically entertain a large number of people within the walls of our homes. A recent poll indicated that we typically only have guests around once or twice per month. On the other hand, scores of people likely drive by your home on any given day. The mailman walks through your yard, and the neighbors see your property every time they look out the window. With so many eyes on the exterior of your home, it only makes sense that you’d want to ensure you make the right first impressions.

The lack of time and resources are often to blame when it comes to slacking off on yard work, but, what is typically the true culprit is the lack of motivation. When you want to do something, you’ll be more likely to muster up the time and means of accomplishing the task at hand. We all have creativity within us, and what on better canvas can you paint yours than your own backyard?

When you follow these helpful tips, you can be on your way to truly enjoying outdoor work just as much as I do. You’ll be surprised to find yourself ready to get started on that next project and better able to experience the productivity necessary to make positive change to your property that everyone will notice.

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