Getting Paid for Basking in the Garden of Beauty!

This summer, I have a plethora of money. Well, not that much, maybe, but enough to be able to purchase all of the things that I've been wanting. How did I come across these funds, you ask? Well, since my sister left for college last year, I have been able to pick up all of her old neighborhood jobs. This means I got to pet sit last week for one neighbor, and I get to get the mail and tend to the garden of my other neighbor for all next month.

My pet sitting neighbor pays really well. She had initially said about $18 a day to watch the dogs. Then, when she was paying me, she kind of just rounded it up to $20 a day, and then gave me a five dollar tip in addition to that. I got nearly $170 for one week of letting two little dogs outside and dumping some food in their bowls!

And my other neighbor gives high wages, as well, if I remember correctly from when my sister did work for him. Last night, I went over to water his garden, and at first, I was thinking, 'Gee, I need to get over there before it's dark out!', because there are coyotes in our area, not that I've heard them more than once in the eight years we've lived here, and I've never heard of them even attempting to attack anyone or anything, but still. So, I went over there, and it started to get really dark really quickly. That's when I remembered that it doesn't matter if I'm over there in the dark because my neighbor lives in the midst of a nighttime light show extravaganza!!! Seriously, his garden is all lit up at night, it's gorgeous! His garden and yard are already beautiful, because tending to them seems to be his favorite hobby, but at night, it's spectacular! Plus, my neighbor and my family both have ponds in our backyards (who knows why...), so there's the added benefit of the waterworks in his yard! He has a giant fountain made of sparkling beauty in his pond that turns on at night! It's kind of worth the mosquito bites I get from going there at night. It is incredible.