As Perry and I were sitting on the deck this evening, we were talking about what people do with their lives when they live in an apartment and don’t work. This discussion was inspired after we spent the entire day just doing regular stuff that’s required when you live in the country.
Burning trash… pulling weeds in the flower beds… watering flowers… and so on… and so on. There’s always something that needs to be done. Heck, mowing and weed whacking here takes one person two days.
Add to that the time required for the care of hound dogs.
Apartment dwellers certainly can’t have three big ole’ dogs — some can’t even have one pet.
According to experts, there are three primary benefits of spending time outside:
- Improved Mental Health: Spending time outdoors reduces stress, anxiety, and depression by lowering cortisol levels and boosting mood through natural light exposure.
- Enhanced Physical Health: Outdoor activities like walking or hiking increase physical activity, improving cardiovascular health, muscle strength, and immune function.
- Boosted Creativity and Focus: Nature stimulates creative thinking and improves concentration by providing a calming environment that refreshes the mind.
We never did figure out what people do without jobs who live in an apartment because we were too busy just trying to keep up here.
Happy Mothers Day to all the wonderful women out there! ❤️
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