In an earlier post I mentioned that last weekend we had three big trees taken down in our back yard. While the decision to have these trees removed last weekend was a last minute decision, the need to take care of this situation had been lingering on our family to-do list for a really long time.

See these trees were big.

Tree

Really, really big.

Big trees

For the longest time I resisted taking the trees down. Years ago one of them was the home to a nest of red bellied woodpeckers—my all time favorite bird. The resident squirrels also loved these trees—using them to create a tree-top interstate that connected the trees in our back yard to the wooded lot behind us. One of the main reasons we bought this lot, and moved to this town was because of the trees. So, I really thought I would miss those trees.

But…I don’t.

See, every time we had a thunder storm, tornado warning, high winds or ice storm…we would worry about these trees. If they had fallen down on their own, it could have been a seriously scary situation. And knowing that often made it difficult, if not impossible, to sleep at night.

Tree

When you have a big tree hanging over your head, it’s hard to sleep.

Getting rid of the big tree was like one humongous mental decluttering project. It’s a huge sigh of relief to know that our back yard and home are much safer now—in good weather and in bad.

As you start to think about your to-do list for the weekend, think about what’s hanging over your head. What’s keeping you up at night? Hopefully it’s not a large tree (or three), but is there something nagging at you in the back of your mind? Is there something that’s been sitting on your to-do list—even your mental to-do list—for much too long?

No matter what your nagging to-do is—dealing with a stack of papers that has gotten too tall, making an uncomfortable phone call, putting together a family budget, moving a project forward that is currently stuck, or something else—removing that thing that’s been hanging over your head will feel terrific. The result will be far worth the discomfort of diving in and get it done.

So what’s hanging over your head? Are you ready to put it on this week’s Finish It Friday list?  

Lukefahr farms

By the way, if you’re in the St. Louis, Missouri area and need tree work done, give the guys at Lukefahr Farms a call—they did a great job for us. They also sell fireplace wood and mulch. Their phone number is 573-547-4036.