Work

I've had a job since I was 11.  When I moved here to New Hampshire, I decided that I wanted to make some money and I decided to mow lawns.  I had caught the money making bug.  This mowing business that I created has continued to grow to this day.  I started with 4 clients and now I have grown that to have 14 clients, keeping me very busy.  Since then I can't remember a summer I spent not working.  As I have gotten older I have reached out into other fields of interest.  I got a job last year working at one of the local bike shops.  Since then I have added 30 hours a week to my schedule.

It seems to be a juggling act, 30 hours of class, 30 hours of work, and almost 20 hours of mowing each week.  The summer never seems to come up fast enough.

The best and worst part about having all this work and responsibility is that it keeps me busy.  I know that I always have something to do.  Usually the tough days aren't the ones that I worked 12 hours, they are the ones that I didn't do anything.  What good is a day that you spent not doing anything!

Mowing is an interesting job, it seems like such a simple task that it often gets overlooked.  I am in charge of cutting every blade of grass at a uniform height, using a mower thats only 4 feet wide, in an area thats upwards of 5 acres, as fast as I can.  Its kinda meditative, if you can look past the extreme noise, to go back and forth.

My job at the bike shop is always interesting and new.  I have the title of a sales guy but its only a little part of what I do.  As a member of a small business it is vital to assume the role of sales, cleaning, organizing, basic mechanic, and customer service.  I have to do what ever is needed to make sure that the small business can stay afloat.  The best part about the job that makes it all worthwhile is working with a customer that is excited about bikes.  Its cool to work with customers because I know that every person that walks through that door, is interested in bikes.  Its like meeting a new friend every day because you share the same passion.

It takes a lot of time to keep these things in the air, but its worth every minute to see that lawn freshly cut and that customer riding the bike of their dreams.

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