When we bought the house we live in, it came with what I can only describe as a useless pool.

Not a kiddie pool—this thing was big.
Plastic sides, built-in pump, half-sunken into the ground like someone had big dreams and a limited budget.

We didn’t really want it.
The kids didn’t use it.
And we didn’t love the idea of climbing up and into it every time just to cool off.

So, we got rid of it.

And of course, underneath?

A giant hole.
A couple of feet deep. Just sitting there, mocking us.

Our first instinct was to buy a bunch of dirt and fill it in.
But then we paused.

What if we just tossed our grass clippings in there?

So we did.
For a whole year.
Every day we’d come home, and all the grass went straight into the pit.

Now it’s a never-ending supply of fresh compost.
Whenever we need potting mix, we buy a quarter of what we used to.
Then we walk over to that patch, dig in with a spade, and boom—rich, worm-filled, crumbly compost.

The good stuff.
The expensive stuff.

From a scrappy little hole to a bottomless supply of soil.
All because we didn’t do the “sensible” thing.

Sometimes, thinking differently really does pay off.

Until next time, get out there, mow lawns and have fun

Stuart

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