Moving Rock

Let me preface this by first saying that I honestly like to work with a shovel.  I actually like moving earth around.  Some may say that I need an implement.  Someday I will.  However, while I'm young, I do not mind digging into a mound of material and hauling it away.
The "castle mout" is no more.  Over the past few days I've buried drain tile in the ditch upslope from the cabin.  It took me about 8 hours of wheel burrowing eight cubic yards of three quarter inch crushed rock to fill void.   The drain tile will allow the spring melt and rain water to travel unabated around the structure.
I don't mind this hard labor every once in a while.  As daunting of a thing it appears to look at a pile of rock 5 feet tall and think that you are going to move it all is; the reality is actually much easier than it first seems.  Focus on completing steps along the way, keep good posture and with a little time you will see results.  Those results can keep the mental momentum going until the task is complete.  In the end, you feel stronger and know that you can move that hill.
Besides moving rock I've hung an interior door for the bathroom, installed cans on the recessed light fixtures, put wall plates on all the switches and outlets and placed our bathtub into position for installation.
A new materials list is in my pocket for next week's worth of projects...