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Good For You!

Rhonda Harris — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:01:35 -0500

Good For You!

It most certainly is, and it

Rhonda Harris — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:00:44 -0500

It most certainly is, and it is actually fun too. :)

Handy Woman

KarenC — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:24:54 -0500

My mom was my DIY role model. If she had waited for my dad it might be a long wait, if it even got done. My father-in-law had a basement work shop he spent a lot of time in after working in the factory. My ex had none of his father's talent and would usually call his dad when we needed something fixed around the house. I didn't try to fix things when we were married, even after his dad passed on. If I tried, he seemed to feel he should be helping me and would lose his temper at the first little problem. Tools and foul words would fly across the room. Now I am learning the satisfaction of DIY.

creating memories

Guest — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:45:30 -0500

it's wonderful that you are building new memories- it's very empowering and inspiring. CM

No Handyman Needed

Rhonda Harris — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:00:00 -0500

The New Year is just around the corner. I cannot believe it. This is the first full year I have spent as a single mom.

My children are 18, 17, and 11. We've found we're able to do several tasks by ourselves — things we would have never tried to do alone before. No handyman needed here.

We replaced a section of the kitchen floor together. It's not perfect but it's much better than it was. In addition, no one has fallen through yet. So I guess we did it right.

We learned how to change an alternator on my daughter's car. That was not nearly as difficult as we thought it would be.

We've had a couple of plumbing jobs. One on the dishwasher and the other the bathroom sink. Those both turned out just fine.

We are gaining confidence every day in ourselves and the things we're capable of. Not just in household maintenance, but it carrying over to other things as well.

We enjoy the time together doing projects like this. We are learning together. We are saving money. We are building memories. So next time something breaks, we won't run to the phone and call someone to come and fix it. We'll sit down together, check the do-it-yourself sites on the Internet, get a plan, and make a day of it.

And we will all be better off for having done so.

Update.. Karen...You are absolutely right, The satisfaction is great.