I am a handy
man (woman.)
My dad always
taught me that if there is something you can do for yourself, there is no point
in paying someone else to do it for you. When I was younger I learned how to re-grout
a shower, change light bulbs, fix electrical sockets, unclog a dish drain and until
I got my new car, change my own oil. Some
of these things my father taught me, some I learned on my own and a few I
picked up from other people.
The point is
that I’m not one of those women who need to call AAA when I need to change my
tire. I can put together furniture and build book shelves and paint a room. I
can do a lot of stuff for myself without too much planning or work because I
grew up doing it for myself. While it’s
true that there are something that I will always need help with (my phone and
computer, for example) there are many skills I learned specifically so that I
didn’t have to be dependent on anyone else.
What I like
most about being handy is that people will ask me for help sometimes and it is
help I know I can give them.
Challenge to
my Readers:
The next time
something goes wrong, like your toilet won’t flush or your garbage disposal won’t
run, take a moment to try and fix it yourself. You would be surprised at how
often these things are simple fix.
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