WeirdyMcGee
Well-known member
I'm always shocked when I'm talking to people about doing what I thought were 'basic' things around the house...
I don't leave my room now - but I know how to do quite a few 'basic' things when it comes to plumbing, lighting, carpentry, auto repair and so on.
So, tell me: how handy are you?
Are you a trades-person?
Do you work in retail but you understand well enough how to at least check your oil and change your tires?
Do you know very little but you'd love to learn a few things?
What do you wish you knew how to do?
I fix our toilet on a regular basis and I've changed out many of our crappy light fixtures with ornate chandeliers.
I've fixed door frames, reupholstered antique pieces of furniture, installed hard wood flooring, plastered and painted walls, installed a glass tile backsplash in the kitchen, fixed leaky faucets...
I also do most of the repairs on mom's car since she bought it last year.
My ex was a mechanic and I learned most of what I know from him... although I don't know all of the terminology - if the car won't start, I can figure out why pretty fast and fix it.
Oil/fluid changes, basic installations, changing tires...
And then I'll go home and bake a 3-tiered cake.
haha
(and yet, I still feel like I suck at everything. Funny how that works...)
I don't leave my room now - but I know how to do quite a few 'basic' things when it comes to plumbing, lighting, carpentry, auto repair and so on.
So, tell me: how handy are you?
Are you a trades-person?
Do you work in retail but you understand well enough how to at least check your oil and change your tires?
Do you know very little but you'd love to learn a few things?
What do you wish you knew how to do?
I fix our toilet on a regular basis and I've changed out many of our crappy light fixtures with ornate chandeliers.
I've fixed door frames, reupholstered antique pieces of furniture, installed hard wood flooring, plastered and painted walls, installed a glass tile backsplash in the kitchen, fixed leaky faucets...
I also do most of the repairs on mom's car since she bought it last year.
My ex was a mechanic and I learned most of what I know from him... although I don't know all of the terminology - if the car won't start, I can figure out why pretty fast and fix it.
Oil/fluid changes, basic installations, changing tires...
And then I'll go home and bake a 3-tiered cake.
haha
(and yet, I still feel like I suck at everything. Funny how that works...)