The Honey Do List

I have never considered myself to be handy, at all. I am so bad at trying to get stuff done around the house that I have a celebratory beer when I successfully hang a picture on the wall! I have unsuccessfully attempted closet shelves, flooring, painting the bathroom, fixing a leaky floor, removing the foundation of a shed and a few other projects that have been left unfinished or done poorly.

Failure after failure I started to ponder how it is possible that I could get anything right! On almost every little project there was someone on YouTube who could get what I wanted done in like a blink of an eye. I would try to mimic their technique for hours to absolutely no success. I would read instructions, follow directions, fail, try my own technique, fail, review videos on-line, fail, and then finally give up.

All of this frustration created a nice long Honey Do list that we would add project after project to, with no items being crossed off, since I was afraid to even try them.

That all changed once we learned of our growing tribe. We now had a deadline to get everything on that list done (and of course we had to add a few new items). Weekend after weekend the do it your self attitude in me has been growing more and more confident. Failure is no longer an option! I have installed closet organizers, painted several rooms, hung up advanced wall hangings (shelves, mirrors, pictures), I have updated our door locks, and I have more on the list to do! Almost everything on the list has been met with success, not necessarily on the first try, but success in the end. Now I feel like no project is too big! Bring it on! I was even considering taking the do it your self attitude to some vet work needed on the cat (Sarah stopped that before it got too far).

I am not saying that I could build my house or anything, but I am less likely to look for the handy man's phone number before I tap into my inner weekend warrior first. By the time this kid is born, I will be able to take my skills to the next level and may put together the crib and set up the pack and play, but those skills are still a few months away!