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Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:05:13 +0000

[...] except for: Lost The Office Just about anything on HGTV — I still dream I can do this stuff. Fool, fool, fool…. What Not To Wear — It’s great to root for the underdog (but not her underwear) [...]

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The Case of the Missing Blogger « One-Woman Show — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 04:56:23 +0000

[...] like, “I promise I’ll be back on track tomorrow” when in reality I live my life like I handle home improvement projects. That is, things take twice as long as I think they will take. I don’t mean for it to be that [...]

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:36:14 +0000

Jen, I understand your pain. We can blame it on our parents because that’s what kids do. (Kidding, folks…sort of, love you anyway)

BTW, I think putting together toys is even worse than shower heads or light fixtures.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 14:43:38 +0000

I just got finished laughing for the past 5 minutes after reading “the calm fix-it gene doesn’t run in my family.” How true that statement is! Yesterday I was attempting to change the batteries in one of Daniel’s many toys (of course this was the only one he would play with). Well it turned out that the screw holding the battery compartment closed was stripped. Well lets just say I spent 20 minutes cursing that screw out at the top of my lungs. My poor family was ready to commit me. Of course Jon took over and got it unscrewed in 2 seconds. Typical! Oh well, I loosened it for him

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:54:51 +0000

Thanks, Judy. I feel better because I sprayed water only on me when I changed the showerhead, not the rest of the room! I’m probably not QUITE as bad as I make it sound. I’ve painted most of my rooms inside (learning the hard way), hung curtain rods and the like that are still hanging (don’t look behind the scenes), installed a new bathroom light fixture (redid the wire connections an hour later when I smelled a burning odor). Sometimes I have to psych myself up for it, but then, stand back. Literally. Stand back.

By: Judy Schneider

Judy Schneider — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:35:07 +0000

Susan, I am impressed! You changed a shower head with no damage or property loss, except for a few scratches on the chrome!! That’s a terrific accomplishment!

I remember the first time my husband and I (we are the farthest from do-it-yourselfers as you can be — we don’t even paint) attempted to change the faucet on the kitchen sink. With the first turn of the wrench (or Channellocks or whatever they were), water spouted everywhere. My husband held a towel over the fountain and called for me to turn off the water. I didn’t even know where to look for the shut-off valve!!

Fun post, Susan! Thanks!