Last week, those crazy ladies over on Looking Glass Lane got me thinking about superheroes and their powers. More specifically, it got me thinking about what my super powers might be. Can I leap tall buildings in a single bound? Well, no.
But I can dust an entire room in a single commercial break.
Which got me thinking about all the things I’ve had to learn to do in my first year as a homeowner (don’t worry, I did actually know how to dust already). I can now mow the lawn, change a toilet handle, start up a finicky sump pump, paint a hallway with high ceilings, remove wallpaper, and many more things that had previously never actually found their way on to my bucket list.
While I’ve been on this journey of single gal homeownership, there’s been a lot of triumph, some frustration, and one tearful phone call to my dad in the middle of the night. I’ve gotten a LOT of help – from my parents, friends, the internet and sometimes just pure trial and error. But there’s never been just one place I can look up some of my silliest questions – you know, the kind that keep you out of the local hardware store for fear of looking foolish in front of the salty old fisherman types who work there. So I’ve decided to blog about my (mis)adventures in homeownership in the hopes that maybe my experiences can help somebody else. Maybe you’re a single woman, renting or owning a home for the first time. Maybe your husband, boyfriend or partner just works all the time, so all the home stuff falls on your shoulders. Or maybe you’re just the handy one in the house. Whatever the reason, I hope that my blog can become a resource for you, or at the very least, a great source of laughter.
Do try this at home!
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