One Small Step for (Wo)Man
Men: Can’t live with them, can’t live without them.
My new apartment has brought me back to my decorating roots, and I have been in a frenzy trying to get it just right. (See the IKEA post). There is one window in my kitchen that I have been avoiding. It was uncovered, and I knew that it needed something (a blind, a curtain, ect) to provide some privacy. But, more importantly, it had some serious “cuteness” potential. Due to my apartment being on the first floor, and boggy men lurking in all corners (not really), the time had come to figure out what the plan was. Off to Home Depot I go.
I am proud to say that I am not your typical girly girl. I am not afraid of hammers, nails, screw drivers, lawn mowers, paint brushes, or tape measures. I am very capable, and enjoy tackling the “manly” stuff. But for some reason, that little window blind scared me. As I was walking out of Home Depot with my purchase, I had a moment of self doubt. Was I going to be able to handle this one on my own?
This morning, I pulled out the directions, analyzed the vario
us brackets and screws, and made the decision to go for it. I pulled out my tools, drew circles on the walls where the brackets needed to go, and said a little prayer. A few minutes later I was covered in Sheetrock dust, was on my second set of screws (the first ones were too long) and had two mounts successfully screwed into the wall. After some brute force the blind snapped into place. I had done it! We will see if its still hanging when I get home tonight…
Sure, I had a couple of guy friends that I could have called that would have been happy to come over and take care of my little window situation. I will also admit that I would have loved to have been able to designate that task to a boyfriend, husband, or dad. But as I discovered, I was just as capable.
Mini blind: $10
Power Drill/various tools: $50
Discovering (once again) that I am a capable, independent woman: PRICELESS
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