The past few weeks, I’ve spent more time with various tools in my hand than I have with my camera. Or my favorite wooden cooking spoon.
See this?
This wasn’t in my hand. I didn’t even want to get anywhere near it. In fact, I took this photo with a zoom lens. Like, a 3,428mm lens. Give or take about 3,378.
I wasn’t touching this one either. It’d cut my fingers off clean. Clean, except for the gushing blood. Yeah, let’s keep me away from this one too.
But I did work with tools. Honest! And I learned a lot over the past few weeks. Dainty, lady-like things. Like putting up drywall. Mixing sheetrock joint compound. Spackling.
Feminine, frilly-type things like cutting metal and insulating ducts.
Girly stuff like climbing up into the attic to do more HVAC insulation work. In 110 degree heat. Handling fiberglass insulation without a long-sleeved shirt to protect my arms. Which I tried to soothe by spraying it with cold water while the fibers were still all over my skin.
Hi. Nice to meet you. My name is Can’t Pick Her Battles. My friends call me Clueless.
There was tiling and grouting going on, too. And you know what? Grout is like the ultimate emery board. Except, it does the same thing to your skin.
Just thought I’d share that with you.
At least, emery boards are legitimately girly. Right?
Its good to see you have been making yourself useful! And that presumably you now have perfectly manicured nails as every dainty, girly girl should have. ;)
Home improvement project for the summer, huh? In 110 degree heat? We’re still waiting for summer to really get here in Massachusetts. We’ve had a ton of rain since June and temps well below normal. At least we’re saving money on air conditioning! Haven’t had to use that at all yet this year. Today is supposed to be one of the nicer days so far with “abundant sunshine” but a high of only 80. Very strange for mid July.