Am I accident prone? No. A little clumsy at times? Maybe. As I type this, my left middle finger is throbbing for getting it closed in my car door, my right thumb hurts from trying to put up mini blinds in our new house, and my right ankle feels sprang from stepping on something outside.
We have been trying to complete the renovations on our house that we will soon (hopefully) move into. Tonight I had the amazing (not) pleasure of hanging blinds in my daughters room and the guest room. I pull everything out and access the parts, immediately realizing that there are a lot of screws for 1 blind and I already know that I am not going to use them all. Have you ever tried to line that stupid evil screw up with that God forsaken plastic blind bracket without dropping the screw a minimum of 10 times? Surprisingly, it is possible to exceed 10. I'm up on the ladder, begging the hard wear, cursing to person whoever invented these things, sweating tons of unshed tears, and pleading to the screw to please, please go into the wood and not give into the gravity pulling it to the floor. I think I lost weight. Surely, I shed tons of calories after such an intense workout. Did I mention that was only the first of 3 blinds to put up? It was time for some serious motivation in the name of OLD SCHOOL….REO Speedwagon, The Eagles, Journey, Kansas, Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac and yes, I even pulled out my all time favorite…..BOSTON! This was getting serious. Finally, first window is adorned with a mini blind, a curtain rod and 2 sheer white panel curtains, so I move onto window #2. At this point, I feel dehydration setting in, my glasses keep sliding down my face, my ankle in throbbing and I'm almost positive that my pants are fitting looser. I beg David for cold water. He takes pity on this pitiful hot mess of a wife, and runs to the other house to bring me this cold blessing from God. I would have cried, but I have no more moisture in my body. The 2nd window went easier and fairly fast, Thank the Good Lord! Feeling somewhat refreshed, I hang the last blind in the guest room in a fraction of the time as the last. As I step out of the room and start to turn out the light, I look back at the window in the room and smile. It's hanging straight and I won all 3 battles in under 3 hours. I close the door, and hobble down the hallway. Victory is mine ;)
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