A Pink Hardhat...

I do a lot of repairs by meself.. Hubby isn't able to do a lot so some of it falls upon me to do.. I can do simple stuff, but nothing really major.. I do always keep a tube of epoxy glue, you know the one that has two tubes and you mix them together, and if epoxy can repair it, then consider it repaired.. My husband always said that if I had a hammer and nail, that I could do just about any repairs that had to be done.. It isn't that simple but I am game and willing to try any repairs.. I did help replace our bathroom floor just recently and that was a hard job..

Hi Twoey guess most of the time decorating and doing main things around the house runs into my category..my son really won't put his hands to painting cos he might get dirty and he is 26!! your friend littleowl

yup know how do a lot of repairs my self we was poor growing up and my Dad showed ua how to work n things ourself

A big plus for your discussion and and even bigger plus for your abilities! I must add that when I was a coal miner I did have a pink hard hat and a large pair of pink channel locks that hooked onto my belt. When I was a single mom my hot water tank began to leak. I called my "at the time" boyfriend and asked him to please come help. He was wonderful. He came with his tools and brought me to where the tank was. He made me do each step by myself as he verbally walked me through the task, telling me that I needed to be a strong and capable woman. I will never forget the confidence he gave me that day. Because of him I learned to change the oil in my car, to change a tire, and how to take the trap out of my kitchen sink. Now that I am disabled and have really poor eyesight I don't do any of those things, but I still have the memories of when I had the power. Thank you for reminding me that I once was strong.~D

My dad was always handy and I learned a lot from him. My first husband was pretty good too (as was his dad) but my first husband was so lazy.....whew! I still like to do what I can but I'm not strong anymore and cannot climb ladders or kneel...my knees are shot. I'd rather do things myself because then I know the job is done properly and I'm not being ripped off or robbed. My next door neighbour had an eletrician in today fixing her oven and installing some smoke alarms. I have a smoke alarm that needs to go in and so I asked them what it would cost me.....ready for this???? $150. That's for a wired in smoke alarm.If I had called them to come out specifically, you could add at least another $65 for their travel expenses and time. I'm still trying to assimilate that info.

The only things I'm good at fixing are those that require a needle and thread. Forget anything else! lol. I leave that to my partner, though there are times when I reckon calling the professionals might have been a better idea! lol.

Say! A pink hardhat would make a perfect gift for my mom! (I could've sent her one for mother's day!) Even going on 70, she still does so much repair and upkeep all the time.. Yes, I often wish I would have inherited her busy gene! Instead I got dad's procrastination gene!

My husband does all the repairs around here. I know how to do a few things, but he is the pro at it all. So, I take advantage of that fact and let him do it.

I wish that I could, I am a head person, never was good with my hands. I always envied my girlfriend, she could do anything, she could sand her own furniture, paint, wallpaper, saw wood, she was just great.

When my husband and I lived in Georgia we signed up for the job of Manager and Maintenance of an Apartment Complex. We got the job and I too had to attend maintenance classes. I learned how to do all kind of things and later put this knowledge to use in our home. I could keep everything in tip top shape and do all kinds of repairs. I have done tile work in the bathrooms AC repairs, dishwasher repairs, and some other minor electrical work. The idea of a pink hardhat is a good idea for us women who do all the repairs now. Just yesterday I had to take my vacuum apart and repair it. Sometimes it takes a woman to get things done.

I do enjoy being a handy woman. Sometimes it takes a while for my partner to get around to doing things. For example I've been askin ghim to hang a picture for me that he gave me for christmas. So it's taken him five months and he still hasn't done it. I'm just waiting to see how long it will take! My mum is quite handy and I think I get it from her. I can change light blubs and do all that stuff and my father is a painter so I kind of know about repairing holes and saanding and painting. I would like to learn a whole lot of other things too. I think it's good to know how to take care of your home as calling someone out to fix just a small thing can still costs a lot.

My hubby is also disabled twoey, so I have learned over the years to do tackle small household jobs. I can even mix concrete! I do most of the gardening around the place, and I'm a dab hand at painting and hanging pictures! I don't do them because I want to - I do them out of necessity, and I get frustrated when I come across something that I can't do and have to call in a repair man! My mother was very handy so I presume I got it from her.

We do most of our own repairs. Most meaning we've learned how to completely gut a room and redo it, all manners of plumbing, some electrical work, etc etc etc. We learned by asking at Menard's and Lowe's along with having helpful/knowledgeable neighbors. Also, since I like to read alot, we have numerous books on home repair/remodeling that we refer back to whenever we get slightly stuck. The only problem we have nowadays with home repair is getting the energy and time to do them. lol

I don't understand why women seldom do such kind of housework you mentioned above. Most of these are easy jobs with on need for elaborative faculty or strength.

It's good for you that you are good at that kind of work. I am not very good at repairs. My husband does those work at our home. As we live in an apartment, we don't have that much of those work. But whatever we have, my hubby is there to do it.

Like you my hubby cant work, so I have to do most of the work around here too. I have never minded doing any jobs that he used to do. I have done jobs here from painting and wallpapering, to wooden paneling on the walls, moving 24 tonnes of topsoil, tiling my kitchen floor, laying carpets and much more besides. I love doing that type of work. I find it very satisfying, and it also saves us a lot of money that we havent got to pay some one to come in and do it for us. :-)

I can paint,scrub and plaster also but since I live in an apartment theres no longer anyneed. My son does all our minor repairs as he is just really great at it. I have never been a handywoman altho I can replace batteries thats a snap.Other things go wrong we just call the manager and he 'sends out a repairman.

When I was growing up I used to help my dad whenever he did some repairs around the house. That's how I learned to do these things. Now I do minor stuff at home like changing batteries or light bulbs. Sometimes I'd like to fix things like broken cabinet hinges but hubby doesn't want me to. He doesn't think I'm capable of doing it. It's funny but I am more of a handyman than my husband though I let him think I'm not.

I can do most everything by myself such as painting, fixing some electronic stuff, change a door handle, replace a door, and lots of other things. I'm not a handywoman by any means. I just do things the way I want them to be done. Plus it keeps me busy when I'm not working. I need to do a few things around here now anyways. I know I've got to shampoo this carpet. My boyfriend hasn't had it cleaned in 10 years so it's gonna be a mess. I've only been with him for 6 months and there is so much to do around here.

i do my own repairs and i help neighbours with theirs. i took a course in standard mantience stuff so i can handle anything. if things have to be done a certain way, i do my best.