Last weekend I had a DIY day.
Not in our house - in my daughter’s flat.
What started as, ‘Dad, could you help me out with a couple of things?’
Ended up being 10 hours of tasks.
The big one, and first job of the day, was…
Resizing and hanging a bathroom door.
My daughter is a super shopper. She bought a second-hand solid panelled oak wooden door for a tenner. The only challenge, it was 70mm too wide and 20mm too short.
How hard can it be?
Two hours later bits were cut, stuck, chiselled, sanded and hung. The new door fit like a glove, swung like a pendulum and looked brilliant.
With my confidence riding high, blinds were fitted, shelves built, door handles replaced and half a dozen other jobs completed.
I was rewarded with a fab meal, glass of wine and lots of appreciation.
Happy dad.
Do It Your Self… Help!
You’d be surprised at what you can do yourself.
You can learn how to be: Confident, Time Rich, Relaxed, Thinner, Stronger, Funnier, Sensitive, the list goes on.
But it starts with a need.
I don’t think I would have watched YouTube videos about how to hang a door, if I didn’t need to hang one the next day.
Makes you think about what you spend your valuable time watching.
DIY Self-Help in 5 steps:
- Work out what you need
- Find (good quality) information
- Learn it
- Do it
- Reward yourself
What are you learning to do yourself?
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Be Brilliant!
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