When I was in college, I had a grand plan of how my life would turn out. I somehow thought that if I just did things right, I would become the “ultimate woman” by the time I turned 25. Read more
Tag: frustration
Let the expert take over
Yesterday I spent pretty much the whole day trying to fix our bathroom light. No kidding. I changed the bulb several times, and even took a trip to the hardware store twice. After trying to figure out what was wrong to no success, I finally decided to call the maintenance department of our building to send someone up. He took a look and told me it wasn’t the bulb that was the problem, but the actual receptacle that held the bulb. The worse thing was, coz of all the “do it yourself” handiwork I did, I did more damage to the already broken receptacle! It took him 2 minutes to figure out what I was trying to figure out all day, and since I’ve no idea how to fix it, I had to let him do it. I simply had to do what he asked of me— buy the needed supplies, and let him do the work. He changed it in about 15 minutes Read more