Something Worth Normailizing
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Very impressive! My husband says, I have a champagne taste and no wallet🤣 He asks, why do you always have to have the best? Me: I picked you didn’t I? Don’t question why I want the best!
When I did this, it was very unusual for woman to take command of power tools. I am not physically strong enough to handle full pieces of wall board but I can finish to a 5 and do patches. I was good at geometry and can visualize how pieces of standard molding go together for elaborate crown molding and wainscoting. I have built closet storrage systems and built in book shelves and painting, of course. Some framing. In all candor, sewing requires more skill. Arthritis prevents delicate hand work but I can weild my favorite power nail gun. I know. More info than anyone wants to know. Sorry
I have two girls that finish concrete for me. They are two of my most valuable employees. One worked until she was 6 months pregnant and came back to work 2 months after having the baby.
I actually see a lot of girls in the trades these days.
This. Pays a lot better than receptionist. You're a good person for giving these women a chance.
Its as much pragmatic as anything. Girls tend to be lighter and can get out on the floor earlier without sinking. If its a big floor Ill send one of the boys out with them to mitigate their lesser strength and stamina.
Finishing is hard work, especially when its hotter than shit and the cement is flashing. But my girls are total badasses. Tough as nails and dont even blink at the racy male banter (they even join in lol). But they are both beautiful young girls and they are like daughters to me. I wish some of the boys were as tough as they are.
That's all very impressive! ((sigh)) I love the idea of having built in book shelves & closet storage, but, alas, that is nowhere near my skill set. I do ok organizing with what I already have though🐸
Get a 10 inch compound mitre saw, a good hand saw thar can go in a guide.a Kreg joining system. A router and some basic bits, some standard measuring tools, like a carperters square and some good clamps and you can build cabinets. The only thing I won't use is a table saw because the wood can bind and pull your hand over an open blade. Did that and sat for 10 minutes holding a towel tight around the wound, wondering how many digits I was hold inside the towel. All was well but the next day I sold that killer saw. I have always found work around. Sigh.
Oh you're so sweet to take the time to write all of that info! Just walking into a Home Depot makes me stressed. I can't even figure out how to hang a hook properly in the ceiling to hang a fruit basket🐸 It's ok though, plenty of other random skills to have a successful biz & be able to barter with friends to help or hire people to fix things as needed👌& OMG, your table saw story, sheeesh!! Glad you're ok!❤
You have mad valuable skills. You should be very proud of yourself! Look into Turmeric with pepper or Moringa for arthritis. There may be an adaptigen that will help. Make sure you when you search plant medicine you add “certified herbalist” if you don’t the results are collages, medical and government sites. Also do research on the brands. I buy a lot of herbal tinctures from small businesses online.
https://draxe.com/nutrition/adaptogenic-herbs-adaptogens/
My husband basically taught himself by remodeling our 78 year old house. He doesn’t do trim work so he did farm house window casing, base and upper trim. I like it it fits our house style. He has rewired the entire house and the plumbing except he hired a plumber friend for the series re-plumbing from pipe to pvc. He has rebuilt the AC and heat several times over. The repair man we used to use has complimented him. Even though he lost a customer🤣 My grandpa taught him a lot and he learned the rest on the job and YouTube.
That is impressive. I am terrified of electric and plumbing. I am very good at basic construction. Geometry. And understanding how weight needs to follow to the foundation. Actually, I am impressed by all skills. My sister didn't do woodwork but she did do needlework that could be displayed in a museum. People should take pride in skills. The new generation simply takes pride in calling for help. Sad.
Absolutely! Having skills can be so helpful. I’m the electrical helper😳 Always have to tao the ceiling so be can find the hole to feed the wire down. Recently he’s been adding task lighting in the kitchen. It amazes what he can do. He’s wired the house to flip the switch to run generator. It’s in a storage building and ran wire from house under ground to storage building’s panel box. He got a licensed electrician friend to check it. You can legally do your house but not other’s houses. I might not be saying that correctly.
I did needlework when I was a child. It was getting popular again in the 70s. My daughter has learned cross stitch and is embroidering names with yarn on kid’s sweaters. They are selling min $80.00. She makes gifts and for her child. I’m impressed because she never cared about doing things like that. Crafts and sewing clothes are becoming popular again. Women in the 30s range are getting interested. She’s learning to sew with my machine. Her friend makes clothes for her daughter and sells them. Clothes for the toddler is next on her list. She’s excited and ordered fabric. I’m so proud of her.
I barely passed high school math. Advanced math blows my mind. Great chat fren
Grin. I have a house full of the best. I am an excellent bargain hunter. Scallamandre fabric, herrend China, waterford crystal, lenox, spode, virginia metalcrafters, baldwin.
Nothing like getting a good deal! Thrift stores are the best. I have a one year old granddaughter and my daughter buys high end clothes barely worn for her. There’s a few around with great kids clothes.
Smart. And the quality clothes she buys means they last longer and look better. We didn't have high quality thrift stores so I had to learn about "dot" sales and clearance racks and warehouse sells. When my kids were young, they actually won best dressed contests at school. I looked like a bag lady, but my kids looked great.
Thanks for sharing. In the 90s I remember one popular consignment shop. I went a few times on bag sale events. The salvation army was in the really bad part of town. Nothing like today. Thrift stores are great now. Our clothes came from Belk, Sears and walmart. I used the layaway a lot at walmart. My fil worked at sears and he bought things for us to get the discount. Young people today don’t have a clue about stores today compared to now. You could get deals at the big department stores.