We’re entering the time of year when I become a biking widow — meaning that Sam is in training for a monster ride over the summer, and thus as likely to be found pedaling up Tunnel Road or over Mount Diablo as spending time around the house.
This is not so bad. I’d rather be a biking widow than a Sunday-afternoon-football widow. And today I discovered a bright lining to this cloud.
I replaced our back door lock!
Note the before and the after pictures:
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- Old lock
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- New lock
This may not seem like a big deal, but I am just about the least handy person around. I’m a major feminist in theory, but not so much in practice when practice involves changing tires, finding studs in walls, or doing anything that involves power tools.
(In my egalitarian defense: I’m terrible at sewing too.)
A few days ago, the knob fell out of our back door. Sam said he would “get to it” this coming weekend. However, this coming weekend involves not just his bike training regimen but also hosting two Passover seders with a total of 43 people, so I figured maybe I should just deal with this now. Today I went to Ace Grand Lake Hardware with the pieces of the defunct knob/lock, bought a replacement set, and installed it myself!
Granted, there was no drilling, sawing or electric motors involved. I had to unscrew and then re-screw a total of four screws.
But I still feel like Superman and Martha Stewart combined.
One pathetic step for womankind, one big step for Ilana.
Tags: biking widow, feminism, gender roles, home repair, household chores
Midlife Bat Mitzvah 
April 3, 2012 at 8:31 pm |
You defended your home against intruders, without even mentioning the use of a side arm. What’s not to like!? (And why don’t I have an interrobang on this keyboard!?)