The Honey Do List
Written by Mr.Jongruk on 3:10 AMBy Joanne Robbins
Every person in the world at one time or another has a "honey do" list stuck to the refrigerator or lying on the counter. Every person accumulates chores and things that need to be done around the home or with automobiles. But, not everybody has a "honey" to help with the "honey do" list. What then?
Are you single? Are you a single parent? Do you live in an apartment? Perhaps you are lucky if you live in an apartment where there is a custodian/handyman to take care of the stuff that happens while you go about the business of living. If the commode floods over because your toddler flushed the babys' diaper ... call the Super. When the smoke alarms are hard-wired into the ceiling and screaming while the chicken is roasting ... call the Super. You are indeed a lucky person.
Recently the garage door wouldn't raise more than halfway and at the time it was about 25 below zero with wind chill and two feet of snow on the roof with ice building up on the eaves. Our telephone book is 28 pages big. There is no section for handyman or fix-it or help me.
For those of us living in "harsh" conditions (small town, BIG snow, no people, no husband) I was extremely lucky to see my neighbor and invite him to look at the problem with the garage door. He even joked about the need for a "rent-a-husband" in our village.
You are probably not as isolated as I am. You may even have somebody you can phone when things happen. Thank your lucky stars because you could be stuck in two feet of snow in the middle of podunk with no grocery store, with the nearest Wal Mart 28 miles to the east and Home Depot almost 42 miles north and it sure would be nice to actually be able to put a car in the garage when it is so cold outside. My most important thought now is - Thank God for Kind Neighbors.
Be thankful for the small things in life - they can become very important.
Joanne Robbins has published several articles on a variety of topics and has several websites. She is currently out shoveling snow.
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