DIY
Yet another way that Mike is awesome.
Me, last night: You know what we should do? We should replace this stupid closet rod.
Mike: You're right. Do you want to do that tomorrow?
Me: We can do that?
In my head, these things take planning. Thinking about the plan, and debating the plan. Research. Then scheduling the Big Day well in advance. In Mike's world, if you want to fix something, you just fix it. We've dealt with the stupid closet set-up for two years, we've got a Saturday free (save for a quick airport run to pick up traveling friends), let's do this thing.
Every closet in our house has these stupid metal combo shelf-rail thingies. You can only hang hangers from them by reaching into the hidden back part. The rod part is just a piece of metal that hangs off the front of the shelf and curves toward the back. It's annoying, but tolerable in all the closets but our bedroom.
So today we went to Home Depot, and as I type Mike is drilling new holes in the closet to install more practical shelving. I'm staying within earshot for when he needs another pair of hands (and I ought to be grading papers, probably I will in a bit). Emptying the closet and removing the old shelf took just minutes. By the end of the day we should have a closet much more to our liking.
Me, last night: You know what we should do? We should replace this stupid closet rod.
Mike: You're right. Do you want to do that tomorrow?
Me: We can do that?
In my head, these things take planning. Thinking about the plan, and debating the plan. Research. Then scheduling the Big Day well in advance. In Mike's world, if you want to fix something, you just fix it. We've dealt with the stupid closet set-up for two years, we've got a Saturday free (save for a quick airport run to pick up traveling friends), let's do this thing.
Every closet in our house has these stupid metal combo shelf-rail thingies. You can only hang hangers from them by reaching into the hidden back part. The rod part is just a piece of metal that hangs off the front of the shelf and curves toward the back. It's annoying, but tolerable in all the closets but our bedroom.
So today we went to Home Depot, and as I type Mike is drilling new holes in the closet to install more practical shelving. I'm staying within earshot for when he needs another pair of hands (and I ought to be grading papers, probably I will in a bit). Emptying the closet and removing the old shelf took just minutes. By the end of the day we should have a closet much more to our liking.