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One screw at a time. Shut up.
Oct. 15th, 2013 04:39 pmSecond week of semi-retirement (friend Mike A says "it's retirement, dammit, you only know it's semi if you die before it ends") and I've learned something intensely valable. About goals.
I have a built-in goal. This is to sleep until 10 AM and then eat and fiddle with smart phones for 4 hours before deciding it's now too late to do anything.
So setting alternate goals will be important during this exciting time, and setting them every day. Today, for example: my goal was to replace the knob and deadbolt on the storage room door. Key to the old one seems to be irretrievably lost, and the knob itself passed away peacefully during the struggle to get the door opened. Old deadbolt is fine, but without a key it can't be used, so it has to die.
And, yes, I got the new knob and deadbolt into place, with only a screwdriver and my two gnarled hands! Goal of the day accomplished!
By the way, the Goal of yesterday was to go to Home Depot and buy the new knob and deadbolt. If I parcel these goals out properly, it can take days for me to brush my teeth!
Tomorrow's goal: buy floss.
I have a built-in goal. This is to sleep until 10 AM and then eat and fiddle with smart phones for 4 hours before deciding it's now too late to do anything.
So setting alternate goals will be important during this exciting time, and setting them every day. Today, for example: my goal was to replace the knob and deadbolt on the storage room door. Key to the old one seems to be irretrievably lost, and the knob itself passed away peacefully during the struggle to get the door opened. Old deadbolt is fine, but without a key it can't be used, so it has to die.
And, yes, I got the new knob and deadbolt into place, with only a screwdriver and my two gnarled hands! Goal of the day accomplished!
By the way, the Goal of yesterday was to go to Home Depot and buy the new knob and deadbolt. If I parcel these goals out properly, it can take days for me to brush my teeth!
Tomorrow's goal: buy floss.
