Last month, I was chatting with one of the other moms at the “preschool PTA” meeting. We got to talking about what we had done in our lives before children. Turns out, she has degrees in engineering and had worked, for several years, on an off-shore oil rig.
“Wow! Really?” was all I could manage to say!
Later, I started thinking about the things that I have done/am able to do that people don’t know about. I have never done anything as impressive as working on a oil rig, but there are skills that others don’t know I have.
Here are a few of them…
LAY TILE – I have tiled backsplashes and bathrooms. I can operate a wet saw and grouting is fun since you have an excuse to make a big mess!
HANG, SAND, and MUD SHEETROCK – The first time I did this was on a church mission trip. Later, I helped my boyfriend (now husband) finish a room in his house so he could sell it.
LAY SHINGLES – Again, a church mission trip taught me this skill. Anyone that was young and fairly agile was sent to the roof. Actually, this is kind of fun for Type A personalities like me!
OPERATE A PRESSURE WASHER – Talk about fun!
REFINISH FURNITURE – When I got my first job out of college and moved to another state, my mother and I spent 3 solid weeks stripping and refinishing furniture for my apartment. It is one of our fondest memories; it is hard work; and it is very rewarding!
So, what can you do that others might find interesting? Send me a comment with your talents and share them with all of us.
