In my last post, Suzanne (@ADivorcedMom)explained that never having lived on her own meant acquiring new skills, such as learning to cook. I had lived on my own for about ten years before I got married and I knew how to cook but there were plenty of new skills around home maintenance that I had…
Tag Archive: Home Repair
My light bulb battle
Listening to Evvy tell her story of proudly changing a light bulb brought a big grin to my face about my own battle with a light bulb. As I write this I can’t help but laugh and I have to say in this case, I think the light bulb won. Anyway, it was a couple of…
A light bulb moment
One of the most common challenges faced by newly-single women is home maintenance. Evvy, who was married for 42 years and has been divorced now for about four years, was recently celebrating her victory changing a light bulb – yeah! That’s one I can empathize with but before my story, here’s Evvy’s: In the marital…
What Every Newly-Single Woman Needs: a Handyman
Have you ever heard that January is the month with the highest number of divorce filings? It’s a difficult statistic to prove since there’s no central database of divorce filings. However, Judy LaBuda, a now former divorce attorney in Boulder, believes this to be true. “We often meet with people for initial consults in November…
Drip, Drip, Drip
Having fixed the garbage disposal, Dawn in Longmont, Colorado, was feeling pretty invincible. Her shower was leaking and she was sure it couldn’t be that difficult to fix…. “Before I tackled it, I got on the internet and found leaking faucets and they actually had a little video, like a how-to and it walked me…
