The short of it is this:
A couple of weeks ago I fixed my own dryer. I have been without a dryer for 4 months and before that it was taking two cycles to dry. Then it started making such a horrible noise that it was useless.
We called a repairman who failed us miserably but who we are trying to show grace to for personal things in his life. But, that stuck me without a dryer for 4 months...there are NO WORDS!!
So, inspired by my friend Lorena (who fixed her dryer herself a while back) I decided I would look it up and see if I could fix it. I stumbled upon an incredible website that helps you diagnose what's wrong and then gives you links to order the parts you need and has videos showing how to fix the problem.
I went to open up our dryer and investigate the issue but I could not even get into it. I didn't have the right tool. That made me want to quit from the start. But I didn't...I got myself this handy dandy screwdriver with lots of ends and got to work.
I opened it up, compared my dryer to the video & identified the parts I needed.
After the parts (it needed 6 new parts) came in it was truly a simple fix that took about 30 minutes.
And now my dryer works like a charm!
And I have to say that so far this is the thing I'm proudest of. I can't believe I actually did it. This is something I normally would rely on Stan for. I might look it up and decide what was wrong but then I would add it to his to do list. But I did it...and I did it myself. I figured it out.
And it felt good...to feel pride in MYSELF.
I'm use to feeling proud of my kids.
I'm use to feeling proud of my husband.
It's a much more rare feeling to be proud of myself. The week I fixed my own dryer all by myself...I felt pride. And that felt good.
Go tackle something in your own life this week that feels too big or just out of reach.
You can do it!
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