To The Moon And Back

Still on the subject of Do-It-Yourself. There’s this notion that if it’s a DIY kit, it means it’s easy, a no-brainer. But it’s not. Just because someone said you could do it doesn’t mean you won’t encounter any problems at all. Take my friend for example; he thinks he can put up a bookshelf on his own after watching a “build your own shelf” episode from HGTV. He gave up after trying to piece the puzzle for 30 minutes with an added bonus of a huge splinter on his pinky. He probably didn’t watch the TV bloopers wherein the guy was hit on the head when the shelf that he was trying to put on the wall crashed. You can’t just be like Ty Pennington overnight, you know. At least, that’s the only thing that he tried to do. Other people I know, in hopes to save money, will try to fix their plumbing or refrigerator on their own. And that’s without the slightest idea on what they’re doing. I’d say go to American Home Shield and let them take care of your home problems. I’m not against DIY, in fact, I’m all for it, being a budget conscious mom that I am. But if your DIY is going to cost you more money because you don’t know what you’re doing and you had to start all over again, then what’s the point?