Learned a new skill yesterday. H always maintained the lawnmower, cars, etc. and I went to mow the grass yesterday and the mower wouldn't start up. Read up on the web about air filters, etc. and talked to my BF's hubby about changing out the spark plug, old gas, etc. Had to go get some tools from my BIL b/c H only left me a few screwdrivers and got the parts I needed at the store.
My neighbor then offered to help me, so I learned out to change the sparkplug, drain the old gas, take apart the blade, etc. It was fun! Unfortunately it's still not working so my friend will try to come by today to look at it, and I may have to take it to a shop. But it was empowering to take care of some of the stuff myself and learn what to do next time.
My H really disliked yardwork and always wanted to be biking or kayaking instead. I think maybe it was just overwhelming the work owning a house requires. If I can knock out the unfinished projects bit by bit, I'm hoping when H comes back home he'll be glad he doesn't have to worry about those anymore and we can just have fun and work on our R. If he never comes home, then I've moved forward and took care of what needed to be done anyway!
