Jan
19th
Tue
19th
today I changed a lightbulb!
1. I’ve built a house with only bodies, tools, and an old tractor and lived in it through several minnesota winters.
- no running water // pumped and carried gallons and gallons all year round
- no indoor plumbing // I’ve dug a few outhouse holes & braved them through the seasons
- no electricity // made enough candles in late summer to last all through the dark winter
- wood heat // chainsawed, split, stacked, and carried wood for cooking, baking, and heating all year round. kept a fire going twenty-four hours a day all winter long.
today I changed a lightbulb that had been out for months, and I felt a real sense of accomplishment. serious satisfaction and power. no kidding.
I’ve felt the same way repeatedly this year when I’ve done things like…
- picking up a 2x4 that I’d been stepping over on my way to the shop for about four months
- sharpening blades that had been dull for a year
- remembering to carry a coffee cup in from the car
I’ll probably continue to make some lists like this to remind myself that I really can do real things.
