Lessons…

They say there are lessons we need to learn in life, right? And we don’t move on from them till we get it. I think my big lesson is patience. I’m not sure why it is but I haven’t managed to nail that one yet. Maybe impulsiveness is another of those lessons.

I recently bought a new fridge for the back of Jack. It’s a bigger one and so when I head off on longer trips, and trips with people, I’ll have enough room to fit enough food and drink in, with less Tetris moves needed to put things in and access them when needed.

The new fridge doesn’t fit in the back if the drawers are in the Jeep, as the lid hits the roof, and is too high to be able to access the fridge contents. I’ve been drawing up a rebuild plan, but got an idea that I could make a temporary solution to fit, for a couple of trips coming up.

Deciding I could take the drawers out, and quickly ‘whip something up’ to attach the fridge slide to, I figured it would take a night or two after work, before I headed away for the weekend.  It was already my plan B.

Stopping at Bunnings on my way home from work, I grabbed a piece of plywood, took it home and cut it to size. I’ve got this, I thought to myself.

I sanded the ply and router-ed the edges. It fit nicely in the back of the Jeep, then I traced the outline of the fridge slide so I knew where to attach it. So far so good.

I was planning to use the old fridge slide as a base for a new drawer, to be built at a later date. In the meantime it could hold a tub or two maybe.

It was about now I realised the fridge slide screws were too long and I didn’t want them going right through the base, scratching the inside of the jeep, and I didn’t have anything to securely stop that, plus there were a few fixings missing.

It was Friday night. Time to call it. Honestly.

On Saturday morning a friend helped me put the drawers back in Jack, and the old fridge went back in too. I’ve learned when to give in. What’s that saying? Know when to hold em, know when to fold em.

I haven’t given up on the temporary fix, which is part of the long term rebuild but I clearly need to plan this a little better, and take a bit more time to pull it together.

I love my optimistic can-do streak.
I love that videos on YouTube make everything look so easy! I like to think I can give anything a try.
I love playing with power tools in my garage.
I sometimes wish my handy neighbour who can build anything hadn’t moved quite so far away.
Im pretty sure if I slow down and take my time I’ll get it right 😄