In 2007, I actually made a New Years Resolution. My goal was to take care of my own car maintenance needs for the whole year. Not that I would actually repair my car myself… don’t be silly! But I was determined to drive my own car to the shop and talk to the mechanic myself when my car was having problems. Sadly, this was a lofty goal for me. I was very hopeful that nothing major would happen to my car until the year was over.
I still laugh about the first time I went to have my oil changed. When the oil change guy started asking me questions about the kind of oil that they used last time, I panicked and said, “I’m sorry. I have no idea. I have people that usually take care of these things for me.” I’m pretty sure I’m a legend at that particular Grease Monkey and that they still laugh at me every time I come in. That’s right – I’m the girl with people!
But I persevered and I have become a lot better about taking my car in for oil changes, brake repairs, and new tires etc. I even had the windshield wiper motor replaced all by myself, although I hesitate to brag about that one, since I’m the one who blew the dang motor out in the first place. And who knew that windshield wiper motors even existed? Certainly not me… until the morning I accidentally left my windshield wipers on and left my car sitting under a million pounds of snow while I went back inside to wait for my car to warm up. Live and learn.
So even if I usually cheat at New Years Resolutions, I did make one. Once. And I’ve tried my best to keep it.
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