Strapping on a Pair

In the past couple of days, I have installed a new shower head, complete with a new pipe extension that makes the nozzle tall enough for me to wash my hair without bending over backwards; a new lighting fixture that required me to creatively solve a problem involving a recessed junction box; and a 48-foot rope light. These things are not major events in the world of home improvement, but given that I'm normally the kind of person who hires people to change my lightbulbs, they do make me feel significantly more competent than I normally feel... a poor thing, but mine own.