That said, I have completely come to understand how it is that retirees tend to lean toward the home repair to fill their days. First, there is an abundance of projects that always need to be done. Second, for the first time in one's life, there is an abundance of time in which to do said projects. Third, it's just fun.
One of the things I love most about the law is the problem-solving aspect. Your client has a problem, you need to solve it. It's very cool to work out solutions and to double-check your work. Or maybe I am a dork. Whatever. The point is, home repair is the same thing. For example, I have a tiny patch of dirt that runs along my driveway, next to my house. The prior tenants had filled it with rocks and I didn't like it. So I prepared it for flowers. I was very excited to watch them grow and make my driveway the envy of all driveways. Until, of course, the rains came. There is a spot where the water rolls off of the roof and into the dirt. As a result, my flowers were pushed all the way across the driveway by my occasional lake. Not good. I thought and I thought how to fix the problem, but the patch of dirt has just sat empty (there are, however, flowers sprouting from the cracks. Yay). Finally, yesterday, it popped into my head that I could make an actual pond for the water, and plant flowers around it. So freaking simple! I took an old bowl, dug a trench for it, and voila! VERY excited. Of course it rained and I excitedly ran outside to look. Instant pond. So easy and yet so much joy.
It's amazing how easily entertained we can be. Particularly when one has no control over her life at the moment, controlling aspects of the house is heavenly. Hey! Maybe I should retire. Then I can add golf to my daily activities. Awesome. If anyone feels like joining my retirement home, bring a sleeping bag and a hammer. Talking hammers given priority.
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