Why do I have such a terrible amount of pride involved with housework? It always gets me into trouble. I always think I know how to do something and that I don’t need to listen to anyone’s advice about how something should be done. When I’m confronted with said advice I’m almost blinded by my stupid pride to the point where even if my solution WOULD have worked, I’m too blind to actually HAVE it work. The most recent example of this was last week when I was hooking up the washing machine. Sharron reminded me several times that the hot water hose went to the “H” and the cold water hose went to the “C”. My pride immediately kicked in. Thoughts like, “I know how to do this.” went though my head. It’s easy to tell which hose is right, isn’t it? This hose is on the left and is cold so it’s screws into the left connection. (anybody see the missing logic in that sentence?) Today I got a call from Sharron. I totally hooked them up backwards and probably ruined all of my work clothes. They’re supposed to be washed in cold or warm water. Since I hooked them up backwards though, they were washed in HOT water.
I’m very sorry about this Sharron. Please forgive me.
I’m always worried that this is going to happen at work. I think I have an entirely different mindset here though. I usually approach something from the opposite end, that I don’t know anything. I’m VERY paranoid that I don’t know what I’m doing so I check and recheck things to make sure I’ve done it right. Then I ask if I did it right. I think that’s why I feel so successful and why when I’m at home I’m all full of pride. Hopefully that’s not pride talking.
What I need to do is find a way to turn that blasted pride off at home and have the same work ethic I have at work. Easier said than done, but I’ve got to keep trying.
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