The Do It Yourself Approach

I find that MANY things I've done in my life have not been the easy way (you know, the hire it out and get it done quickly route) -- I'm really more a do-it-yourself person (unless we're talking about home repair; then all bets are off).

And I am not sure that's a good thing. Or maybe it is.

Sometimes, I did it myself to save money. Other times because I wanted to learn something I didn't know or how to do something. Or because it looked easy and I didn't think I needed to pay someone else a lot to get it done!

There are exceptions:

Graphic Design: While I am not a sophisticated graphic designer, I can do the basic stuff very well. I have learned to leave the really great looking designs to the professionals.

Advanced Website Programming: Again, I can do the basics and then some, it's the really advanced stuff I don't do well and I take too long.

I am sure there's more. That's all I am admitting to. :)

In both cases, though, I find it very, very helpful to know HOW to do the advanced stuff, even if I don't do it myself.

Of course, the irony here is that my "do/learn-it-yourself" path often takes more time than just hiring it out! On the other side, I have a rather wide range of skills because of this trait.

If you're looking for some great moral to this post, well, you're not going to find it. I just felt like sharing. :) However, if you see the moral I'm lacking on this, well, drop me an email, won't ya?

posted by Caroline Stanley @ 4:28 PM