I’m so lucky to have a man who knows how to do stereotypically manly things around the house. I somehow hit the jackpot and ended up with a guy who can spend the morning diagnosing and repairing intricate car troubles, the afternoon doing physical labor and fixing things around the house, and the evening charcoal grilling us a delicious meal, topped off with a perfectly designed cocktail. I don’t know how this human being exists, but I couldn’t be happier with my mate. He is, however, a little bullheaded and sometimes gets himself into trouble with his insistence on fixing things. For example, he recently decided that instead of paying an HVAC professional to come perform routine maintenance on our heating and cooling systems, he would learn how to do all the work himself. He went to work reading about air conditioning machines and traditional furnaces, and soon had learned everything the internet had to offer on the regular services that these HVAC components require for a long and efficient life. He went outside to tinker around with the AC unit, tools in hand, and I waited with bated breath to find out whether or not our cooling unit was going to be irreparably damaged. I heard a large bang and a single swear, before my hubby emerged inside, holding his hand in a towel. The air conditioner had fought back, and managed to wound him enough to put the rest of the maintenance servicing on the back burner for a few days, but he has vowed to be victorious versus the AC.