Small Fix = Big Smile
June 19, 2008
Another blog by Brett Boettge…. Short and Sweet for a change…
I have lived in a great condo on Madison’s East side for roughly 3 years now. Every single day whether I was coming to, or leaving my condo the front door gave this evil, haunted house like creak. I put up with this creak for three years, it was shrill, annoying and most of all the easiest fix in the world.
About three weeks ago while visiting my SUPER BIG BOX store, I grabbed a bottle of WD-40 in a very purposeful, almost proud manner. I raced home and sprayed the lubricant generously over all three hinges, half of my wall, and a good portion on the floor. After swinging the door back and forth just twice the creak was gone. At that point I didn’t know how great of an impact that creak had on my life. It constantly taunted me every time I went through the door FOR THREE YEARS.
So this morning, three weeks later I left for my morning coffee and smiled as I exited my condo in peace & quiet. It wasn’t until this morning I realized just how important it is to take care of the little things in life. As insignificant as it seems, once taken care of it can make all of the difference in your day. What is your creaky door? What are you going to do about it TODAY?
Yours in success….
Brett Boettge
