I think if you asked my husband, he'd confirm what I'm about to say...I'm a good driver, but not a confident one.
Yesterday our daughter came home from school totally pumped because she had had her first hour of instruction for "Drivers' Training" in the car. She parallel parked twice and was speeding down Albert St. (literally speeding...she was told to slow down). Her success got me thinking.
I haven't parallel parked since the day I turned 16. That's right! I got my license on my 16th birthday and have never done a proper parallel park since. So if we did the math we'll find that Rhonda has not parallel parked in 24 years (OMG!).
My husband is a good and confident driver. He backs into our garage so leaving is slick. I've been to chicken shit to back into the garage. What if I scrape the side of the car? I'd never hear the end of it. I still get teased about the time I ran into the garage door (going forward no less) and that was 15 years ago. But today I dropped Liv off at school (-40C rule in effect) and Lenny Kravitz "Fly Away" came on the radio. I'm not sure why that made me think of backing into the garage, but it did. It gave me the courage to try.
So if you want a long story made short...I backed in no problem and as you can tell from the title of the post, I feel pretty good about it. It's the little victories that make the day :)
When you come back to work, you can try backing your car into your underground spot!
ReplyDeleteNice job! I scratched our car when it was about a month old. Yup, brand spanking new and I scratched the side. The estimate to fix is about $1200.00 do we have not done it yet.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how little victories can make such a big difference in our lives. Go, Rhonda!
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that music made you feel confident. Music can make such a tremendous difference in how we view the world.
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