Simple things WOMEN are unable to do!

My DH used to do all the things he thought of as a job for a man but he died many years ago and I have had to manage most of those myself. I found I could decorate, garden and move house on my own as well as many other things he felt I shouldn't do.
We all have to go through the grieving process and I hope things will get better for you given time Whethertomorrow

I am dyspraxic, which means cack handed and clumsy and totally lacking any mechanical skills. DH is the exact opposite. We have the house we have because he is only happy up a ladder with a screwdriver or drill in his hands and, at 80, we are contemplating downsizing to a project house. DD has inherited all his skills.

DS is also dyspraxic, like me, we can do a some basic things, but otherwise, on our own, we have to buy in other people with DIY skills.

Sorry to hear that you are grieving, it sounds a new grief Wethertomorrow and it will take a long while to get used to your loss, one day you will be able to think without the tears and remember how lucky you were to have a caring husband
Cherish your memories

I ve been alone a long time and can paint decorate, lug furniture around, change plugs and muck out horrible blocked drains and I even eat the mushroom stalks 😂 (even when I wasn’t alone he was rarely around to do anything in the house anyway)
I wish you well and hope one day you ll smile again

It'll be 3 years this month when DH died so I do know how you feel whethertomorrow
A photo of him from 8 years ago has just popped up on Facebook.

I can just about cope with most things but I miss having him around. From those early days when there was so much to tell eachother after a day apart, to more recently when we were together almost all the time and there was no need for chatter.

He did quite a few of the jobs I couldn't and had a brilliant creative mind bursting with ideas, some of which came to fruition.

I’m fortunate to still have my husband but I’m very aware of the things he does which I would find very difficult or even impossible. In this house though, I eat the mushroom stalks - he doesn’t like them!

So sorry Whethertomorrow I understand how sad you feel and how much you miss your husband. Its all the little things we take for granted which are most missed I think. Love that your husband ate all the mushroom stems for you.
Husband bashing can get a bit much on here sometimes but usually it's a bit of fun.

So sorry for you, only others in your position can really understand your grief
I think we maybe need a Grandma's shed.
I can't change a plug luckily we don't have to anymore.
Sort the taps on sinks out with a wrench.
Put a nail in straight or a picture hook.
Do anything with a car.
Or work alongside DH as he is left-handed and does everything the opposite way to what I would, even loading the dishwasher.