Handywoman At Large

 A few years ago, part of the curtain rod in my daughter's room detached from the ceiling.  The screw attaching the rod to the ceiling came loose.  So I looked in a free local paper for independent handymen for hire.  I called a couple.  I know I explained that I wanted one side of the curtain rod fastened to the ceiling, and the prices they wanted to charge me were between $70 - $100!  No way!  Not on my budget.

What to do?  Well, a couple weeks later, a relative came to visit.  He saw the situation, went to Zellers and bought the product above, Poly Spackling Compound, for approximately $4.00, filled the hole in the ceiling with it, put the screw with rod attached into the hole, pushed up on it for about 30 seconds, and left it to dry over night.  That was it.  My daughter had a functioning curtain rod again! 

I've fixed the towel rods in the bathroom with the same method and filled dents in the walls to prepare for a paint job, which I'll be doing myself.  My dream is to learn to use a drill.