My Answer to Testosterone

Men have Testosterone.... I have Self-Talk.

When I'm alone, I talk myself into the courage I need to face unpleasant jobs. "C'mon! You just have to get in there and do it! I know you don't want to, but it has to be done!"

I even talk to my work. Once, while tightening a leaky pipe, I heard myself saying, "Dry your eyes, honey, everthing's going to be okay." Real plummers never talk like that.

I do things that men would be ashamed to do. I use a make-up bag on my tool belt to hold nails. (I like it because it closes up and the nails don't fall out.) I hold a hammer way up the neck to get the best aim for starting a nail. I read all product labels. I might even go to the manufacturer's website and read even more!