For years I refused to learn how to code Excel spreadsheets, figuring it was WAY too hard for this old biddy pea brain to figure out. But I finally bit the bullet and decided it was time. And now I have Income and Expense spreadsheets, made exactly the way *I* want them to my very exacting specifications, and I did it ALL BY MYSELF! (Well, with a little help from a couple google tutorials, but still...) I am ridiculously pleased with myself!! I discovered that the contemplating of and worrying about learning it was actually far more difficult than actually doing it! It only took a cup of coffee, a bit of cursing, some lip biting and generalized surliness, and a good dose of pretended confidence!! WOOHOO!!!
If you call yourself an 'old biddy pea brain' again I am going to have to slap you upside the head Yep, the worrying and fretting over something is usually the only problem there really is. Congratulations on proving to yourself (the only one who really counts) that there is still brain power in the old girl.
OK, Mom. Y'know, for 30+ years I was married to a verbally and emotionally abusive man, who was big on "keeping me in my place." That included reminding me at every opportunity of how stupid I was. For many years I've been very daunted by the idea of coding in general, and Excel specifically. I realized that some of that at least harkened back to the days when my ex was doing a bunch of coding in Excel in order to accommodate something he was doing relating to tracking his song soundtracks and other stuff. Anyway, my offer to help him was brusquely rebuffed, with the comment that it was way over my head or some such. Translation = I'm too stupid. And for a long time I believed him. So, that's been playing in the background of my mind for years now as a subliminal comment on my general ineptitude. Busted THAT one right out of the ballpark with this latest accomplishment though, didn't I? HA!
Yep, now treat yourself to a double chocolate 'something' and with every bite you can picture him getting smaller and smaller in your life until the chocolate and he are gone from sight. :-D
I doubt that anyone here ever thought you were dumb Ronni. Now YOU know it too!! I have to agree with Toni that it's lack of confidence in yourself that holds you back especially if others make you feel stupid. So now your grey cells definitely work what are you going to tackle next? :-D
Congratulations Ronni! Learning new skills at any age is always a good thing! Keeping the little grey cells busy stops them giving up altogether. I am not interested in coding etc but I am a quilter and use my grey cells to work out patterns or calculate quantities of fabric or solve problems. What are you going to tackle next?
