Beyond My Skill Level

A comment that I have heard myself making alot lately has been:

"That is beyond my skill level"

Examples of things that are beyond my skill level:

1. installing a bathroom sink after watching 1 youtube instructional video

2. installing a new ceiling fan (i don't know how to get the current fan down, let alone get a new one up)

3. making an Excel spreadsheet do what I want for tracking a large project

4. making the amazingly pretty, and colorful, Excel spreadsheet template I found do what I want for tracking a large project

5. making a Berry Chantilly cake that rivals the Berry Chantilly cake purchased at Whole Foods (i've tried. Jill however, has mad Berry Chantilly cake skills)

6. making an area rug out of leather floor tiles (i've been puzzling over this idea for awhile)

The list could go on, but in order to preserve some semblance of self-confidence I will leave the list at 6. (thought strangely my self-confidence seems quite impervious to all contrary information)

My thought has recently been to figure out how to increase my skill level and accomplish/create all the things that have stumped me. I think there are some areas in which this is possible. Admittedly though - i have a tendency to cheat. Example: video game that is too hard? I call one of my brothers to get me past the boss battle that is once again "beyond my skill level". Even the easy button is of no use. I already play the games on "easy" Leveling my characters in video games is so much easier than leveling up in real life. Sigh. I need a cheat code for life skills!