utube videos are the go for when something brakes. I learned how to change a washer in my shower and how to cut my girlfriends hair. She is very happy with the job.

It seems like the current way of handling broken appliances is to toss it out and buy a new one. My Samson big screen TV would not stay on. My son who has no electronics repair experience made the comment "sounds like the power supply". I told him "You can have it if you want it". He looked on Youtube bought a new power supply on Amazon and wala! A virtually new TV. Really proud of him.

So often we believe our long practiced internal messages. You just disproved one of yours.

Kudos !

See, your not as mechanically inept as you thought. This will give you confidence to tackle other repairs

I was raised fixing everything. It would never occur to me that I wouldn't be able to fix it. Some things are made so cheaply today, however, that it's made to throw away.

YouTube is your friend!
It’s just a matter of gaining the knowledge

You can accomplish anything with a little effort, just takes the will to do so. The Internet is a wonderful resource to look at how things work and how to repair things. Glad you fixed it and did not give up. The landfills are full of things that just needed a little effort to fix.

Molodets! I am not the most skilled at such repairs but with YouTube and patience, you can do some basic repairs.

Yay!

I call shenanigans.
I doubt anybody who sews seriously could be mechanically inept.

I think you're just inexperienced in some things. And that's not a bad thing. Likely it means you take care of your stuff so it doesn't break often and you don't have to spend a lot of time fixing it.
The Sherlock Holmes character in his first story talked about trying to keep details he didn't need from cluttering his mind. You only attend to repair work when you have to.

You did a good job. I'm like this myself and would rather repair than replace. I do find in time certain things have to be replaced. Our technology sometimes requires this of us, but I hang on to what I know as long as I can.

Good for you!

Sure that new computerized sewing machine doesn't have a "replace lamp switch" mode? Sounds like it does everything else.

Awesome honey way to go

I used to be really good at fixing small appliances.
Saved more than one blowdryer and toaster from an immediate trip to the trashcan.
If I had to fix the same item more than once though, it got replaced.

Nowadays, I don't see well enough to even try.
I also tell myself that I deserve something new, just to make myself feel better
about not fixing the broken item.

You cook, you sew, you are mechanically capable, don't disrespect yourself or your skills. How is that for being assertive?

Good for you ,Women have a lot more mechanical skills then they think and most women are very logical and practical in there thinking,Biggest problem is most will not try orreally wantto try but those who do and with some trial and error,,guys are like this too,,they suddenly find it was quite easy to do and saved themselves a lot of money and time,So very happy you took the plunge, A lot of womens skills when really looked at are similiar skills to guys just in a different form Te example i like to give most is the one for mudding drywall ,most guys are lousy at it and if a women trys iit she usually shows them up,Why she in voluntarily is using all her skills from putting iceing on a cake

Congratulations. My dad was an accountant and a WWII vet. There wasn’t any building or repair job he wouldn’t do or try to fix. However, cars went to a mechanic.

You should be, I personally suck at doing anything that a handy man does with eyes closed!

Doesn’t it feel awesome to do something for yourself that you didn’t think you could do?

When I was a Boy Scout there was a merit badge called "Home Repairs". Replacing a lamp switch was one of the requirements.

There is much to learn on the internet, Answers in Genesis is the best! Please don't shoot me!