The Inverse Law of Installation

A conversation I had today at the Giant:
Me: 'I always get motivated during the holidays, right when I am at my busiest."
Berry: 'That's when you can get your best ideas. You just gotta act, you know?"

True.

Especially with the house. We have undertaken many projects, both large and small these last weeks. It is from that experience that I propose the 'Inverse Law of Installation'. If, for example, you buy a modestly priced item, say a shelf from IKEA, it will take you almost 3 hours to install the item. However, if you buy two fancy curtain rods at Crate & Barrel, totaling $100, you will have them installed in less than 60 minutes.

Aside from curtain rods and shelves, the other tasks that have kept me from posting were:
Organizing the shed
Hanging up pictures
Shifting through and unpacking 6 boxes of junk
Clearing out and arranging the basement furniture

The List

A list of what we've personally repaired/replaced at our new home:

1) new coat of paint in the bathroom, both bedrooms, living and dining rooms
2) cleaned (bleached) all 11 blinds in the windows
3) replaced washer/dryer
4) replaced front and back door locks
5) cleaned out gutters *
6) replaced cold water facet *
7) replaced garbage disposal
8)....

* denotes item was repaired/replaced by a service provider, i.e. not us.