The Do-It-Yourself Job

By Donna G. Kelley

The Do-It-Yourself Job is a story written especially for older teens and adults who have a propensity toward writing or for assembling items of furniture which are purchased unassembled. The following is one such adventure. I would not advise you to try it at home. The story is followed by a collection of my anecdotes that happened along my journey of life. My collection of Light Verse appears after the anecdotes.   

• Language: English
• Publisher: Donna G. Kelley
• Release date: Apr 20, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386222217

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DEDICATION

I hereby dedicate The Do-It-Yourself Job to my schoolteachers and college professors who motivated me to pursue the field of writing as well as reading what others wrote. There is a captivating world out there in the realm of books.

INTRODUCTION

The Do-It-Yourself Job is a story written especially for older teens and adults who have a propensity toward writing or for assembling items of furniture which are purchased unassembled. The following is one such adventure. I would not advise you to try it at home. The story is followed by a collection of my anecdotes that happened along my journey of life. My collection of Light Verse appears after the anecdotes.   

The Do-It-Yourself Job

Tiffany Kellogg untied her embroidered half-apron and braced herself for the explosion.  She might as well get on with it, she thought, as she shuffled into the living room of her mobile home.  Each piece of furniture posed near the next with a narrow aisle of low-pile carpet between them.  Examination revealed no grease spots on the pastel slacks beneath the apron.  Tiffany settled into