Picture Perfect

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There are two types of picture hanger people.
The measurers and the eyeballers.
Type A picture hanger has an arsenal of hanging equipment.
Pencil
Level
Stud finder
Tape measure
Chalk string
Hammer
Nails
Drill
Screws
Band-aids
All tucked away in a fancy tool belt worn securely around their waist.

They attack the project like a Neurosurgeon.
Using their fine instruments to delicately and precisely hang...the picture... perfectly.
Dr. Marcos to the living room, STAT.


Type B, picture hanger is me.
No organized fanny pack of gadgets.
No blue prints.
No trips to The Home Depot.

I attack the project like Macgyver.
Eyeballs
Chewing gum
Nails
A small sauté pan.
Picture Perfect.

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