What easy things are you just shit at?

[coastergirl]

It's ridiculous. I'm a 37 year old woman. I have 2 kids, a job I love. I function reasonably well!

I cannot butter bread. I make a complete mess of it. Holes in the bread etc. I can't blame it on hard butter because I use marg.

I'm ill and bored. Please make me feel better by telling me the "easy" things you're shit at.

Cooking a steak. Also a decent and experienced cook, but every steak I make is either leathery or raw

Winding up the hose pipe. It's on a wheel, with a handle. All I have to do is turn it. Nope, every time I end up in a massive, angry tangle usually with a few cut or banged up fingers. I generally avoid it now but occasionally I don't have a choice and each and every time is worse.
I'd blame it on the make but I used my in-laws last summer and it was exactly the same.

I cannot use a drill or any other power tool. Things with blades that go fast. They terrify me.

Make up
Drawing
Baking
Anything remotely creative or arty

Make tea. Looks like piss.
Open a can with a tin opener.

@LoseLooseLucy same here....I purse my lips and air comes out 🤦‍♀️

Haha same emmetgirl, it's like a PHHHRRR noise. The number of people who try teaching me 😂

Keeping plants alive
Reading a map / following a Sat Nat
Looking at an item of clothing & knowing if it would fit me / DH
Drawing anything
Sewing
Anything crafty

@Minniem2020 Peel them under water. A running tap will do, or in a bowl of water. No idea why but it works. I ws taught working in a coffee shop a gazillion years ago where we prepped a LOT of egg mayo

@OhWhyNot

Play sudoku I get confused but the instructions 😳

Play scrabble if I get a five letter word I’m ridiculously happy I just can’t look at a group of letters and think of a word

I’m good at card games

I have a theory about this, actually.

I have a reputation in my family as being a bit wordy and they're always surprised that I'm not actually very good at it.

And, I think it's because it's about seeing patterns with the letters, rather than words themselves.

That's my excuse, anyway!

Conceiving
Whistling
Vulcan hand salute thingy

@Minniem2020

Peeling a boiled egg, I just can't do it without taking half the egg with it. Parking, absolutely useless at it.

I gently tap the 2 ends on a chopping board, then lay it sideways and very gently roll it back and forth.

The shell starts to fracture and come apart naturally. 🥚

Flapjacks.

Always end up shite.

Recognizing people - I am face blind so have many embarrassing situations not recognizing people I see often. I do recognize my family and close friends though always. Work colleagues, famous actors, mums I slightly know - all very difficult.

Walking - I trip over my own feet much to my work colleagues' amusement

Whistling - just can't do it

I am very good at lots of other things though Eg fast swimmmer

Saw this and thought of us all here

Yep. That's spot on!

Flapjack
Directions
Completing my to do lists

3D shapes and aerial maps!

Cutting paper in a straight line. Even with lines to folloe

Fooking loads

But wrt buttering bread, have you tried with a dessert spoon instead of a knife? Gamechanger

My garden thrives but I kill any houseplant.
I can make an ace Christmas Dinner for 12 but can't do a decent soft boiled egg.

I'm rubbish at sleeping

Making chocolate crispy cakes

@StopForAMinute

Putting lids on things! It takes me ages to match the lid with the bottle/jar etc and actually screw the thing on!

Sharpie a number on each lid and same number on each jar or box then just match them up.

@NerdleNoodle

Cooking a steak. Also a decent and experienced cook, but every steak I make is either leathery or raw

A little cooking thermometer is your friend, DS bought me one and any meat i cook now is perfect every time even beef which i could never get right.

Curling my hair,
DIY
Sewing