21 (Give or Take) Things

Alanis Morissette sings about the "21 things" she wants in a lover and each time I hear the song I wonder how my list of "not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer" might read. Ever the underachiever, however, I immediately decide that 21 is a really, really big number and I should probably whittle my version down to a modest 12 ... or if my attention span wanes ('oh look, something sparkly!') then perhaps a scant 5 would fit the bill.

Building on her "I figure I can describe it since I have a choice in the matter" here's my DRAFT wish list (I saw that eye roll *points finger in direction of a smirking BWSRN*) ya know, off the top of my head ...

1. Someone who can/will hang a picture or assemble a piece of furniture without having a tempter tantrum rivalling that of a 2 year old child.
2. Someone who will look after all things automotive. I want to drive the car; this is the extent of my interest.
3. Someone who knows his way around Home Depot - more specifically, the paint dept. *fantasizes about crossing 're-do rec room' off list of jobs to avoid, delay and/or pawn off*
4. Someone who would offer to lug the groceries and 92 lb bag of cat litter into the house ... before hell freezes over.
5. Someone who agrees that ironing is an archaic, repressive domestic task best left to dry cleaners (or his mom when she visits).
6. Someone who believes the above 'duties' to be the very definition of a rockin' good time!

(Note: I figured including "Someone who would encourage me to spend more time shopping for accessories and less time making him delicious, nutritionally balanced meals from scratch" would probably see me institutionalized for completely losing grip of reality *sigh* but still I dream!)

All right, so maybe what I'm looking for isn't so much a 'lover' as a handyman/valet. *laughing* This actually bodes well for me ... HIM I can at least find in the Yellow Pages, right?! Regardless, I'm with Miz Morissette when she concludes that "there are no worries and certainly no pressure; in the meantime I'll live like there's no tomorrow".

Dum spiro, spero.