Many moons ago, I was as an electrical engineer. The two most annoying side effects of this occupation were 1) the corny jokes “what an electrifying job!” (yes I really got that one) and 2) the assumption that I knew something about household wiring. Electricians are a trade, whereby they are highly skilled and trained in the knowledge of circuitry on a very “macro” scale. Electrical engineers, at least in the area I specialized in, have a more general knowledge of these kinds of circuits and deal more with tinier, compressed circuits that fit into computer chips, for example. So no, I had no knowledge of household wiring codes and the like. In any case, I realize it’s not the kind of thing one would generally know about but it bugged me nonetheless that people assumed I was an expert. Geez, sounding a bit like a whiner, aren’t I?…
Not having been trained in this stuff doesn’t make me any less nervous about it, though! When I finally found the cutest art deco light sconces, [on yes, here it goes again, Kijiji], I wanted them installed right away into the big, blank spaces we’ve had on our master bedroom wall for the past 2 years. So I rolled up my sleeves and got to it.
I’ve since rearranged the bedroom so the room looks a little more like this: 
Graphic designer. Daughter. Ex-engineer. Sister. Wife. Mom to three. Obsessed with colour. 
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