So... a Couple Months Ago I Backed Our Van into a Trash Can

Yes, it was a proud moment indeed. Especially when I had the displeasure of explaining to my husband just how this happened. It was a mommy moment that involved me backing from my drive (naturally on trash day) with my head fully turned towards my back window (as any good driver would do), only to become distracted by my 7 year old daughter sitting in her car seat with a backpack full of art supplies. The problem was she was wearing it! lol So, was she in her seat right? No. Was her seat belt functional? No. Just as I was saying "try again", I hit the trash can. Nice. We apparently have very stout trash cans too, because it didn't move an inch. What did move was my passenger side tail light. 

Here is a photo of my tail light (with plastic and tape folded back) so you can see what it looked like after I picked up the pieces and fit them back together. Most of the top portion of the assembly was cracked and laying in my driveway.

Today I finally decided to take that leap and order the replacement tail light online. The risk to me in doing so, is that I'll have a fun (SCARY) little project once that part arrives! lol

On the one hand I'm thrilled that I could find the tail light online for less than $50 with shipping. On the other hand, I'm sorta regretting that I told my husband I'd take care of it! lol So... can you imagine Lucille Ball from I Love Lucy trying to change a tail light? That's sorta what I'm fearful of. That my neighbors will videotape the embarrassing adventures of Wendy and her tail light and post it on YouTube! lol My 15 minutes of fame could just be days away.

Why did I agree to take care of this? I hate paying anyone for a service (or should I say overpaying for a service) so by nature I first look to either doing it myself or suckering a friend into helping me. This time around after careful inspection of the cracked tail light, I'm fairly confident that I can tackle this job. Would you like me to post photos later? teehee Will you cheer me on?

I ordered the part from RacePages.com after doing just enough research online to realize they had the best price. Then I found a coupon code from Retailmenot.com for 10% off, so of course was delighted. The entire price with shipping and handling was just under $50. I'll let you know how RacePages does (from a consumer's perspective). ; )

Because this lil' story of mine resembles the start of a review... I just want to share:

I'm not receiving any compensation for this (potential) review, either monetarily or through a product exchange. This review was unsolicited by the producer/manufacturer and was initiated solely by me. Any merchandise or supplies were purchased through my own pocketbook.