Many of my friends have had those DIY days where they suddenly find themselves over their heads, crafting a misguided recipe for disaster. Over the years, I’ve held my tongue as they cried over their design disaster deficiencies, in an attempt to abide my competitive spirit for “Failing Hard.” But eventually, I’ll spit out the words of feigned comfort: “Could have been worse. At least you didn’t melt your bathtub.”…

Carrie provides an eight step tutorial on how to DIY yourself out of despair by melting your bathtub and accepting defeat in this Maximum Middle Age article.