A new look on the cup being half full

Time to celebrate my successes....in an inside out kind of way. I took this 21st century course because I was computer phobic and wanted to increase my competence in this area. Within the first month two computers had died on me, one even being sent back to the factory. I persevered and during the next go around, I better understood the importance of diigo and writing down my passwords and user name, not that I am perfect at that yet. So, when my reimaged computer crashed again about a week or two ago....after hours of trying to fix it with customer support where they gave up on a fix for me and convinced me it needed to be reimaged again (where I would lose all my data for a second time), I realized I had no choice but to comply. I called back to get guided in this scary task and was put onto terminal hold. While holding I decided to attack the problem myself and once they answered, they could help me further since I was already in as deep of a hole as possible. So I turned the computer on and off while tapping f12, 6's and whatever other tricks I had learned during the previous sessions. Eventually, I successfully reimaged the computer myself and then reset up outlook express and my printer. Probably easy tasks for computer natives but not me...I was beaming with pride. I did have to resort to my husband's assistance to get word back on, but all in all it was a huge success. I am ignoring that I cannot shut word right now without receiving a message error and I am sure I will have another breakdown when reimage number 3 is needed. I now know that I have to learn how to use a zip drive (is that what those little keychain things that save everything are called?) so that I don't lose everything that isn't on diigo for a third time! I will be prepared and not overwhelmed next time, as I am confident there will be a next time.
My other great success was in helping others with computer skills. My father got a new lap top about a month ago and despite hours of phone calls with the computer support line and verizon, was unsuccessful getting online. He asked for my help and I told him it was doubtful I would be successful because I tended to be computer poison, I would try. After about 1 1/2 hours of work, I had him online and happy.
My failures....I have tried to stay away from them. I have worked hard on my wiki...it still needs more. I took a break from computing during the few weeks of my own and my computer's illnesses and now am not sure if I can keep/catch up effectively enough to complete the tasks of this course.
I am trying very hard to focus upon my successes...they are huge. I am attacking computer problems that would previously cause me to speak disparagingly of the digital age and throw my hands up in the air. I am helping others with their problems. I even offered to figure out how to share work on one document digitally for peers. These are huge gains, perhaps not enough to succeed in this course, but they've taken me to a place where I did not envision I could be at this time.
Sometimes I feel as if I am in the process of dating 21st century skills. It is a love/hate relationship....and I am the fickle one. When things fail, I am ready to sever the relationship and when I succeed in a challenge, the sense of accomplishment is huge. I don't think it will ever be love, but we could become good friends if my partner (technology), could just become more reliable, as I would expect of any good friend!