I was headed home down the back roads of north Texas with only the headlights lighting my way. As I rounded a slight curve I discovered that only 10 feet ahead of me, with no time to react, a skunk ambled across the road.

I maintained my speed and held onto the wheel tightly. No thump. Yay! I thought I had gotten away without hurting the critter (or me!) until I was about a quarter of a mile away. It was then that I smelled that smell.

I shrugged it off thinking it would dissipate by the time I got home. But pulling into the driveway and exiting the car, I realized that the smell wasn't just inside the car but outside as well. I shrugged again thinking that in the morning, my car would be back to smelling normal.

Not so. The next day, after the car sat with the windows rolled up, the smell was still very, very stinky. I could no longer ignore the problem. I had to take action.

I got into the car, drove to a carwash and told the attendant what I needed. He explained there was no easy solution. He couldn't help much, but could wash the undercarriage a few times, wipe down the interior and within time and a few more washes, the smell should be gone. Or not.

That afternoon, the car was smelling better. Within a week (and one more car wash for the undercarriage) I didn't hop into my car and fall over from the smell. Now, after a bit of time, its much better!

Do you have an issue in your life that doesn't have an easy solution? Like me, you may discover that it doesn't get fixed with a shrug. The skunks in our lives need attention. Take action!