(Yes, this is what you think. A potty post.)

So I am at work the other day and I get the signal from my, well… I realize I need to make a pit-stop. I hate going that particular number at work, it’s just not private enough. My digestion doesn’t always agree however, so off I went. I get to my destination and start my routine. Yes I have a routine. OCD remember? So I tear off the first part of the paper and use it to adjust the seating. Then I pre-flush (I prefer a fresh bowl). Next, the seat cover and I was in business…

Yada yada yada and I was ready for the finale! I reach for the paper. I couldn’t find the ‘end’ so I spun the roll. Hmm. I spun a few more times. I switched directions. I was starting to panic. I couldn’t find the END! So I tried to tear into the side of the roll, but no luck! It was that cheap stuff that is practically solid when rolled tight…  I worked at it tho… I was starting to sweat. I felt flush. There is no neighbor to “spare a square”. Finally my efforts to tear into the roll worked. I was able to get a half strip started. I could work with that! After much careful tearing I was finally able to complete the final step on my journey and go on with my day.

Ughs. Sometimes the simple things can really go wrong.

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There is no toilet running!

We have been living with a spontaneously running toilet in the downstairs bathroom for like the longest time. And it gets worse. The toilet upstairs would not stop running after you flush, so we’d have to wait around till the tank filled and reach in to shut the water off every time. Since forever! We put up with it for a few reasons… Plumbing and toilet parts are intimidating, and plumbers are sooo expensive. I even tried to fix it, but got scared at the last minute. Heh. With the water and the tank and the pipes and junk? It was too much. I can re-grout the shower, wash my own windows, things like that but no plumbing talent whatsoever. Richard is just as bad. So we lived with it. But today was the day we had had enough. A professional was called. It was, as expected, a bazillion dollars. (Sometimes I miss the apartment living with the in house maintenance guy…) And we found out that we have the super cheap-o toilets brand toilets.

Nice. With all the upgraded fixtures and materials the previous owners had put in, they sported the sub-par thrones at 89.99 a piece.

Oh, and today is the Super Tuesday as well as Mardi Gras? Crazy. I had no idea. Well I knew about the voting, but I voted absentee like a week ago, so I forgot..

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