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So, I have this totally disgusting old kitchen sink, that no matter what I clean it with it still look nasty. I’ve tried an endless number of things and scrubbed until my fingers were raw. On different occasions I’ve tried vinegar, bleach, Greased Lightning, Ajax, Magic Eraser, various other household cleaners, baking powder and toothpaste. It did eventually look a little better after I experimented with all of these different methods, but it’s still just not good enough. The molding behind the faucet is especially stubborn. If anybody has any ideas, I would LOVE to hear them, because I am fresh out. LOL

Anyway, to the funny part. So, my dh John is always getting these ideas on how to “improve” things around the house. As long as I have known him, he has always had this urge to modify everything he gets his hands on and “make it better”. Now, I have to say that some of his ideas are really awesome and it’s one of the many things I love about him. But, on occasion, a few of his ideas are, well, just plain wacky. And this one REALLY takes the cake! I guess John got tired of listening to me grumbling about the sink, because I walked in and was greeted with this sight:

Yes, that is a paper towel with a hair band wrapped around it. So, my first thought was Whhhhaaaaaat on earth?!?! And then I just started uncontrollably giggling and it was a reallllly long time before I stopped. 😆  Oh, and by the way, John is still convinced this is a marvelous invention, he has explained it to me at least a half a dozen times and to him it makes perfect sense. One of his explanations went something like thus: “It is perfect, you don’t have to worry about getting the knob dirty, like say you’re cooking something greasy in the kitchen, you don’t have to worry about getting everything dirty and then you can just replace the paper towel when you’re done!” My response was basically “There is NO way that thing is staying on!” *Snort*

It was at this point that I kinda felt like we were on 2 different planets, because he thought I was crazy for not liking it and I thought he was nuts for coming up with the idea in the first place. In the end, we just agreed to disagree on this “invention” of his and needless to say, it is history. 😉 Do you have a fixer upper in your household are do you like to make improvements yourself? If so, I’d love to hear about it.