Yucky things, and what the hell is going on with my hair???
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 11:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
auntbijouSo, the tub drain, and the bathroom sink drain have been very, very... slow. Clogged, even. And I suspected child involvement. I mean, let's face it, we have a seven year old boy who is extremely curious... and inventive. There's that whole, "where does it go?" and "what will happen if I put A in B?" thing going on. It's not a huge stretch of the imagination to suspect that the Impossible Son might have had something to do with it, especially where the tub is concerned. After all, he's still at the filling the tub with toys stage. Boats, cars, tanks, fish... trains.
Yeah, when I see a train, I immediately think, "yes, that goes in the water!" too.
Anyway, THO kept saying he would fix it, look at it, etc, etc, and it wasn't that he didn't, it's just... he's busy and... I'm not as busy. So, finally, yesterday, I thought, fine, I'll look at the tub drain, because I could kinda see something stuck in there, and figured it was one of the little oojahs from Mr. Happy Tub's toys. Unfortunately, the doohicky that one uses to plug the drain does not come off, and thus, I cannot remove it, not without damaging it. So, I got creative and used a forceps, and a hook to nab the little ... thing... which turned out to be a Breathe-Right strip, and I thought, okay, I now know where the last one from the last box went, because we don't buy this particular type any more. And as I tugged it out, something else came with it.
Hair. Massive amounts of hair. Massive amounts of long, reddish-brown hair.
The Husbandly One has dark brown hair, with silver mixed in.
Miss Priss has light reddish-brown hair, and it's short.
Mr. Manzie has light reddish-brown hair... and it's very, very short.
Now, admittedly, some of the gooey masses of hair I fished out were quite old, but the majority of it was recent. Very recent.
I knew my hair was thinning again. I just didn't think it was that bad.
Should I even bother to tell you what happened when I started working on the bathroom sink drain?
*sigh*
I was going to let my hair grow out, because I really miss being able to just braid it and go when I don't feel like bothering with it, or pulling it back in a fox-brush when I'm working. And braiding it at night so it doesn't get in my face and bother me. However, if this hair-falling-out thing is going to become something regular, then I won't bother. I'll just go cut it short again. And this time, I don't think I can blame my thyroid.
Excuse me while I have a childish temper tantrum.
THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING!!!!!!
Oh well, at least both drains are now cleared and working. Amazing what a little baking soda, white vinegar, and boiling water will achieve. Liquid Plumber, eat your heart out.
Yay, rah. Go me.
*makes a rude noise and goes to mope in the corner*
Yeah, when I see a train, I immediately think, "yes, that goes in the water!" too.
Anyway, THO kept saying he would fix it, look at it, etc, etc, and it wasn't that he didn't, it's just... he's busy and... I'm not as busy. So, finally, yesterday, I thought, fine, I'll look at the tub drain, because I could kinda see something stuck in there, and figured it was one of the little oojahs from Mr. Happy Tub's toys. Unfortunately, the doohicky that one uses to plug the drain does not come off, and thus, I cannot remove it, not without damaging it. So, I got creative and used a forceps, and a hook to nab the little ... thing... which turned out to be a Breathe-Right strip, and I thought, okay, I now know where the last one from the last box went, because we don't buy this particular type any more. And as I tugged it out, something else came with it.
Hair. Massive amounts of hair. Massive amounts of long, reddish-brown hair.
The Husbandly One has dark brown hair, with silver mixed in.
Miss Priss has light reddish-brown hair, and it's short.
Mr. Manzie has light reddish-brown hair... and it's very, very short.
Now, admittedly, some of the gooey masses of hair I fished out were quite old, but the majority of it was recent. Very recent.
I knew my hair was thinning again. I just didn't think it was that bad.
Should I even bother to tell you what happened when I started working on the bathroom sink drain?
*sigh*
I was going to let my hair grow out, because I really miss being able to just braid it and go when I don't feel like bothering with it, or pulling it back in a fox-brush when I'm working. And braiding it at night so it doesn't get in my face and bother me. However, if this hair-falling-out thing is going to become something regular, then I won't bother. I'll just go cut it short again. And this time, I don't think I can blame my thyroid.
Excuse me while I have a childish temper tantrum.
THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING!!!!!!
Oh well, at least both drains are now cleared and working. Amazing what a little baking soda, white vinegar, and boiling water will achieve. Liquid Plumber, eat your heart out.
Yay, rah. Go me.
*makes a rude noise and goes to mope in the corner*
