Your Love Is Like Water Flowing From a High Place...
Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 10:40PM I used to be sad because I read the book on the five love languages and realized at the end that I didn't have a love language. I wondered what that meant for me, and how that must be affecting my relationships.
But then I discovered what my love language is: household appliances, small or big. (And probably KitKats...but that's a story for another post.)
We got a new faucet recently, and Mike installed it the other day. Happy, happy day!
It's purty.
The best part is it's super tall. We had a high faucet in our other houses here, but there was a miscommunication during our last move, and we did not end up with our super tall faucet from that house. I was bummed. I really liked that one...super tall! I like to put my big stock pot under the faucet without having to dip down in the sink; you can fill it with more water. I also like to hand-wash dishes (no, I never like to hand-wash dishes...but when I HAVE to do it I like to be able to keep them...) out of the sink, so that they aren't touching the sides at all (like big pots or my griddle). (Yes, I have a lot of issues. They make me charming.)
After Mike finished installing the faucet and soap pump (Who loves a soap pump built into the sink? I do, I do!), he went the extra mile and scrubbed the sink with Barkeeper's Friend. That stuff is like magic, y'all. It's something I've been meaning to do (my list of meaning-to-dos is pretty long) but never got around to (read: never wanted to take the time). Today, I kept looking at the sink and thinking how roomy and bright the new faucet made it all look. Then it hit me! It was actually cleaned up. Before, there were gray scrapes all over from my pots, and there were random rust-colored stains from stuff like bean cans that I left in there too long (you know, because the recycling trash can is sooooo far away). It looks so nice now!
And I have just shown you pictures of my sink. All kinds of crazy exciting around here, don't cha know? It's funny how a little thing can make a big difference. I'm thinking home improvements are fun...someone better put a stop to this quickly or I'll be looking at paint colors and checking out window replacements and wooden blinds before you can say,"Home Depot"...
Reader Comments (2)
I'm right there with you Christina. It counts as a gift AND an act of service AND it will make you happy for years to come.
Girl I so get this post. My honey just replaced our sink too. It still makes me happy turning it on. I didn't want the soap dispenser. He did. I'm not sure why...oh yeah I remember...I had a cute one from Anthro I was using;)