Plumbing day

So this morning, while trying to fill the coffee pot, the cold faucet handle in the kitchen made this ugly little crack sound then spun merrily about without giving me any water. I cursed, sighed, filled the pot with hot water and considered a trip to the hardware store. After retrieving the van, and making a few other necessary stops, we pulled into our neighbourhood Home Hardware and headed for the plumbing section.

I considered buying a whole new faucet (ours is old and ugly, though still works since I replaced both of the cartridges last winter) but felt that $6 for a new handle was a better buy than $90 for a half-decent new faucet (at least until we delve into full kitchen renos). After oggling so many plumbing fixtures, I did decide to splurge on a new hand-held shower attachment to replace our woeful semi-adjustable shower head. The new head has three settings, a lifetime warranty, and cost under $20. Yay!

All told it took me about twice as long to buy the parts as to do the repair and replacement once I was home. Plus I now feel like I have "done" something today -- much like when I clean or garden. Bonus domestic diva round -- two loads of laundry!