I <3 Google

I celebrated the 4th of July by painting my bathroom. I truly enjoy painting when I’m in the mood for it (which doesn’t take much) and when I have the time to dedicate to it. There’s something therapeutic about giving a room a new beginning. I also take a lot of pride in my work – I like to do a good job. I usually throw some music on and go to town.

I didn’t have enough time to finish on the 4th so I put off completion until the following Saturday. So for 4 days, I showered in the other bathroom.

About a year ago, I got fed up with the $7 showerhead in my bath and indulged in a wonderfully luxurious, full-body shower head that and I quickly realized how inadequate my showerhead in the guest bathroom is. It paled in comparison to the showerhead in my bathroom. The high end shower head is one of the best things I've spent money on.

I was shopping at Bed Bath and Beyond for a friend’s wedding gift and ended up buying a second luxurious shower head, this one for my guest bath. I tore open the packaging and eagerly attempted to install it. I remember the last installation being very simple – screw the old head off, screw the new head on. I worked for about 20 minutes to try to screw the old head off (it was metal threads mating with plastic threads) and actually worked up a sweat. I didn’t know what I was going to do if I couldn’t get the old shower head off, especially since I had already destroyed the packaging that the new shower head came in.

So I did what I always do when I have a question and don’t know the answer. I googled “loosen overtightened shower head.” After searching through about 20 webpages, I read a tip that said to soak the old shower head in vinegar. So I put some vinegar in a grocery bag and then twist-tied it up to my shower head. It looked pretty silly but soaked for almost 24 hours and when I went at it again with my wrenches the next day, to my shock, the head came loose! I can not believe that the vinegar worked! I love that I learned from another adventure in home improvement.