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Old Jul 18, 2007, 03:51 AM
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Thanks, everyone. Things are okay. I don't know if the plunger worked and it was so minor it didn't flush, or if the TP degraded and all was fine after that, or what, but it flushed ok.

Unfortunately, your solutions wouldn't work for me, although I appreciate the suggestions. I'll explain, to help you understand me better:

Plunging this particular plunger is pretty hard. It takes quite a bit of muscle. I get really nervous plunging, because I worry like crazy about water splashing on me and other things. I can't easily get a shower like others. First, I have to remember to make sure I have everything ready. I have to make sure my hands are clean before I take one and get those things. I have a whole ritual involved. It sounds simple to say, "Take a shower," but it's very stressful for me. Also, wiping down things with Clorox Wipes is stressful and tedious for me. Most people just wipe and go...I have to concentrate on getting every little spot; doing it many times, sometimes; often using several wipes for small areas or small jobs. And right now, I'm on my last container of Wipes (75 count), which normally get used up in a day or two, and Mike won't be back until Sunday.

It isn't as simple as washing as often as I need; I have to do it in a very specific way, and I get upset and tired. I have no old towels, rags, or newspapers; we recently moved here, and anything that could be thrown away, was. Plus, those things would be problematic for me, in that I worry about spreading dust, plus I can't pick up stuff off these floors. They're dirty to me.

I didn't mean that I thought my whole arm had to go into the back of the toilet; sorry if I miscommunicated. But putting my hand in that area, and especially the water, is awful for me. Additionally, the previous tenants didn't clean the toilet (YUCK!) and we still don't have cleaning supplies.

I know it's weird, but even with plastic bags or gloves, I have to wash my hands, and wipe my arms with disinfectant wipes, and it's all bad for me.

Sept, I have no transportation to any store, and none are close enough to walk to. My boyfriend is my only transportation.

I only have about four towels and washcloths, and I'm not able to do laundry. My bf has to clean the washer and dryer (NASTY!), plus it's musty and moldy in the basement (because our basement flooded three days after we signed the contract to buy this place), and that whole atmosphere makes me feel horrible and dirty. Taking a shower is difficult for me, as I previously explained, and takes me a while to get done.

I tried talking to my bf to getting some of those bathroom wipes to try out, but he kept putting off getting them (he procrastinates A LOT, and sometimes literally for years, like with me wanting to rent videos). I don't think they'd really work out, because I'd go through them so much. I don't think it would be cost-effective.

Sassy, thanks for the vinegar and baking soda suggestion. I've never heard of that. I don't have those "ingredients," but I'll look into getting them. As for a wastebasket, my bf hasn't gotten one, and like I said, puts things off terribly. I don't want to put dirty TP in one, anyway, because it'll stink up the bathroom.

My OCD is very, very bad, and controls almost everything I do. And it's weird. Even shrinks don't get it. I don't get it.
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