Can I have some words of encouragement please?

Question

For the past month I've been fixing up my bathroom. The walls are all plastered/primed/painted, new light fixture, new curtains/curtain rod, new toilet paper holder. Sanded our cabinet last night and painted the doors.

This morning I found water dripping onto my basement floor, from my upstairs bathroom pipes!! I am scared that I will have to bash in a wall in my newly painted bathroom. I didn't have time to figure out if the leak is from my tub, or double sinks.

Now I am sad, stressed and need a few kind words to help me feel better. It's not the end of the world, but leaks mean $$, damage, and that is the opposite direction of where I was trying to go. Thanks!!

Answer 1

There is nothing worse than the thought of all your hard work going down the..drain...oops...pardon the pun!
Yes, there are plenty of horrible things happening around the world, and they deserve our attention and sympathy, if not effort! But that doesn't change the fact that you just worked long and hard, trying to save yourself some money - good sign, frugality - and it looks like 'time and unforeseen occurence' are taking their toll!
Time for a nice hot cup of coffee or tea, and a hot towel across the shoulders. Think for a second...the job isn't ruined...it's just in stage two...your probably close to finished!!! Good for you, you hard working chick!
Call a buddy to come explore this next challenge with you, chat, and 'gird up your loins' to face this completely fixable challenge! When it's done, make some time to look at the newspaper, or watch the news, and take a second to reflect on those who we would help if we could...
You can do it!!!!

Answer 2

Put a bucket under the leak, turn off the water in that bathroom and use another one until you get a repairman to look at. Begin mentally preparing for the cost and repainting. Sit down and make a list of all the things you have to be greatful for and keep it really handy, you will need to continually refer to it to get through a plumbing crisis! Good luck!!!

Answer 3

Exerting yourself in physical work—whether by swinging a hammer or mowing a lawn—can promote good health. The benefits can go beyond your keeping fit and trim. Do you know how to fix a flat tire or how to change the oil in a car? Can you fix a broken window or repair a clogged drain? Can you cook? Can you make a bathroom spotlessly clean and sanitary? These are skills that both young men and young women do well to know, skills that can help you to live successfully on your own one day.

Answer 4

You've got to be kidding me. People are going hungry and living on the streets of America, and you whine about this? Where are your priorities? Be glad you have a bathroom for God's sake.

For encouragement and help with your problem, call a plumber.

***Are you aware that at least 20 people were just killed at Virginia Tech University? That is so much more important than your leaky bathroom.

Answer 5

Been there! Seems like every time God starts blessing, the Devil starts messing. God promised us that he would bless the works of our hands. The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy.

Don't let him steal your joy away.
Don't let him kill your dreams of a beautiful bathroom.
Don't let him destroy your hopes and faith.

Be patient. God is faithful to those who believe.

I always "try" to look at things from a different angle. You remodeled your bathroom, now it's leaking. Maybe it was a good thing, because now you know there's a leak. I noticed you didn't say that you messed with the plumbing, so this is just another battle that you will win and be able to glorify God with.

Answer 6

It could be worse, girl. The water could have weakened the floor so much, your entire tub could have crashed down into your basement.

Hold on a second... what was that thunderous sound coming from your bathroom?

Answer 7

Mat 6:25 "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Mat 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
Mat 6:27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
Mat 6:28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,
Mat 6:29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Mat 6:30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
Mat 6:31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
Mat 6:32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
Mat 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Mat 6:34 "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Answer 8

You don't need a bathroom, Quella will squat by the side and gargle with your urine.

At least that's what she's been saying in her other posts.

Answer 9

Get over yourself.

What, that is encouragement. You really need to sort out your priorities - sure it's a bummer, but why the hell are you asking for help here?

Answer 10

You are lucky enough to own a bathroom and to be able to fix it up.

Appreciate how lucky you are.