A conversation came up recently about bleach used to get stains out of carpets (insert angry parent yelling at teenager here). It got me to thinking of the kid proof carpet in one of my rooms. You’re supposed to be able to use bleach on it to clean it. But, I haven’t been brave enough to do it.
Anyway, I once had this huge red three-wick pillar candle. It melted a hole in the side after burning for some time. It looked like I’d, erm, ‘did great bodily harm’ to someone on my white berber carpet. The ole brown paper bag and iron trick didn’t work. It also melted down my husband’s big screen tv. I cleaned it before he saw, but then one of the buttons stopped working. He brought it in to get it fixed and there was a gignatic chunk of dried red wax inside blocking the button. Yeah, I was so busted. LOL
Other times, I’ll start cooking, get bored, wander off and forget I was cooking until I smell food burning. That may be why the DH kicks me out of the kitchen on a regular basis, LOL
I swear, sometimes I’m the poster girl for doing stupid@ss stuff like that. So, what about you all? Anyone going to take a run at my absentmindedness award?
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Michelle News:
I have a release date for Divinity Warriors 4: Taking Karre — ebook August 28th. Book 3: Keeping Paige is out in ebook July 15th. And I just officially contracted Last Man on Earth, a quickie with EC.
Prisoner of Love has a cover (Sept 09 Pocket Books) I just love the red. 
July 10th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I do the cooking then wandering thing ALL the time.
My girl makes me sit in the kitchen if I’m going to cook. After 3 exploding boiled eggs 3 separate times…I figure she may have a point.
July 10th, 2009 at 10:29 am
LMAO I even go through the thought process of thinking about setting the timer, but then talk myself out of it. “It’s only 10 mins. i’ll remember” Yeah, after *cough* times, you’d think I’d learn.
July 10th, 2009 at 11:17 am
I’ve turned a small stainless steel saucepan into a bright orange melting dripping thing when I decided it was a good idea to go lie down for a second while waiting for the water to boil. Then, a few years later, it turns out I didn’t learn my lesson when I forgot that I was boiling water in the new replacement small saucepan but I caught it before it started to melt. It was discoloured and wouldn’t boil water evenly or as quickly as before. We’re on our third little saucepan now…
July 10th, 2009 at 11:35 am
LOL. Since my husband is the chef in the family, I usually throw away the “mistake” pans and then neglect to tell him. Sure, he eventually notices, but then I just tell him… That thing? It hasn’t been around for awhile.
I know, I’m awful. Good thing he knows me, lol, cause he always guesses what happened.