I consider myself a pretty together, resourceful person, but, in the nearly two years Jimmy and I have been homeowners, I've realized that I'm not nearly as skilled or smart in some of the practical areas of adulthood: namely, the area called "What to do when things break." Our dishwasher had been making a pretty bad grinding sound for a couple cycles, and all the manual said by way of troubleshooting was, "Something's probably stuck in the motor. If the motor doesn't grind it up after one cycle, it's time to call service and pay a lot of money" (paraphrase mine). Things didn't sound too promising. And while I'm not opposed to doing dishes, I really don't enjoy it.
Then, on a do-it-yourself whim, Jimmy decided to try and tackle the problem himself, saying, "I think I can take apart a motor." Again, not too promising, even though I love the guy! He came home from work one night this week, ate dinner, and set to work on the dishwasher. He found a great website that had step-by-step diagrams for each layer of our exact dishwasher, and within an hour had the problem solved and the culprit, a big chunk of plastic, snagged from the motor. I just had to brag on him! Here he is with his "I am man, I have tools, I will conquer" face - that's a keeper.
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