Heard a therapist say logging bad days rewires your brain lol.

Honestly that stings, my 1920s place hit me with the same surprise fee too.

Clamp it and buy a sturdy wooden frame next time.

Right? "The purple pigment does the heavy lifting" is exactly what I tell everyone. I just grab whatever cheap shampoo is on sale at the grocery store, mix in a good dollop of purple dye, and my brassiness is gone in like two washes. The expensive stuff might smell nicer but it's definitely not doing the work.

Funny you mention that, it's the same story with old cast iron plumbing and single-pane windows. People will spend thousands on a fancy kitchen remodel but balk at fixing the hidden stuff that actually matters. It's like we're conditioned to prioritize what we see over what keeps the house standing. A full rewire is a hard sell because nobody wants to live with holes in their walls for a month, even if it means their place won't burn down.