Who’s your daddy?

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Mine, I am proud to say, is a genius. Last week I saw him making multiple trips to our basement, which at first I mistook for his daily laundry routine (my folks are the kind who insist on washing clothes everyday). But very soon I saw him scurrying down with some tools, and soon after that I saw him walk down the stairs armed with a pair of unused IKEA curtain rods that has been lying behind our living room couch for god only knows how many years. Curious, I went down to see what he was up to and walked in to see the most exquisite clothesline ever built, hanging right there in my basement. Full Indian style! Using those IKEA curtain rods.

I know, I know, such extreme excitement over an inanimate object definitely warrants a visit to the shrink. But I think you will be more sympathetic once you have a better understanding of the following -

(1) the state of the previous clothesline - the old line was a relic from the time of the previous owner, criss-crossing ropes all over the ceiling, but none tied sturdily enough to hold a pair of jeans or a hangers of clothes. Now all my clothes-hanging woes are over thanks to the ingenuity of my dad!

(2) my dad’s obsession with turning useless stuff into treasure - he is always thinking of ways to re-use objects and i absolutely love that about him. Makes me real proud to be his daughter.

Take a look at his clever, clever solution while I go induct him into the ikeahacker site and also register him into Daddy Hall of Fame! (agreed, you didn’t need to see a picture of the torn kitchen rag, but just humor me, okay?!)

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