Since I promised a blog update this week: A repost/rewrite from a previous blog attempt that totally fizzled...
I've found that no matter how tight my budget may be, I will always find the money for these things...
Dove Soap
-After growing up in Virginia where the humidity meant never worrying about moisturizing my skin, moving to Texas's dry heat immediately taught me the importance of skin hydration. Should I use a soap other than Dove, my skin gets itchy and it feels like it is stretched tight across my entire body. More specifically (read: only slightly exaggerated), it feels as if my skin has been replaced with seran wrap that has a thin layer of itching powder beneath it. The actual sensation is annoying to put it mildly. Also, any fat kid will tell you that the feeling of tight clothes makes you feel even fatter. Now imagine the downward spiral that can commence when it feels like your skin has stretched tightly around your fat. Yeah it is something of a personal hell for me, can you tell?
Decent Razor Blades
- Right after the move to Texas, family tried to cut back on some expenses. This first and only attempt at razor blades is a real life cautionary tale. My mother saw that the Dollar General had a 10 pack of razors for like a buck. Naturally she must have thought this was total win, and jumped at the opportunity. I had the misfortune of being the first person to use these... these things... "Luckily," since I was in high school I didn't have much in the way of facial hair so had a small area on my face that I had to shave, yet the pain was so intense I couldn't finish. One swipe of that blade felt like someone was cutting my skin, spraying the wounds with lemon juice, rubbing it with salt, and finaly plucking the hair that remained out one by one. I could go on in more detail but I think you get the picture. Naturally, my mother felt I was just being overly dramatic, as teenagers are wont to do. But then she got her own chance with the blades when she went to shave her legs. Suffice to say, she didn't finish her chore either and we both immediately went to the store and gave the bargain bin blades a very wide berth.
Cottonelle Ultra
-Don't grumble in disgust, if you have ever used public toilet paper you know that it is usually 1/16 ply paper that is made from the paper-thin teardrops of baby doves(A favorite line from Dooce.com), or it has a texture of burlap that has been be-gemmed with broken glass. No one should ever have to experience this madness on such a tender area. So I consider it an investment in myself, and for any visitors I have.
So in short, these are three things that if I am at the store I will think... I don't really need fresh food... I have all those extra ketchup packets, and ramen at home. I could make a spaghetti! But God help me if I gonna skimp on the shave, shower, and you can figure out the 3rd "S."
What about anyone who reads this? What is something you ALWAYS can always find the money for?
Dove Soap
-After growing up in Virginia where the humidity meant never worrying about moisturizing my skin, moving to Texas's dry heat immediately taught me the importance of skin hydration. Should I use a soap other than Dove, my skin gets itchy and it feels like it is stretched tight across my entire body. More specifically (read: only slightly exaggerated), it feels as if my skin has been replaced with seran wrap that has a thin layer of itching powder beneath it. The actual sensation is annoying to put it mildly. Also, any fat kid will tell you that the feeling of tight clothes makes you feel even fatter. Now imagine the downward spiral that can commence when it feels like your skin has stretched tightly around your fat. Yeah it is something of a personal hell for me, can you tell?
Decent Razor Blades
- Right after the move to Texas, family tried to cut back on some expenses. This first and only attempt at razor blades is a real life cautionary tale. My mother saw that the Dollar General had a 10 pack of razors for like a buck. Naturally she must have thought this was total win, and jumped at the opportunity. I had the misfortune of being the first person to use these... these things... "Luckily," since I was in high school I didn't have much in the way of facial hair so had a small area on my face that I had to shave, yet the pain was so intense I couldn't finish. One swipe of that blade felt like someone was cutting my skin, spraying the wounds with lemon juice, rubbing it with salt, and finaly plucking the hair that remained out one by one. I could go on in more detail but I think you get the picture. Naturally, my mother felt I was just being overly dramatic, as teenagers are wont to do. But then she got her own chance with the blades when she went to shave her legs. Suffice to say, she didn't finish her chore either and we both immediately went to the store and gave the bargain bin blades a very wide berth.
Cottonelle Ultra
-Don't grumble in disgust, if you have ever used public toilet paper you know that it is usually 1/16 ply paper that is made from the paper-thin teardrops of baby doves(A favorite line from Dooce.com), or it has a texture of burlap that has been be-gemmed with broken glass. No one should ever have to experience this madness on such a tender area. So I consider it an investment in myself, and for any visitors I have.
So in short, these are three things that if I am at the store I will think... I don't really need fresh food... I have all those extra ketchup packets, and ramen at home. I could make a spaghetti! But God help me if I gonna skimp on the shave, shower, and you can figure out the 3rd "S."
What about anyone who reads this? What is something you ALWAYS can always find the money for?
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