I think I missed part of my ovaries or something, because unlike the majority of the female population, I don't see shopping as a recreational activity. If I need something, I got out and get it. End of story. Spending the day browsing for things that I don't want, don't need, have no room for and cannot afford is not an especially desirable was to spend my free time. That is why, when I do shop, I am particularly gratified to spend my time and my money on items that warm my heart and fill me with glee.
In no particular order:
1. Double Roll Toilet Paper. We live in a house with three females. One of those females, who shall remain nameless, but was born last and is the shortest of us all, requires approximately 130 feet of toilet paper every time she uses the facilities. Between us, we go through a LOT of toilet paper. (I reckon the decimation of the rain forest can be reasonably laid at our door.) Double-roll toilet paper means that I only have to replace the toilet roll every half an hour, instead of every 15 minutes. (And I do mean "I". Nobody else in the family has mastered the complex technology of the toilet roll holder.)
2. Extra-Strength Garbage Bags with Drawstrings. Since garbage bags in our house are only taken out when they have reached 160% of their designed capacity, extra-strength garbage bags with drawstrings are entirely necessary. Previous to this, I would have to gingerly work the 3 tonne bag out of the receptical, all the while trying vainly to keep the top third from spontaneously vomiting onto my shoes and the floor. I would also have refrain from ripping large holes in the top of the bag, and defy the laws of physic in an attempt to close the bag with a twist tie roughly the size and thickness of one of my hairs. Now I don't have to do this. I don't care what they cost, I will buy them.
3. Pampered Chef Garlic Press. I'm pretty sure you could press coal into diamonds in that thing. It takes the most honking clove of garlic, unpeeled, and delivers it into perfectly usable mince in 1 second with minimal effort. And it comes with a niftly little cleaning device that works out every tiny scrap of garlic from it's gajillion little holes. Worth every penny.
4. Ear Plugs. When Himself and I first got married, I used to wake up in a blind panic to the sound of someone breathing next to me, screaming in my head "There's someone in the room with me!" And then I'd realize it was the person to whom I was married. I had no idea I was a light sleeper up until then. For years I've slept with one eye open, apparently, and only recently got the idea that perhaps some sort of sleeping aid might be in order. For the ridiculous price of $2.00, I now sleep so soundly that thunderstorms, snoring partners and barfing children all enter my conciousness not at all. I love my ear plugs. I really love them.
5. John Freida Frizz Ease Serum. I consider myself lucky to live in such time and a place that I can get Frizz Ease whenever I want. There are very few hair products on the market (and believe me, I have tried them all.) that make my hair both smooth and frizz-free without making it greasy or flat. Give that man a Nobel prize.
6. Loblaws Scalloped Potatoes. The ones in the "ready to go" food section when you come in the front door. I've made plenty of scalloped potatoes in my day, but these are way better than any ones I've come up with. I don't want to know what they put in them that makes them so creamy and rich and yummy. I don't care, either.
7. L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara I have all of 7 eyelashes on each lid, and they need to be fattened and plumped and made much, much bigger. (The only part of my body that does.) They need to look like I have at least 14 eyelashes on each lid, and by God, this delivers. I buy two tubes, whenever I get it: one waterproof and one not. (Not that I imagine for one second that need to have lush, full lashes for when I enter an impromptu syncronized swimming routine, but because my eyes tear up very easily, and also because I seem to get wet a lot.) And I also only buy it in black because I cannot see any reason why they even make mascara in other colours.
8. Starbucks Chai Tea Latte. As much as I know it is fashionable to display distaste for the ubiquitous coffee chain ("Why would anyone spend 5 bucks on a coffee????") I adore this concotion. It's warm and soothing and cozy and comforting and I cannot replicate it in my own kitchen, try as I might. I might love these so much because the first time I ever had one was a blustery, grey November day on which I was as cranky as a nap-deprived 3 year old, and that drink satisfied every need I had on every level. I've been hooked on them ever since, preferably Grande with soy milk.
I'm sure there are plenty of other products and services that make my life much easier to live (indoor plumbing, internal combustion engines, jello, to name but a few) but these ones...these make my life a pleasure to live.
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