I’m Kristen. Welcome to All In My Twenties, my place to pour my little heart out on the daily!! This is the world just as I see it. Why dont you kick up your feet and stay awhile?!
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Its Friday. Who isnt?!
Love the weekend!
First things first. You ladies are LEGIT!
Im loving the link up post and I LOVE reading everyone's progress.
SIMPLY AMAZING!
So I got home last night from a week at the beach for work.
Poor Me. I know
I arrive ready to do my workout video, shower and crash. Its been a long week.
I quickly change and run to the restroom to pee, only to realize that I am left with the last little sheet of toilet paper. FML. I hate that. I make do (so would you, dont judge) and away I go to workout.
{Seriously?}
::Fast forward::
Im gross so just like any other day I immediately shower, only to realize that my razor blade couldnt cut a tomato. Completely worthless but I attempt to whittle away at my legs hoping to somewhat clean these babies up. Not too successful.
{That shiz is DULL in case you cant tell}
::Fast forward::
I get in my car this morning, late for work, cause its Friday and who are we kidding, I wasted 20 minutes singing in the mirror because my iPod found its way to the Backstreet Boys and this girl still gets gitty like its 1997. Only to find that my car is on E.
What do all of these things have in common?!?
THAT I WAIT TIL THE VERY LAST MINUTE TO BUY NECESSITIES.
And then I realized this is a CONSTANT in my life.
Think Im kidding??
Check out this list:
Gas - Car will hit E before I stop
Razor Cartridges - I will cuss my razor out 3 times in the shower before I buy a new pack. And sometimes I steal Chris's just so I can wait a little longer.
Toilet Paper - I always run out before I buy a new pack. Youd think Id buy one at the last roll, but no. And in college I use to take aka "borrow"the extra toilet paper in the bathrooms at bars so I could buy Vodka with my dollars instead of TP! SWEAR. For the record I buy my own butt wipe these days.
Shampoo - I will put water in the bottle to stretch at least one wash. Terrible I KNOW.
Trash Bags - Theres no excuse.
Light Bulbs - If there are 5 lights, the first 4 will be out and the 5th will have to die before all 5 get replaced. PATHETIC.
{Bet your ass Im fixing this this weekend. Yes this is my dining room right now}
Laundry Detergent - Im all about Arm & Hammer because this shit is WAY cheaper and does the same job.
Cleaning Products - I waited until I ran out of EVERYTHING to finally go buy all new products. Kid you not, this house was cleaned with all purpose cleaner on EVERY surface for about 2 months!
Tampons- Ive been known to borrow them when I run out! I do replace them. You would just think I would be prepared for something that visits once a month for the last 12 years like clock work.
Contact Solution- It cost $2 and I refuse to buy more! Ive rinsed my contacts with water for a week. Ridic.
{Empty}
And Im sure theres more.
WHY?!
Because its NOT FUN to buy these things. Ya, I like everything I get from them, but I hate having to spend my dollars on them! Id rather spend my money on FUN stuff!
Am I the only one like this?!
I know girls who LOVE grocery shopping and buy all these things no prob.
Am I missing the girl gene when it comes to necessity shopping?!?!
I will DIE when I have to buy diapers.
No joke, this really may be me minus the brown hair!
Please tell me you hate the same thing!!!
P.S. Chris calls me "bear" A LOT. Its his cute pet name for me! I got this yesterday and literally laughed out loud!!
No, you're not missing any gene girl. All of that shit is not fun to buy at all. Typically I put my mom jeans on and go to Costco and get all of it in bulk so I keep these lame shopping trips to a minimum.
ReplyDeletehahaha I used to take TP from my old job in college for the same reason!
ReplyDeleteBuying stuff like that is seriously NOT fun...Im totally with you!
Dude. I am the same way. My foyer light was out for 2 months NO joke before I bought more bulbs. And I always have a "omg am I out of teepee" moment every month. SO dumb. haha
ReplyDeleteTGIF!
I am with you on this one girl! I DREAD going and having to spend my money on these things. I know they are useful but at the same time I feel like I am wasting money away. Also why do these items have to be some of the most expensive things?! It is just awful I tell you!
ReplyDeleteRazors are what I HATE spending my money on!! Those are soooo freaking expensive for what they are. I have started just using the my husband's razors and they last longer than any girly razor!! And we get more bang for our buck. But cleaning supplies are a whole new story - I am obsessed with buying all the new and improved stuff - I am sick I know but spending an entire Sunday scrubbing our house from top to bottom makes me one happy girl!
ReplyDeleteI hate buying that stuff too! I now have amazon automatically send razors and other toiletries every month or so...it's awesome because I don't have to think about it, it just shows up at my door... definitely look in to it!
ReplyDeleteUGH! I hate having to buy all of the above mentioned! Maybe because I wait I feel like it all runs out at the same time, but it seriously does. And then I'm left spending like $100 on all this stuff at once, not fun at all!
ReplyDeleteBAHAHA- I'm with you! It's such a freaking waste of money but you really can't go without 'em forever. We ALWAYS stole TP from our college campus centers/library, etc! HAHA, why not?! ;)
ReplyDeleteAlso- I'm sending that cartoon to my hubs immediately. "Bear" is our pet name too :)
i have to say, i USED to be like this, but now i'm almost totally ocd opposite. I stock extras of everything in my place so i NEVER run out... (minus cleaning supplies).
ReplyDeleteMaybe try signing up for drugstore.com or another service that will deliver your toiletries/home essentials to your door so you don't actually have to run out and buy them.
Or make a Target run once a month to stock up on things you need, but do it every month and keep a running list so you don't forget anything.
And PS. using water on your contacts is really bad for them! Google it and read why and i guarantee you, you won't want to do it anymore. Saying this as someone who used to do the same thing. hehehe. :P
You crack me up! I'm the same way and even worse with three kids because its too difficult to get those things with three in tow. I use to take toilet paper from sorority house, work etc before I replaced mine. Razors are always dull here and we never have light bulbs - that is why I'm replacing all my fans so they only have one light bulb and not 4-5 that always go out. I never get gas until my car is E and sometimes I know if its E I have 30 miles left, lol. Now I solved the formula and diaper problem. I have formula shipped to my house and I don't use disposable diapers - I use cloth diapers and never have to buy them again. And finally dog food is a problem too - they get left overs when its out. Oh well thats life
ReplyDeleteYou are fabulous and you crack me up! I'm pretty bad, but I don't think I'm quite as bad as you are ;D I generally stock up on things, then when I get to the point I am about to run out I run to the store ticked off because I have to spend money on lame stuff. But, I do not want to run out of toilet paper! However, I do have quite a few lightbulbs that are burnt out that I need to replace.. I just still haven't gotten around to it. Haha :D
ReplyDeleteI'm convinced there's a price fixing scam on all this shit, because as someone else pointed out- it's ALWAYS the most expensive. Never fails I'm scrambling for tampons too- digging through old purses to find them. I should just buy a 100 pack and be done with it for a few months. haha.
ReplyDeleteI actually snorted at that squirrel/bear meme. HILARIOUS.
I am the same way! I hate having to spend money on this stuff. Especially when I run out of paper towels. That seems to happen all the time!
ReplyDeleteLOL JK COCAINE
ReplyDeleteHilarious.
No, you're not crazy. I finally bit the bullet and bought the "big" pack of cartridges (8) for my razor. That's ... about as far as I've come. I still use my shampoo, body wash, conditioner, etc until it runs out. Horrible habit.
Baby steps.
I hate buying that stuff! You are so not alone. I feel like I throw money away all the time. My morning was something like that too... gas tank on E, having to run in the gas station in the pouring rain.. ugh! Good thing it's Friday. Have a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteyou are sooooo not alone!!!! i literally laughed at every single item you just listed because it is soooo true! once i took my porch light out and brought it into the house because i didnt want to replace the light! the lengths we go to not spend money on that shit! a new shirt is soooooo much more fun!!!!
ReplyDeleteomg omg lol that bear thing made me laugh so hard. (we call my daughter bear...addie bear...etc...mental picture while reading this almost made me pee a little.)
ReplyDeleteand we might be the same person...I am SO bad at buying things before they are gone. I actually remind myself to put things on the list before they are gone but somehow still end up razorless...conditionerless....ya know...
Love reading your blog!
xoxo
I feel like I could have written this!! I despise spending money on ALL of this stuff. Dish soap, shaving cream, toothpaste(better believe I'm squeezing every last drop out) and more...haaaate spending money on the necessities!! Why are they all so flippin'' expensive too?!
ReplyDeleteI'm on the exact same page with you. I've actually run out of gas before in the middle of the damn road. I HATE GETTING GAS!!!!!! HATE IT. Also use the same contact stuff and everythin g else on this list.
ReplyDeletethis post was hilarious. ps...i do the same thing with my razor and shampoo. you're not alone! lol
ReplyDeleteOh man! I so agree with you! The shampoo and conditioner is SO ANNOYING! I always run out of one before the other, so then I'm banging the bottle on my hand hoping to get enough to do my hair one more time. Only I do that like 3 times before I finally buy more. HAHA :) You're definitely not alone.
ReplyDeleteThat bear thing CRACKED me up! :)
Holy good god I am the same exact way. It's seriously so horrible. I swear I'd rather be mistaken for a homeless lady or have an entire kitchen full of bugs before I go spend money on toiletries or cleaning products. There's just zero reason in life that my hard earned cash should need to be spent on floss (only use the free stuff from the dentist) and garbage bags. For real
ReplyDeleteHahah my boyfriend and I call each other bear too. I think it started because he would always call me a "grumpy bear". Great, I know.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about running out of stuff. I get SO pissed when I realize I'm out of one thing and have to make a target run for just that one item. THEN you get to Target and spend 100$ when all you needed was TP so you are even more pissed off. Its a vicious cycle.
I buy all of that stuff at Costco or Sams!! Or any Dollar General type store!! So much cheaper!!! But yes, no fun to buy!
ReplyDeleteI do ALL that too. Except its worse because there are two adults and one child in my house. So we really need TP at all time. I steal JJs razors and deodorant on the regular. Fortunately I live in an apartment still, so light bulbs are their responsibility. Cleaning products....hmm I dont know when the last time I bought some was...my house is clean tho.
ReplyDeleteOh my! That last picture- I just died. Hilarious!! And in college my friends and I used to call ourselves the "TP Bandits" because whenever we would go to parties we would take our biggest purses with us just so we could snag toilet paper. Awful, I know. I do buy my own TP these days though as well!!
ReplyDeleteHaha too funny! I think we all do that! I use this stupid special contact solution that my eye doctor said I had to use and that shizz gets used up so fast and costs $10 a bottle! I hate buying it so much! In college we always stole rolls of toilet paper from the sorority house :)
ReplyDelete1) I call John "Bear" ... but usually, it's BunnyBear.
ReplyDelete2) We also say that to each other.
3) I love that you ganked TP. Like, L-O-V-E.
4) I run out of gas all the time. Obvs, we share #1.
5) (and all the others)
Girl, I'm the EXACT same way! Especially with the TP! I would always borrow a roll (or three) from my roommates and when I would finally buy some and replace theirs, half of my new rolls would be gone!
ReplyDeleteSo no, you are not the only one. It's basically the story of my life!
Clarissa
i always wait on gas!!!!!!!! and, you for sure never have toilet paper. I've noticed that a time or two....
ReplyDeleteHa Ha I love it! I am the same way, people call them necessities, but to me clothes are more of a necessity. :)
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing i hate more than having to spend my money on those necessities. Annoying!
ReplyDeleteGirl, I feel ya! My mom always puts that kind of stuff in our stockings and my husband thinks it's weird....but it sure beats having to spend the money yourself!
ReplyDeleteMarianna
Delightfully Dunn
I am the same way about just about all of the things you listed - the only thing is I hate shopping PERIOD! I don't even like to buy new clothes. I'm weird and don't like to spend my hard earned money!!! And the very last thing in the world I will do is grocery shop. I'm single and it's easier for me to eat better if I don't keep snacks in the house. So that's my excuse, basically! Oh well!
ReplyDeletethis is hilarious -- I wish I could say I disagree/can't relate but believe it or not, earlier today I used baby shampoo as body wash and conditioner as shaving cream -- yup, I call it resourceful.
ReplyDeleteI also have one light left in fan/light in our bedroom... SLACKER = hita.
I think we can all relate. When I still lived near my parents I would go to their house for dinner (who wants to cook when your parents do it better??) and steal a roll of their TP and Paper Towels! Worked for over a year :-)
ReplyDeleteMore than anything, I hate paying for an oil change and getting my car washed! I'll wait forever which may end up costing me in the long run. Eek.
Fun post! I'm definitely a follower now!
Ashley
The Darling Redhead
I'm actually the opposite, because I OVERSTOCK on those things. I buy when they are on sale, when I'm at Costco, and when I have coupons. I hate spending money on that stuff too, so I want to get deals!!
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