1. What is going on with women’s disposable razors these days? Neon colors! Glitter! Tropical scents! Who in the hell needs a disposable razor that smells like jasmine? Really, people? Is a scented razor handle truly going to take your showering experience to the next level? Will you breathe in its intoxicating scent between razor strokes? I’ll tell you what I’d like my disposable razor to do. How about SHAVE MY LEGS PROPERLY. I’m on to you, Women’s Disposable Razor Companies. Distract the consumer with bells and whistles to mask the fact that your razors are sucky. Best disposable razor I’ve ever used? Gillette Good News Plus. About as cheap as you can get, and they work like a smooth, nick-free charm.
2. Do you have an item/items of clothing that you hold onto for absolutely no reason? I have 6 pairs of J. Crew Everyday Chinos that sit year after year in a bin at the top of my closet. There’s certainly nothing wrong with J. Crew chinos, yet I haven’t worn them for 5 years now, and I don’t really see myself wearing them in the near future, so why can’t I just get rid of them? It’s one of life’s greatest mysteries. (Update: In a bag, ready for Goodwill today. Patting myself on back.)
3. I think my desperate hopes of Wita going through a developmental spurt for the past FOUR weeks need to be put to rest. Let’s get real, it’s looking like my child has an attitude problem. (Although, teething? Could it be teething? She still only has her two bottom teeth at almost 13 months old. Teeth, right? PLEASE LET IT BE THE TEETH. Why is she so unhappy all the tiiiiiime…it’s a good thing she’s kind of adorable.)
4. It’s fair to say that we need to lay off the grilling, made evident by the ridiculous indigestion I dealt with until midnight Sunday night. (Sarah’s body – Not another juicy piece of animal NOOOOOOOOO.) Also, running out of propane mid-grilling is slightly distressing, evidenced by D’s face.
When I mentioned it on Twitter/Instagram, five friends responded that the same thing had happened to them that same evening. Coincidence? I think not. Gas/Charcoal Conspiracy!
5. Please tell me your children have quirky fashion preferences. Wito has an aversion to buttons on his pants or shorts, yet he’s approaching the size where it’s becoming increasingly harder to find stylish pants donning stretchy waistbands. (We are officially in Boy sizing. Hold me.) At first, I wondered if it was a tactile issue, but alas, no. His reasoning for why he hates buttons? They aren’t “cool,” so he prefers not to look at them. But elastic waistbands ARE, Wito? Whose child are you? According to my official fashion rules, males can wear elastic-waist pants if they are younger than 5 or older than 85. We’ve got a lot to work on, kid.
Tina
July 20, 2011 at 11:35 am1.) I can’t stand anything with fragrance unless it is my perfume/lotion or a candle. They put fragrance in the craziest things these days! Especially disturbing are tampons. WHY????
2.) I SO hear you on the J.Crew chinos. They fit so well but I don’t think I wore them once in the past 2 years. Also? Cardigans. It doesn’t matter how bad off they get, I can’t bring myself to get rid of them.
3.) Is here nap schedule changing? She just one year right? If I remember correctly, that was HELL. Going down to one nap and needing an earlier bedtime…..maybe it is teething.
4.) It’s a heat index of 110 here for the next week. Too hot to grill, but I hate when the propane goes out. It’s 2011…why can’t they make some kind of color coded indicator or something?
5.) No quirky fashion tendencies here for the 4 year old yet but Mini Boden has AWESOME stretchy waistband pants and shorts. My tot is FINALLY learning to button and zip his own pants, but when he goes to pre-K, I send him in stretch waistband to avoid the hassle. I found the cutest pairs there and I think they are having a sale right now.
Best,
Tina
Heather
July 20, 2011 at 2:17 pmMy 4 year old is reallllllly tall so he’s already in a boys size 5 or 6 at stores like Gap, Old Navy, or Boden. They all sell reallllly cute elastic waist pants, especially Boden, but super pricey. I buy maybe two or three pairs when they have a 20% off coupon and then pair them with cuter shirts and jeans.
We also ran out of propane this weekend. Very odd, totally a conspiracy.
Fragrance gives me migraines. Ick.
karen culver
July 20, 2011 at 3:26 pmI have two boys with the same issue . . . land’s end has a really nice pair of short, elastic waist, sewn on fixed button with cute stitching. If it makes you feel any better they are 7 and 10!
Jenny Post
July 24, 2011 at 11:34 amMy son is only three months old so he hasn’t really started complaining yet about the choices I make for him. When I was kid, however, I didn’t like wearing JEANS! It was leggings with stirrups every day. Ugh.
And like another commenter, I also just got rid of my J.Crew Everday Chinos that I had from when I worked there in high school. Fun fact: they were $38 at the time. Oh, and jeans were $48. Weird that the price of their jeans has DOUBLED in the last ten years. Not cool.
Torrie @ a place to share...
August 9, 2011 at 12:59 pm… late to comment, but just catching up after a few weeks off.
Thank you for the razor enlightenment.
I’ve been totally dissatisfied with razors, so I headed out and bought these when I read your post a few days ago. They’re cheap, work great, and I don’t have to ask for assistance when purchasing them (does your store keep all of the “fancy” razors locked up??)!
Re kids clothes- issues galore (with my son, not daughter)- seams, tags, shoe material, you name it. :)