I always thought my dream job would consist of someone paying me to write and I'd write all day. Turns out, I can't write for eight hours a day straight. It's hard on my brain. I might be able to train it to write that long, but I'm too lazy to do that. It would help since I've been doing a lot of writing at work lately. You may not think twice about it, but it takes a lot out of me to find a way to jazz up a press release about summer camps and dance camps and organ recitals. It leaves me drained and I can't even muster up a blog entry to vent about my boring press releases.
But something good happened yesterday. First of all, I finished the bios I had to write. It's a pain in the ass trying to say something fun and exciting when all you have is their curriculum vitae. The other thing? I went to the Bath & Body Works Three-day Sale. My mom asked me to buy her shower gels and lotions because she was going to be out of town and was sure that the Mexican shoppers would have taken everything by the time she got back. (She likes to give them away as presents--body gel and lotions, not Mexican shoppers.)
I confess that I had never bought anything there before. Yes, I've walked in there a few times and walked out thinking that my Suave shower gel works just just fine and is far cheaper. But I got caught up in the excitement and bought a couple of lotions that I'll never use because they make me break out in a rash. (I've used two different scented lotions before and they both gave me rashes inside my elbows.)
As I drove home, it occurred to me that we are so caught up in consuming crap, that we'll go to a store that sells soap and spend nearly $40. On soap. Yes, it was mostly my mom's money, but how many times has someone given me soap/bath gel/lotion/spray and I turn around and give it to my mom to add to her stash? I have very specific tastes--I don't use perfume and I like a soap that's been discontinued. (I have four bottles left at home.) My dryer sheets and laundry detergent are unscented. Does anyone see a trend? Yet, every Christmas, someone will give me soap (lavender scented, no less).
There are times that it is practical. Kimmie gave me a travel pouch with a travel-sized shampoo, conditioner, shower gel and puff and they didn't smell like lavender. Plus, it was a "I saw this really cheap and bought one for you and one for me." It was unexpected and practical. I loved it.
Yet I must confess that despite my strong feelings about receiving soap (I don't mind soap so much; it's the lotion that I can't use and the obnoxious sprays that give me grief), I have agreed to make bar soaps with my co-worker to give away for Christmas. Kill me know.
Sadly, my favorite scent is no longer available as a shower gel and it's not listed on the Suave Web site.
1 comment:
My aunt would always give me Bath & Body stuff. Freesia scented. I never liked freesia. Plus, it took forever to get rid of and I never felt like I could wear my perfume during that time because it was mixing too many scents. I don't like other people telling me what I should smell like.
But I do get hand soap at Bath & Body Works. I like the way their foamy hand soap smells.
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