So, I used to tease about the things my mom put in our stockings for Christmas: a deck of cards, a pack of gum, a pancho, travel-sized hand sanitizers, a pack of travel-sized tissues, chap stick and an apple. Looking back on it, I can't complain about the contents of our Christmas stockings, because in most cases they're things I wouldn't have purchased for myself, but I've used them up over the years, so it seems pretty good afterall (except for a pile of unopened decks of cards -- those don't need to be replaced yearly at our house -- I can play solitaire online).
Well, this year was different: my mom pulled out all the stops! We had the usual practical goodies from above, plus a few things I'm completely addicted to now that I just have to share:
These little suckers are ridiculously cool and handy. they come in this flat, wafer-like format, then you run water over them and they turn into full-sized, ultra-absorbent sponges. And they're only $12/pack of 12, so it's not so bad to use one until it stinks then pitch it and get the next one. Get 'em.
I'm no stranger to products from Bath & Body Works. With the exception of a short boycott I conducted in 1999 because of the discontinuation of their Vanilla Bean fragrance, I've used their Signature Collection lotion since middle school. I've since moved on and accepted the transition to Warm Vanilla Sugar, but it was brutal there for a while. Anyway, I do know they've been selling this hand soap stuff for years, but I had never looked at it very closely because I always assumed it was going to be extremely expensive and not practical (because of the fragrance) for bathrooms or whatever. However, I stand corrected on both fronts! It's 3 for $10, which is comparable to Dial or whatever. And, they have less-girly frangrances like Coconut Lime Verbena (which Phil now uses and likes) and Kitchen Lemon (which we now use in the kitchen).
I wish I could say Mom got us these exact car coasters, but we got a set that had one ladybug and one bee. Maybe I need to order a set of these with the eaglez on them just because they're awesome. But, anyway, these are a GREAT idea and I wish I'd known about them sooner.And, a few things that weren't in my stocking that I got addicted to nonetheless over Christmastime:
3 comments:
It's nice to know that other people got the same list of random stuff in their stocking every year. Replace the apple with an orange and the poncho with chapstick and that pretty much sums up my Christmas morning. Nice to have you back to the blogosphere!
LOL...I can't believe you guys got a poncho (or like gift) in your stocking! Hahahahaha! This makes my parents super-cool then... :)
I'll say it...love the B&BW hand soap - brilliant! Sequence is a really fun game (we own it)...and those sponges...I used to have them growing up but they turned to dinosaurs when left in water.
Hey, have either of you ever seen the Simpsons episode where Bart sells his soul to Milhouse for like a buck-fifty and he buys those dinosaur sponges with it? He has this day dream about making a puddle with the hose and calling Lisa out only to through the pill (remember how they came in a caplet like a Dayquil?) in the water, transforming it into a 40 ft tall squishy monster that very spongily chews on her was Bart laughs.
Actually the best part of that episode it the very beginning at church when Bart trades the hymn music for InaGaddaDaVida and Homer whispers to Marge, "Do you remember when we used to make love to this hymn?" I love the Simpsons!
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