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[Judique]

We have a really good mice guy that comes in. Not exactly sure what he does but whatever it is, it takes care of them for a good, long time. Thanks for the reminder it might be time to have him come in to check for activity and do whatever it is that he does to keep them out for the winter. I know he puts bait around (which is safe for the dogs as it’s in a receptacle, which they eat and then bring back to their nest). He also had an assistant come in and put steele wool in any crevices that could be entry points as they can’t chew through it. We have a crawl space and that’s where they seem to get in.

Not sure if I mentioned here we had a rat last year! Scared the dickens out of me, I actually screamed bloody murder when I saw it! And ran! Put in a STAT call to our mouse guy and he came out and looked around (no rat activity), told us what to do. DH caught it with a trap by our outdoor barrels. Turns out our neighbors down the street who have a gross yard with old cars, and goats and ducks, etc., gave them a nice place to live and reproduce, and one brave one made its way over here. We haven’t seen any more but that freaked me out. The neighbors between us have it worse. People need to clean up their crap! I did speak to someone about it and there’s not a lot they can do but I think they might’ve sent someone by there, not sure. I did spread word around that everyone needs to cover their trash cans and whatnot so as not to give them a food source. Unfortunately the barnyard animals in the neighborhood are a perfect spot for them to get food and old cars hold their nests, etc.

Rodents freak me out, unless they’re little, cute, fuzzy, and invited to live with us. (That’s a story for another day.)

I got a new reclining chair this spring too when we redid our floors. Got a new sectional, as well. I love them both. I got the chair on Overstock, believe it or not! (And the sofa at Macy’s.) Wasn’t sure how the quality would be as it was quite affordable, but we’ve been happy with it. DH and I take turns sitting in it each night. It’s nice getting new furniture once in a while. Last time for us had been at least ten years ago, probably more, and then the sectional was from a second hand store. I needed a certain size and found it there. It worked for a while but with a lot of use it got haggard looking as it was a cream colored leather. I was a little sad when the junk guy was hauling it away.

DH and I cleaned out the bathroom closet this past weekend. What a job! Took us several hours. I kept buying things as I could never find them. Well, we found all of them. Must’ve had 30 bars of soap if not more. And lots of other things. But all sorted through now and nice and spacious in there again. The one problem I’m having now is sheets. I can’t remember which sheets go to which bed, and we have various sizes of sleep surfaces throughout the house between beds and sleep sofas. I have no idea what’s what. I guess ideally I can buy some on sale or something and keep them in bags that are labeled for what they’re for. Will have to keep my eye out.

Thinking of all of you. Have a good Tuesday!

Sheets: In this house, now I have 3 full size beds. Prior, I've had a king bed, queen beds and a twin size in the teeny room.

The full sizes work at the moment as I'm quite comfortable and so is DD. DGD's share the 3rd full size when they are here, although sometimes one or the other will try to share with me or DD. We don't share overnight but will put up with a short 'visit', lol.

Anyway, my most recent sheets (over a few years) are these from Costco online (instore carries only king and queen).

https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-680-thread-count-sheet-set.product.100511905.html

I only buy white. These are pima cotton which I prefer. And same size for all beds.

I used to buy from Bed Bath and Beyond in store and on sale. The fitted sheets would almost always get a hole in the feet area. So I have extra sheets I use for various extra functions.

 

[Judique]

30 bars of soap? I can't remember when the last time I had one bar of soap in this house. Now if you were talking Bath and Body shower gel, I probably have 30 bottles

And I'm on the end of a couple of Bath and Body Works bars. I do have a selection of hotel soaps to use up!

Hopefully that selection won't grow further, and isn't likely to as many hotels have gone to communal bottles which I dislike.

Used to find some soaps I enjoyed at Marshalls but haven't looked in a while. Not even when I took the grands there last week for a few outfits.

I now carry bar soap on the last few vacations.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I'm almost inspired to organize my bathroom closet. I really should, but I need to work up the motivation.

 

[Snowysmom]

I too have alot of Bath and Body Works lotions and washes. I also have various travel sizes of stuff I find at a good price. I have been slowly weeding out shampoos and conditioners that I have collected now that I only use one or 2 brands without the bad stuff. It is getting there. I have only about 5 bars of ivory soap and those I bring on vacation. A work in progress! Now the hall closet is a different story!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I'm almost inspired to organize my bathroom closet. I really should, but I need to work up the motivation.

We must know how many bars of soap you have!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I too have alot of Bath and Body Works lotions and washes. I also have various travel sizes of stuff I find at a good price. I have been slowly weeding out shampoos and conditioners that I have collected now that I only use one or 2 brands without the bad stuff. It is getting there. I have only about 5 bars of ivory soap and those I bring on vacation. A work in progress! Now the hall closet is a different story!

I found several bars of Ivory soap where the white packaging was cream colored. That’s how long we’ve had them, lol. Ivory soap was what we always used in my house growing up. (I bet you did too!) I switched to Dove when my babies were newborns and that’s what the hospital was using for their first baths. I liked the smell of it and how soft it made our skin, and the rest is history, been using it ever since. It keeps my face in good shape, and it feels like home now.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

@Pea-n-Me - I can probably beat the 30 bars of soap. I cleaned out the Hall closet about 2 years ago. I think the final tally was: at least 50 bars of soap, 40 bottles of shampoo, 30 bottles of body wash, 70 razors, 40 tubes of toothpaste, at least 40-50 toothbrushes and several containers of baby powder and body lotion. I would buy when there was a sale and I had coupons so I was getting everything almost free. However the closet wasn't really organized so I just kept buying. My mom looked at me and forbid me from buying ANYTHING for at least one year and she would check up on that. The withdrawal was hard; I was a coupon addict. I got it from my dad LOL. We have slowly whittled down the stockpile and my kids come and grab some things now and then. I won a basket at a raffle last month and gave the shampoos and conditioners to my daughter and granddaughters. They were 60 oz bottles. I don't use conditioner and it might take me over a year to use one bottle of the shampoo. I have short hair, they all have very long hair and could use it.

This cracked me up! I could’ve said practically the same thing! Tons of razors and I could never find even one! Lots and lots of toothpaste and brushes and floss, all kinds of hair products I no longer use, etc., and a bunch of first aid items - you name it, we probably have it. I think the issue was that I would buy things, and DH would bury them in the closet to get them put away! In fairness, we had way too many sheets, blankets and towels in there too and they were obstructing the smaller things. (We put some of those in a bin up in the attic.) I’d done the second closet we have in that bathroom last year and under the sink probably last winter, so I kind of thought I had it under control. Obviously not, lol. We had a bag of the Disney H20 stuff that I couldn’t part with, but all the other hotel samples and soaps went into the donation bin. We still have a bunch of toiletries we use for trips in our storage room downstairs. I’ve kind of been in toiletry bag hell for a while, despite buying a new LLBean bag last year. I guess I just have too much stuff to bring and it won’t all fit into one bag - even the largest LLBean sells. But that’s for another day. We’ve been thinking about getting an Owner’s Locker to keep some of the things we lug back and forth down there so packing will be easier. It would probably require keeping lists though so we could replace whatever we run out of. Anyone else have an Owner’s Locker?

 

[flyingdumbo127]

I am also soap particular. I like unscented Kroger body wash. Dad uses a Trader Joe's body wash. God willing by early next year when I am able to shower again, I will start again to try and find a shampoo that is truly friendly to my hair.

My craft activity has been postponed to later in the week that is fine. I did have a lovely visit with a new friend and supporter who is going to try to do all she can to gift me even more to the miracle I have gotten already. This would be beyond frosting on the cake so to speak.

Dad will be here within an hour I hope all of you are enjoying a sunny Tuesday. I will check back in later. Love the extra posts today. Means so much to me to hear more from all of you since all of you are so dear to me.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I was thinking this subject might make a good poll, but looks like slo beat me to it:

Thread 'slo’s TUESDAY 5/7 poll - Bar Soap vs Body Wash 🧼'

May 7, 2024

Rub a dub dub, what do you use in the tub? (or shower)

Normally, do you use bar soap or body wash?
Are you a guy or gal?
(multiple choice)

*I ask about being a guy or gal because there’s not many women I know that use bar soap, and not many guys I know that use body wash, which is why I’m curious about all of you.


For Me……I’ve only used body wash my entire adult life, I’ve never known me to use bar soap since I lived with my parents 30 years ago. My DH only uses bar soap. I’ve bought him body wash in the past, but he never uses it - he just prefers bar soap.

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