Hey There!
This.
Is. Ridiculous! In the unpacking process, I pulled out 22 tubes of hand lotion.
And no, that doesn't include the full size bottles of Jergens and Suave lotions
that I keep in the bathroom and next to the bed (5).
Twenty
Two!!
I'm
too lazy to even use lotion half of the durn time! You heard me! It almost
pains me to reach over and slather lotion all over my body. If this is the
case, how on earth do you end up with 22 of them? 22 + 5? Well, I have won the
prize and amassed at least 27 lotions that I don't use most of the time.
How
did this happen? Well, so glad you thought to ask that question. The first
bottles of Suave lotion were coupon finds (because before that the kiddo and I
shared a bottle or two of lotion). I ended up with 4 or 5 bottles of it. Then I
sniffed Jergens and decided I liked that much better and ended up with 4 or 5
bottles of that.
From
there I decided that I needed purse sized lotions. And, well, it's hard to find
the perfect sized purse lotion! They might be too big or too small or the lid
might open. It was a delicate process.
And
then, you'd come upon a great smelling lotion and you had to get it. Or,
someone would recommend a lotion and you had to try it. Or, you'd get one in a
beauty box or hotel room. You get the picture.
Most
of them are smaller purse lotions. I got some of them from the Dollar Tree
(Stunner & Too Much). They were watery and smell really strong. I got a
small one from Ulta (OPI Avojuice in Ginger Lily) and one from a hotel that I
stayed in (True Blue Spa, Grin & Bare It). I definitely have to use those
up. All those tiny ones have got to go!
I
have big ones, mainly from Bath & Body Works. I am currently hoarding
Energy Orange Ginger Body Cream, Napa Autumn Blackberry Body Cream and Velvet
Sugar Body Cream. And no, that doesn't include the two, 2 oz containers of
Black Cherry Merlot and Pink Chiffon.
Besides
my three Jergens lotions and my Suave lotion, the rest of them are random
drugstore, beauty box and end cap lotion finds. Not that it matters. It's still
27 lotions that I shouldn't have had. I should have had, what -- maybe 6 or 7
at the most? Maybe 9.
So
what's my plan? Well, I'm going to slather my body in hydrating goodness from
now on. I'm going to make sure that I take the time to use some of these
delightful treats that I've left to go rancid.
And
I'm not going to buy any more until I've used these up.
Yep,
you heard me! I'm on a lotion no buy until I have used TEN of these up. After
that, when I use three minis, I can purchase 1 mini. If I use three large
sizes, I can buy 1 large size. But, I will not purchase ANY more until 10 of
these bad boys are done.
Because
this is insane.
