Everyday Randomness

Preparing Charity Donations

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A friend of mine asked me what I was doing today, and I told her I spent a lot of time yesterday pulling out a ton of clothes I’m giving to Goodwill.  Some of them smell like smoke though, and some of them have been packed up so they’ve got that “storage smell”.  I figured I’d take today to wash them all before delivering them all to Goodwill this week.

My friend asked why in the world I was washing them all just to give them away.  I just can’t stand the thought of giving someone something that isn’t 100% clean.  I can’t even pull something out of storage and wear it myself with that smell, so why should I give it away like that?

I talked to a few other friends to find out what they do, and they all agreed they just bag their stuff up and take it to the drop off location.  None of them make sure everything is clean before giving it away!  The consensus seems to be none of them want to spend the money to wash all those clothes.

Um…you can get a 30 load box of Purex for $2 at Walmart?

Am I the only person who washes clothes before sending them to a charity?

I’m sorry, but I want to give away clean clothes…even if it’s just a case of they smell bad from storage.  I don’t want someone getting something that smells bad!

I started thinking about all the times I’ve shopped at Goodwill.  There have been plenty of times I’ve found clothes on the rack that were obviously dirty.  Is it because the clothes get dirty while the employees are sorting them and putting them on racks or is it because people don’t care enough to wash their clothes before they give them away?

Attack Of The Shower Curtain

Have you ever been attacked by your own shower curtain? Nothing surprises me anymore in this house, and I had to admit I have been attacked by even my shower curtain a few times. I don’t know what it is about our bathroom, but when you’re in the shower the curtain gravitates towards you. No matter how hard you try to keep it stuck to the inside of the tub, it ends up under the water with you.

I do have a funny story about the shower curtain attacking me. Just a few weeks ago I was taking a shower, and Bubba, the pervert bulldog he is, did what he always does. He pawed at the curtain until he moved it enough to stick his head in the shower. He’s scared of actually getting in the tub, but if you’re in the shower, he wants to stick his head in there with you.

Well when he pawed at the curtain, he moved it far enough for it to get sucked under the spray. At this point I had shampoo in my hair and face wash on my face, so I had my eyes closed. I couldn’t see what was going on, but I felt something touch me. The next thing I knew the shower curtain was wrapped around me, and I was flailing my arms trying to get it off me, but every time I hit it, it would fly back because of the weird suction our shower creates under the water. I couldn’t open my eyes because I knew I’d end up with soap in them, so I finally had to yell for hubby to come save me from the shower curtain!

Times like that I really wish I had a ShowerBow. It’s an attachment for your shower curtain rod that ads a counterweight to tip the shower curtain out away from you. This creates a ton of extra space inside your shower for you while still keeping the curtain snug against the bottom and sides of your tub to prevent water from making it’s way outside of the tub. Unlike the curved rods that are on the market, when the Shower Bow isn’t in use it isn’t taking up extra space!

Now that I’ve told you about the shower curtain attacking me, I’ll definitely have to fill you in on the real story behind how I cracked my arm! Stay tuned!

*New* Chocolate Mix Skittles

Yes, these are chocolate Skittles! As much as I love regular Skittles, I had to try these just because they’re new and chocolate.

In the bag we have the following flavors.

• S’mores
• Vanilla
• Chocolate Caramel
• Chocolate Pudding
• Brownie Batter

Wow these are definitely different! Each flavor is pretty good although I’m not wild about the S’mores. There’s still a hint of that taste that makes Skittles what they are, but overall the difference is really good. My favorite is the Brownie Batter. It tastes just like a Tootsie Roll.

What I don’t like? You pretty much have to pick through the bag eating these individually. All the flavors are good, but eating them all together is a little over powering. Don’t expect to pour a handful of these out to pop in your mouth. You won’t like it. Eating these means picking through the bag savoring each flavor.

Lukas showed up over here with 3 bags of these because he loves them so much, Hubby loved them, and I loved them so much I had to blog about it!

67lb Dog Destroys Door

This is now what my shitty front door jam looks like.

No, no one tried to rob me or pry it open with a crowbar.  The dog did this.

YES THE DOG!

He was out in the yard playing with one of his toys, and the next thing I knew I heard something slam against the door.  I looked up to see the door swinging open.  Bubba slung his toy on the porch, and when he went after it he hit the door so hard he completely busted the crappy old door jam.

I locked the cat in the bedroom so he can’t make his own escape, took a picture, and called Hubby.  His reaction to the picture was wtf happened?  When I started telling him what exactly happened, he burst out in laughter.

Geez, now my front door won’t close obviously.  Luckily the weather is back to being pretty nice, so I left Bubba outside and latched the screen door.  My office happens to be in the front room of the house, so at least I’ve got an eye on things.  The light coming in the screen door is casting a huge glare on my monitor.

*sigh*

Hubby will be home in an hour and 1/2 with the stuff to fix it.