We get cold snaps in TX and sometimes in addition to putting on my long jammies I add socks too, when I go to bed. Last year and this year — my bones are getting older — I just couldn’t get warm under the covers fast enough. So I searched the house for the trusty heating pad. I checked both bathrooms upstairs, the linen closet, under the bed is always a good place, and I checked the side tables by the bed. No — the turquoise heating pad wasn’t there.
“Hmmmmm…someone needed it more than I did and took it home with them,” I thought. So at 9:00 PM one cold night, I went to our local drugstore and plunked down a $20 bill to purchase what I knew we once had. But it was worth it, because it warmed me up in short order.
Over Christmas, daughter told me “It was cold last night and the heating pad sure warmed me up.”
“What? The turquoise heating pad?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Where did you find it?”
“It was in the side table drawer in the guest room.”
Shame on me for thinking someone had smuggled it out of the house. No, I hadn’t looked there!
How many things have you bought once, then twice, only to find them later?
I have two of those. I use my husband for my cold feet!
Ha, ha!
I tend to loose socks but I’m glad I collected all the remaining ones. Now I get to pair them with each other. It doesn’t matter if they of different shades for as long as they are comfortable. Great post!
Just this morning, I was looking through my sock drawer and found 5 singles! Oh to find the time to search for their mates, or will I just go out and buy some more?
I can’t remember ever “losing” something and buying a replacement, but I was kept busy in Mom’s latter years finding things that she knew had been (1) lost, (2) stolen, (3) thrown away by her clutter-obsessed daughter. She’d fuss and fume and eventually she’d say, “Oh, all right. YOU find it, then.” And 99% of the time I would. It usually was in the side table drawer next to her bed, or some such.
In a household of husband and two daughters, I can’t tell you the number of scissors I bought. I guess they made their way to school and never came back. Fiskars at Sam’s was almost a staple. Groan. If I had a nickel for each pair of scissors I bought, the piggy bank would be full.
I don’t see a need to replace things you already know you have, but it goes with family life and I had to just throw up my hands and not harp or nag.
When we can’t find something and go to buy a new one, we always say: “guess we’ll find the other one now; then we’ll have a spare!”. Sometimes I start out wearing socks to bed, but they always have to come off during the night: my feet have to “breathe”! Have a good day, Georgette!
haha…I like that “have a spare”. And you’re right, right after to purchase it shows up.
On a cold night, I start out with socks, then wake up in the night because I’ve gotten too hot. Stay warm, have a good weekend.
Case of the disappearing “thing.” Every time I have visitors, something disappears and I find it in some unlikely place in the house – maybe weeks later. Even when my husband does the dishes, things mysteriously disappear. Who needs computer games anyway?
haha…who needs computer games when we have these labyrinths to chase down? Have a great weeekend, Dor.
I keep thinking I’ve got to get my house more organized, just exactly for the reason you just posted about. Drives me crazy when I can’t find something and then go purchase a new one, only to find the original later. At least, I know I’m in good company, Georgette!
Family Life, I call it.
Things are a bit easier to keep up with now that the nest is emptier.
That’s true!
well, now you’ll be doubly protected.
(i’ve worn socks a few times this winter, too!)
haha…like I told Dianna, several times I have started out with socks, but then wake up because I’m too hot…go figure.
I bought an electric blanket last year, Georgette. I love, love, love it. I have a heating pad, too, which I used for several years before taking the big plunge and getting the blanket.
I don’t recall ever buying something only to find the original purchase at a later date. One can never have too many heating pads. Now your guests can feel a bit of warmth when needed.
EB’s we called them in Michigan and boy did they come in handy. Turn on the eb before showering at night, then jump into a bed already warm and comfy! They can warm sore muscles and send you into sleep fast.
I do like the idea of being able to tell guests, “There’s a heating pad next to bed if you need it.”
Greeting cards! I have various “stashes” throughout the house – augh- and I can never find them when I need them but when I don’t I come across yet another stack. Geez.
My favorite warm-up gadget is a microwavable heating pad — moist heat that wraps around your neck/shoulders, etc … ooh ahh. You can buy them at drugstores!
MJ
That would be frustrating to pay almost more in gas to “run out” and buy one card.
The heating pad sounds wonderful to use when sitting at the computer. I’ll have to look out for them. Meanwhile, keep warm in your freezing temperatures and winds.
See me raise my hand? I’ve done that more than once. I know as soon as I buy the replacement it’ll re-appear.
The good news, it’s not happening as much as it used to when our house had a revolving door it seemed.
We got an electric blanket last winter, too. It’s so much better when my muscles stay warm. I could not find my stamp positioner. I looked and looked–it could only be in one room. I finally bought another, and then the first one turned up. So much for rearranging things. I never remember where I put them.
ooo…all that scrapbooking stuff. I got a neat five drawer roll around where I could put things in different drawers…still occasionally, I can’t find one thing and just have to improvise. I know it will turn up…and it does.
I have often bought a book, only to realize when I brought it home that I already owned a copy. I think I bought 3 copies of The Turn of the Screw over the years.
haha…you thought it would be a very good book!
My most common thing is food. Last fall we ended up with three pounds of butter in a two-person household. Not until the holidays came and Eve did a bunch of baking did the reservoir get drawn down.
Thank goodness! How nice there was enough on hand without making a special trip to the store. And would you have been the designated courier had there not been enough? “No butter, no cookies, dear” could be a powerful motivator. I hope I don’t offend with my marital role jabber.
Not at all.
I’m with Steve. I buy food items or cleaning or personal hygiene items that I think I am out of, only to find more at home. We will not have to buy mouthwash or toothpaste for a long time, and do you happen to need a jar of mayonnaise? Loved this post!
As a matter of fact we are out of mayo.
It is a nice feeling to be ahead on the groceries knowing you won’t have to run back for ingredients. I don’t think we’ll need to buy a bar of soap or toothpaste for ages. I felt kind of on top of it when my sister visited and I was able to give her her own little thingy of deodorant. Have a great week, Susan, out of the drugstore or grocery store.