Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Last weekend we unpacked the LAST of the boxes! Hoo-ray. We found a couple of items that we had written off as lost, as they were in mislabeled boxes. So it was like opening presents. Despite the fact that unpacking and organizing a closet is generally the dullest activity in the entire world.
As things have come out of boxes over the course of the summer, I could not help but notice that we seem to have bought a lot of certain items. It's easy to understand why people buy a lot of toilet paper, for example, because running out of toilet paper is No Fun. But there are certain items that we have on overstock, which you would not really think were items to hoard.
We have a preponderance of:
- timers
- surge protectors
- hair conditioner
- light bulbs
- caulk
- scissors (both adult and kids)
When I say we have a preponderance, I mean we have a half-dozen extra timers, a dozen pair of scissors, dozens of light bulbs. A disproportionate amount of the stuff.
I think there is a theme here. We must be control freaks. It's not enough that we can turn the lights on and off whenever we want... we have to be sure they are on an exact schedule. God forbid there is a hanging string on a shirt and no scissors to snip it. And hair cannot be considered done right unless it is tamed.
We are fresh out of those things that non-control freaks might have, like Play-Doh, taffy, and comic books....
4 comments:
Interesting - we have no timers or surge protectors, but plenty of play-dough and comic books!
We too are overstocked on Play-Doh, but it's all a funny bluish-gray color. Does that put us at the far end of the non-control freaks spectrum?
Before you say yes, note that we also have way too many light bulbs, timers and surge protectors.
Bluish-gray Play-Doh means that the KIDS are at the far end of the non-control freak spectrum!
Too many light bulbs, surge protectors and timers means you're scared of the dark. ;)
We could open a caulk museum over here.
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