Enjoy Surprises? Do A Household Inventory
Food, Water, Candles, Matches, TP. Check! Dishwashing Liquid? Not So Much.
I’ll admit right here and now I’ve never really used a dishwasher. I tried to imagine, once upon a time, that loading it and unloading it and listening to it make all that noise would be worth my while, but I just never got over the feeling that hand-washing was easier and faster and maybe even cheaper.
So you would think that when my hubby and I started (and nearly finished!) an inventory of our household supplies, I would have counted at least a dozen large bottles of dishwashing liquid. Instead, I found a total of three bottles in my kitchen, basement, and garage storage areas. THREE.
I’ve got TONS of toothpaste, bar soap, deoderant, anti-bacterial hand cleaner, shampoo, hair color, make-up, razors, Wet Wipes, and toilet paper. I’ve got trash bags aplenty, plus foil, Ziploc bags, paper towels, napkins, oil lamps, lamp oil, flashlights, batteries, and a wind-up radio.
But, besides the lack of dishwashing liquid for the long-term, there’s a woeful absence of cleaning supplies in general. Evidently, in a crisis situation, I subconsciously plan to go on a prolonged vacation. I guess don’t intend to do dishes or laundry, clean mirrors or the kitchen sink, or polish the furniture. Maybe that explains the copious number of paper plates I’ve stockpiled—-along with the plastic cups, bowls, and silverware.
If the clothes don’t get laundered for lack of a supply of detergent, we’ll be OK. The deoderant should get us by for at least 72 hours.
Anything you’re avoiding stockpiling? Do an inventory to find out!
