Upon informing W that I was restricting myself from any Target or online shopping, he replied very thoughtfully, "Well, if you could figure out some way to use less toilet paper, we could save a million bucks!"
This is a true story. I am a girl, with allergies and a small bladder. Therefore I use a lot of toilet paper. I shared this anecdote with some of my male coworkers, and like my husband, they just don't understand! Boys don't have to "wipe" every time they go to the bathroom, so it's a little bit different for us girls. I really, really do try to use less toilet paper, but it's not even just toilet use. For example, I am always blowing my nose, wiping up spilled make-up, or blotting my eyes after using eye drops. Yes, there are boxes of tissues all over the house as well, but sometimes the bathroom, and toilet paper, is just more convenient.
I compensate for this excessive paper use by using cloth napkins, and wiping the counters with washcloths instead of paper towels. Doesn't that even things out? Apparently not.
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