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I was about to gripe about limited storage space in this apartment, but I'm not sure that's the right word. There's the storage space where you put stuff you aren't using. The extra toilet paper and soap and hair stuff we stocked up on. The first-aid supplies that just sit in a drawer until something goes wrong. The tube of toothpaste you use every day needs space on the counter, or space somewhere, but it doesn't feel like "storage" space. But the 3 of us like 3 different kinds of toothpaste, and this apartment has no counter in the bathroom, so it gets a little tricky.

We have a narrow little cart beside the sink, with toothpastes and shaving creams and sunscreens and dental floss, all placed so we could reach it when we need it, without walking across the apartment. So I reached for a tube of toothpaste, noticed it was white (Cattitude and Redbird both use toothpaste from green tubes), and failed to notice that it was sunscreen. I failed to notice that it was sunscreen until I put it on my toothbrush and started brushing my teeth with it.

I don't care if it wears off in 80 minutes. I threw away the toothbrush.

Date: 2025-05-20 05:47 am (UTC)
kareina: (Default)
From: [personal profile] kareina
Eww, I am sorry you now know what sunscreen tastes like. Would it be possible to build or obtain a litte cabinet for the bathroom so you could have separate places for toothpaste and things that shouldn't be put in your mouth? Humans often brush their teeth tired, so making it hard to mistake the tube would be a kindness to your future self.

Date: 2025-05-20 10:47 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] mrissa
I object on a visceral level to people who design bathrooms without any sink/counter space. It's the root of many evils.

Date: 2025-05-21 06:15 pm (UTC)
lcohen: (decent human)
From: [personal profile] lcohen
yikes--i don't blame you. there's only one of me but i've still managed to brush my teeth with an alternate substance at least once--i just don't recall what it was.

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