Last weekend I went to Sam's Club to pick up a few things we needed in our pantry.
(I love that I call it a pantry although it really is just a bookcase in my kitchen to hold the overflow from my cabinets.)
So I am walking around Sam's Club and notice light bulbs; you know those fancy good for the earth compact bulbs. It occurs to me as I pass them that one of the vanity bulbs on my bathroom light fixture has been burned out for well over a week. I haven't really cared because the lower light made me look awesome when I put on my makeup in the morning.
Now standing in front of the mile high display of compact light bulbs I get the bright idea (See what I did there? A pun. HAHA!) that I should buy the compact vanity bulbs to replace all the bulbs in my bathroom. They were very cheap by the three pack and I would be saving the earth after all.
So I bought a three pack and happily skipped home. Well, maybe I didn't actually skip, but I was thinking about.
The next day on my lunch hour from work I rushed home to eat something really quick and then scramble through a few chores before heading back to work. After eating a quick sandwich I grabbed the pack of bulbs and headed to the bathroom.
I swapped out those bulbs so fast you would think I did it for a living. My motivation was that by that point I really, really had to use the restroom so I just wanted to get the lights swapped and do what I had to do.
I triumphantly switch on the bathroom light switch while unzipping my pants.
OH MY GOD! I'M BLIND!
Three of those compact bulbs together in my small bathroom are something akin to the light you would have if you were using the restroom on the surface of the sun.
Our bathroom never has been brighter...or dirtier! You can see every little speck of dirt and stray hair on the floor. YUCK!
I won't even go into the horror I see when I look in the mirror. Let's just say there is no amount of makeup that will make that vision a pleasant one.
What have I done? WHAT HAVE I DONE!
I am not sure that saving the planet, one light bulb at a time, is worth this.
Any one have a need for three slightly used compact vanity bulbs?
Friday, July 23, 2010
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Ha ha ha ha ha! Thank you SO much for giving me an excuse as to why I shouldn't replace the bulbs my my bathroom. I won't mention that two of them have been out for a month(ish). No wonder I thought I was lookin' good these days!
ReplyDeleteOMG that is SO funny. I really did laugh out loud while reading that.
ReplyDeleteThat little story was hilarious! I remember when you bought those bulbs. We were there. SC
ReplyDeleteI can relate. I love the dim light of my bathroom. It makes me look gorgeous. Then I sit in my car and flip down the rear view mirror to check my makeup - arrgh! My brows look like Joan Crawford's. Needless to say - not a good look!
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