Now I'm not sure who was supposed to teach me this stuff along the way... or if I was expected to educate myself of these subjects... but these are things I've never learned...
1. Proper technique of washing my hair. What types of products to use and when to use them.
-I have long dark hair. I usually wash it every other day with the cheapest Suave shampoo & conditioner I can find. When I told the lady at the salon this last night she almost had a heart attack... offered to BUY me the right products for my hair... and spent an hour giving me instructions. It's just hair.. what's the big deal?
2. How to do laundry.
-Ok, so technically I CAN do laundry...I do about 3 loads a week. However, everything I read online tells me I'm doing it wrong, and Drew's grandma was not happy when I said I just throw his clothes in with mine. Separating barely happens in my house. Towels & linens in one load, and our clothes in another.
3. Cooking.
-This is something I also do... but not even close to correctly. But we're both still alive and have never had food poisoning, so I can't be too bad at it. Plus, Drew's learning to do it, so why should I bother learning now? I am GREAT at ordering a pizza or throwing a frozen meal in the oven.. so at least we won't starve.
4. Mattress Flipping.
-This is something I read about recently and had never occurred to me. I have a Cal-King bed, and you want me to lift, flip and rotate that sucker?? Can't I just buy a NEW mattress? Oh wait, how often should you replace your mattress?....
So there you have it... I'm officially uneducated. I will be talking to my mom about all of this later today when I see her. I kind of have a feeling some of these things were her job to teach me. Oh wait.. does that mean it will be MY job to teach Drew these things?? We are officially doomed.
You're so funny. I think you are doing great.
ReplyDeleteI say don't fix what isn't broken - and so far, so good. :)
And to be honest I didn't know about mattress flipping until I was 30 but somehow my mattress survived just fine.
PS - your hair is lovely. I think the Suave was working out well. I wish my hair looked so good.
OMG if you find out the answers to these PLEASE fill us in! I am with you on all of them!!
ReplyDeleteMattresses should be flipped or spun (if you have a pillow top) once a month. (I'm lucky if miune gets done 2X a year) You should buy a new mattress every ten years.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea how to do laundry.
And I have a design degree which includes textile science.
All I know is that sheets, towels and blankets go in one load... colors in another, whites in another.
I have no idea what to do with a black and white pillowcase.
No one is perfect. Since my Mom was never really a part of my life I learned a lot as a young newly wed. I just pretended I knew what I was doing! lol I think really we all do!
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