Since....

.....I was thinking I should remember to post more often....and since I seem to need photos to inspire me....here is the photo of the day.

Yes indeed.  I found another (rather vicious green) product with the "New Zealand Springs" scent.  (Cascade--previous post)  The Tramp (a Kiwi) and I were quite curious as to what "New Zealand springs" could possibly smell like, if not clean, basically unscented, water.  So when I spotted this bottle in Target yesterday I couldn't resist opening it for a sniff.  Big mistake. 

Now Mr. Clean is a product I've always liked.  Not too stinky and it gets things clean.  Febreze on the other hand, is a product I absolutely can't stand! It's a guaranteed migraine.  In defense of Proctor & Gamble, most scents are difficult for The Tramp and I, (so nice to live with someone who understands!).....but I still don't understand the concept of spraying something as disgusting as Febreze all over my belongings.  *shudder*  So putting that thought aside, I opened the bottle anyway.  Sigh....don't ask me why.  I do know better.  Really!  Well guess what.  It smells like the Clairol Herbal Essences shampoo from my teenage years.  Ugh!  Talk about a headache.  I can tell you it shortened my trip to Target.  I'm darned sure that spring water in New Zealand doesn't smell like fake herbal perfumey shampoo. 

Just so you know what my poor family has to put up with, I'll tell you about me and Cascade.  When I was about 12 years old we got our first dishwasher.  I soon found out that it made our dishes so squeaky clean I couldn't bear to touch them.  Sounds like a teenager making an excuse not to empty the dishwasher, doesn't it?  :-)  But sensitive me really couldn't deal with it.  Handling the dishes was like fingernails on a blackboard.  It set my teeth on edge.  I can feel now, it just writing about it!  The worst were a set of glass dessert plates my brother and I called the "air plates."  Mom figured out that using Cascade made the whole experience worse....for me....and the whole family who had to listen to me complain!  So of course the one dishwasher detergent I never buy is Cascade.  I'm sure it really doesn't make a difference what kind we buy, squeaky clean dishes often feel nasty to me. 

Send The Tramp a sympathy card.