Monday, April 5, 2010

10 basics, and 5 things that should never have been invented.

Inspired by Tracy's post, here are my 10 necessities of life.

1. Sunscreen. Never leave the house without it. Recently switched from my usual SPF 15 to Shishedo For Face SPF 36.

2. A good sports bra for working out. So in addition to having smooth, even, and wrinkle-free skin when I'm old, I will have a hot bod and perky breasts.

3. My Ralph Lauren PJ pants. Most comfortable pants ever. They are made of the most ridiculously soft material and the next best thing to sleeping naked. I've had these for 7+ years, and if only they still made them I would buy 3 more pairs. One reader of this blog may mock them as my "see-through pants", but you know what, you suck. Slash I love you.

4. Poshe Super Fast Drying Topcoat. This changed my life. Before I would do my nails three hours before going to bed and STILL wake up the next day with fabric marks. Now I can have shiny, dent-free, completely dry nails in 10 min that don't chip for up to a week.

5. Trader Joe's. I buy more organic, local, and healthy foods. Some weekly staples include handmade whole wheat tortillas, organically grown avocados, 98% fat free turkey or chicken chili, organic creamy tomato soup. And once that seasonal sipping chocolate comes back in the fall, I will definitely stock up on that. And favorite place to get wine.

6. Jeans. I don't think I could get along with someone who doesn't wear jeans on a regular basis. Right now I'm loving my distressed skinny ones from Express.

7. Clorox 2 Stain Fighter and Color Booster. Oh my God why haven't I discovered this earlier. It's like magic!

8. Lush Lemony Flutter cuticle butter. This stuff is amazing, especially if you have extremely thick, unruly cuticles like mine.

9. Contacts, obviously.

10. The public library. I don't know how spending as much time as I do on the T would be bearable if it weren't for BPL.

And 5 things that maybe need to go away.

1. American Apparel. Why in the hell would I want a skanky bathing suit with a hood, or a see-through thong bodysuit, or a dress that basically follows the architechture of a trash bag??

2. Fast food and dumb people. Wtf, NJ?

3. The iSanitaryNapkin, uh, Pad, pardon me.

4. Harem pants. Worse than leggings-as-pants, and I never thought that would actually be achievable.

5. Baseball. Red Sox opening day was yesterday. FML.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Ha - I adore the hate list!

But dude, I beheld the iPad in all its glory for the first time today. I was a hater, but now I believe. It's a beautiful thing.

Unknown said...

I really need that topcoat, too..

Jacquie said...

see-through pants! they really ARE see-through or we wouldn't call them that! but I still love them. you just wouldn't be you without them. also, red sox are awesome. I want to go to a game this summer, but I will go without you if you insist. also also, please tell me about this new face sunscreen?! I have switched to 55 for summer.