New beginnings.....for old stuff

FINALLY! I have finally used up the bottle of C&E handcream. For a 250ml bottle of handcream, it's proven surprisingly resilient despite daily use. This bottle's been on my table for some 8 months. To expedite it's finishing I've resorted to pumping generous globs for moisturizing the soles of my feet every night. For $53 a can, this stuff is pretty long life. Similarly I have a bottle of this stuff in my cubicle at work, it's been 8 months and it's still only half used, despite repeated pumps everytime I wash my hands. My stock take tells me I have 6 more bottles (not counting the tubes!) in my private stash. Ohgawd that's another 3 yrs supply. Admittedly I went a little crazy with xmas shopping when they offered buy 2 get 1 free. Look what I have now. Oh and not forgetting some 15 odd bottles of shower gels, some 5 or 6 body creams, and then maybe 10 bars of soaps, oodles of face creams and lotions. Yeah if I never bought toiletries for the next 2 years, I shouldn't be worried. My stash will keep me afloat. :P

Packing my bag for school tomorrow, I feel a little odd. It's been years since I was a student and I feel a little old and rusty. I take out my pencil case (from my old days when I went to school yrs ago) and to my horror, found that the pencil case is actually mouldy. I mean, there's green grey blobs of stuff spotty all over the case. But to it's credit, it's a pencil case my ex-boss gave me some 6 or 7yrs ago. Ah well, I went hunting into my stash to see if I could find one of those freebie beauty bags I could use as a temp pencil case. Oh yeah, I found like 5 or 6 (ohmygod where did all this junk come from?), I even found stuff I forgot I owned. Speaking of pencils, my latest object of desire - the Montblanc Starwalker pen, the new one with a little diamond star at the head. Damage - $730. Ouch. But hey, it's nice to drool at but unless it helps me score a distinction at school, I'll stick with my el cheapo $2.50 pilot pens. Now speaking of cheapo pens, I realise all the pens I have were from my old school days. Wow, I hope the ink still flows, otherwise I better bite my fingers and write notes in blood. :P

One last whiny bit - major damage and ouch to my wallet today. Treated YP to lunch and a pressie as it's her bday tomorrow. Then myself for a much deserved pedi, and then had to treat mom to dinner in advance for mother's day on sunday. Not to mention another durian indulgence (it's getting close to the season!!). Wah, all in all can buy myself the darn Tiffany necklace I was eyeing. Ah well, good news is, once I start school, not much chance to go shopping and spend money. I HOPE. I really hope I don't do something stupid like blow it all on the upcoming Tod's sale. Moo.