“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
― Harper Lee, To Kill A Mockingbird
It's Monday but have no fear we're here to make your day a little better. So what wacky thing did we do this past week? Why haven't we blogged much. It's because we got Christmas in August, that's what we got! Christmas in a box - it was glorious!! Now you're probably wondering what on Earth we're talking about. If you've seen Facebook then you know what we're talking about but if you haven't then the picture below tells you everything. We have officially become apart of the Younique team!! What is Younique. Younique is a young company that is growing by leaps and bounds for good reason. They have a very unique product in their 3D+ mascara which allows your lashes to be bolder and longer than you've ever known before. What really brought my attetion to Younique was the 3D+ mascara but in the few short days we've used the makeup I've fallen in love with their eye shadow. It's just so... SPARKLY and the brushes...are super soft!!! But what makes Younique, unique? Here are our favoirte unique things about Younique: 1. Their makeup is not tested on animals. 2. Proceeds go toward the Younique Foundation to provide counseling, treatment and awareness training to women who have been victims of sexual abuse. 3. Everything is done online - there's no need for house parties or anything. No having to keep stock on hand. When you're running short on your favorite thing you just simply go online and order what you need and it's shipped right to you. But that doesn't mean you can't have a makeup and mimosa girls night or makeup and margarita night with your girls. If you'd like you can still have house parties. 4. The Younique Love It Guarantee is amazing! Within 14 days of delivery, if you're not satisfied with your products for any reason, you can exchange it for equal value product credit, same-value exchange, or a full refund. And that's not it. Between 15 and 30 days of delivery you're still eligible for a cash refund of 80% of the purchase price. AND if you're between 31-90 days of delivery and you're not satisfied you're still eligible for equal value product credit, or product exchange. Now the starter kit! That's what really got us! It's amazing!! For $99.00 you get the following (and all of it's a steal because it's valued at $250.00): 💋 Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+ 💋 3 Moodstruck Minerals Pigments: Corrupted (Matte), Confident (Shimmer), Sexy (Shimmer) 💋 Divine Daily Moisturize 💋 3 Eye Brushes: Deluxe Eye Brush, Liner/Shader Brush, Crease Brush 💋 3 Moodstruck Precision Pencil Eyeliners: Perfect, Pristine, Pompous 💋 Lucrative Lip Gloss: Lovesick 💋 Shade Stick for Mineral Touch Cream and Powder Foundations and BB Flawless Complexion Enhancer 💋 And of course a cute case to put it all in. But until one million Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+ are sold, you'll receive everything that comes with the Presenter Kit, plus ➕ An additional Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lashes+ ➕ Free shipping on your Presenter Kit ![]() Now to the GOOD stuff!!! You ask why is the mascara so unique?. It turns those oh so drab and lame looking lashes into fabulous long and luscious beautiful lashes!! No need for false eyelashes - you might even get out of wearing false eyelashes for cheer competitions and dance recitals. (Ignore the pink dots on the mascara - that's just how my mom and I know who's is who's.) Now what's in these beautiful tubes?? ![]() 💄 The fibers are made up of plant based cellulose rayon. 💄 The fibers are coated with Younique's Uplift Eye Serum to moisturize and condition your lashes 💄 The wand is cone shaped, allowing you to coat even those stubborn lashes. 💄 There's a window to see how much you have left in the tubes. 💄 They're made in USA!! 💄 They're gluten, soy, paraben, and sulfate free. 💄 They're 100% hypoallergenic 💄 AND THEY'RE WATER RESISTANT!!! Just look at the proof! No Mascara. Regular Mascara. 3D+ Mascara. 3D+ Mascara with Glasses. And that friends and family is what the Gearle's have gotten themselves into...and we don't regret anything! I mean why wouldn't you want fabulously long lashes!! And so we leave you with this...if you've always wanted to be a Disney Princess this is your chance!!
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It's Just Another Manic Monday and that means we talk about something that's crazy or outrageous and so today we're talking about... We Live In A Society Where...We live in a society where we can't except change.
We live in a society where it's okay to hate a religion. We live in a society where money controls our happiness. We live in a society where we're told to look a certain way. We live in a society where hate is shown more than love. We live in a society where if you're not a size two you're fat. We live in a society where we pick our friends based on politics. We live in a society where we won't listen and accpet other opinions. We live in a society that teachs don't get raped instead of don't rape. We live in a society where it's okay to disrespect our parents. We live in a society where it's okay to disrespect our teachers. We live in a society where it's a necessity to be connected to wifi. We live in a society where education is not valued. We live in a society where it's okay to buy a t-shirt that cost $70. We live in a society where government assistance has become a life style. We live in a society where it's okay to fail a state test because we know we will be passed on to the next grade. We live in a society where it's okay that the government requires everyone to have car insurance but it's not okay for the government to require everyone to have health insurance. We live in a society where we bash gay and transgender because it says no to "be that" but it's okay to have sex before marriage and get a divorce. We live in a society where losing your phone is more of a big deal than losing your virginity. We live in a society where it's more important to get the most likes on social media than good grades. We live in a society where it's okay to like a presidential canidate who puts down an entire race. We live in a society where it's okay to judge someone based on what they look like on the outside. We live in a society where if you wear black you're automically labeled emo, gothic, or some other name. We live in a society where it's okay for people to take other people's rights away. We live in a society where people can't survive if they're not judging the next person. We live in a society where if you're not born in this country you're not respected. We live in a society where having too much experience prevents you from getting a job. We live in a society where family dinners involve everyone looking at their cell phones. We live in a society where people forgot that on the inside we're all the same. We all hurt when we lose someone. We all want to be loved. What do you think of the society we live in? Is it what you want your children and grandchildren to live in? Let us know! XOXO, The Gearles It's been a fun exciting weekend but it's time to get back to the real world. Booo!! But have no fear - it's Monday and we're here to try and make you laugh. So what's today's thing that irks us...well don't judge us but...it's busty girl problems. On Friday I had three too many incidents with the girls. One thing my boyfriend always says to me is, "I feel like I could handle being a girl - even the whole period thing - but I think the worst thing would be the boobs." And come to think of it, sometimes they ARE a pain in the butt. Sorry for the lack of pictures but we didn't feel we could really take pictures of boobs or find pictures of boobs and it not get really awkward. So here are the problems of being a busty girl. It's not all fun and games. 1. Lost food! I love my food and would prefer to eat my food without finding left overs when I take my bra off at night! Or sometimes I just happen to look down after I'm through with my meal and find that I have food chilling there. It's no bueno. 2. Running...ugh!! It's already a hassle to find a good supportive bra but to throw running into the equation...sometimes I think it's amazing that we don't get knocked out with all that bouncing and carrying on! 3. Cleavage. I hate, hate, hate showing cleavage (I know...I should have been born during the Victorian Age) and I try to not show it at all but it seems just about any v-neck or anything that's not a turtleneck shows cleavage. 4. Going Up A Shirt Size Sometimes a perfect medium shirts fits great everywhere else but then I look at how the girls are sitting and I think... gosh dang it! Now I have to get a large or sometimes an extra large just so the girls don't get smashed together and flattened like a pancake! It's a great thing that oversize t-shirts are in style right now. 5. Push Up Bras Why in the world are push bras even a thing in size C cup and higher? They're already big enough as it is...I don't really want to draw any extra attention to them! (Now my mother...she could probably use some pushing up!) 😉 6. Slouching Mother always tells me to stand up straight but sometimes I'd rather slouch than stand up straight. (I blame it on the extra weight...not my general laziness) After all, not only do I not want to show my cleavage, I also don't want people to think I am trying to show off either! 7. Running Upstairs This is really a no no. (Refer to number 2 and the whole bouncing and getting hit in the face thing). 8. Button Up Shirts are a fashion no no for us bustier gals. It doesn't seem to matter whether I wear an L, XL, or 2XL, there always seems to be these huge gaping holes in between the buttons. 9. Spilt Food is always a problem. There is no point in putting my napkin in my lap because my boobs seem to sit at table height and food always lands there when it decides to go diving off my fork. Next thing I know, I have a lovely red stain (because it's always hot sauce or spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce that never seems to make it to my mouth) right there, front and center, for all to see! 10. Lying Down is another problem within itself. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to sleep. ![]() 11. Necklaces can be tricky. Sometimes mine makes me look like I have more cleavage than I do. For example this shirt doesn't show cleavage but you wouldn't know that because of my necklace. My necklace has two keys on it causing it to look like two lines. And then sometimes those necklaces just seem to get lost somewhere in there! 12. Can't See Anything Below The Girls Somedays I'm just hoping my shoes match my outfit because my boobs block everything below them. 13. Shoulder Strap Purses are a struggle...it's a little awkward when the strap fits perfectly between the girls causing a lot of unwanted definition and therefore attention. 14. Strapless Bras are a great idea but if you're a little busty then they're a pain in the butt. I have yet to find one that fits great. 15. Some Shirts Make Me Look Pregnant Sometimes my favorite shirt has made me look pregnant but it's only because of my boobs. If my shirt looks a little flowy then bam...someone asks when I'm due. I'm not pregnant my shirt is just flowy and my boobs are just big!! And that my friends are some problems with being a busty girl. I know some of you would love to be in my position, but trust me, they are not always what they are cracked up to be! I think they're more of a nuisance sometimes but what do I know...I'm only 19. I've heard of this one place called Double Divas in Atlanta, GA and I'm hoping one day I can go there and get the perfect bra and then just be a happy girl. But with all of this being said you should love your body and never want to change it. Every day I come to terms with my busty girl problems and move on with my day. I hope you enjoyed our most today and perhaps laughed just a little. Have a marvelous Monday!! XOXO, The Gearles Woah! How did we ever make it home with all those crazy drivers on the road? Do you know how many miles are between here and Orlando? Too many! And do you know how many scary things happen while driving between Orlando and home!? An infinite amount! Can you guess what today's topic is? That's right. Scary things that happen while driving! Scary Things About Driving1. Being behind a log truck… because those logs just don’t look safe. My overactive imagination envisions one of those logs getting loose and coming right through my windshield! 2. Being behind a gasoline truck...because there are too many idiots on the road and I don't want to be anywhere near that truck when one of those idiots collides with that truck! 3. FREAKING DEER!! and every other animal! Can't states just build a fence along all roads high enough to keep animals off the road? Two deer and a couple of raccoons have cost me way too much money in the last couple of years! 4. Driving in a construction zone...especially with those concrete barriers. I get extremely nervous when those things are around...don't even get me started when you have to drive between 2 concrete barriers! 5. How about driving behind an eighteen wheeler when going through a traffic light? I never go through unless I can tell the light is green...or I could end up like a dropped cupcake...all messed up. 6. I find it to be very scary when I am boxed in by eighteen wheelers. It's bad enough when you are stuck in traffic but how about when you are driving 70 mph and they are all around you?? All of a sudden I become super claustrophobic. 7. How about all those people on the road who are just asking for trouble- sleepy drivers, drivers in a hurry, drivers under the influence, distracted drivers, drivers who are texting, etc. I am trying to take care of my business but I can't take care of yours for you! Just pay attention to what you are doing, PLEASE!! 8. How about driving in the rain? Too many drivers don't slow down in the rain! They act like driving conditions haven't changed and keep on speeding along at 70 mph and weaving in and out of traffic in order to avoid those of us who did slow down. 9. When drivers are impatient and tailgate you...ugh...that's only makes me want to go slower, not change lanes, or change lanes super slow! The amount of times that happened to me on our trip is unreal!!
And that, my friends, are some scary things about driving. Remember to be safe when driving. Your car can be replaced but you cannot. It's not worth getting crushed over. If you're going to be traveling this Fourth of July weekend, be safe and have fun!! If you run across any crazy drivers keep calm and let us know and we will feature your crazy experience here!! Safe Travels XOXO, The Gearles Disney Edition We're back and it's a Monday!! So what drives us crazy this week? Well since we are in Disney World for two weeks we decided to talk about some not so magical moments at the Magical World of Disney. Helping assist us in today's blog is my mom's best friend who happens to be a Disney expert, Mrs. Lisa Pritchett. Not So Magical Moments1. Alright, to start off, it's already not fun to stand in a long line when it's 100 degrees and a humidity of 95% but it's really not fun when the line you are standing in has a 70 minute wait and the people in front of you are obviously having stomach issues! Please people! Must you really keep passing that gas?!? Come on!! Have some consideration for the people behind you!! 2. Unfortunately, on Wednesday, I developed eye issues. This happens to me several time a year when somehow I manage to scratch my eye. Because my eye then becomes overly sensitive to light, I have to try not to expose it to bright light. This is very difficult to do in Orlando, FL and so I had to rent a wheelchair and let Abby push me around because basically, I was blind. Therein lies the problem. Most people at Disney World are kind and considerate and will do everything they can to get out of the way or help you out, but there are some who don't want to be slowed down by anyone or anything and they are the ones who this complaint it directed towards. In Abby's words, "You see me coming so don't try to pass me in a crowd, don't try to cross in front of me and don't suddenly stop in front of me. I can't stop on a dime and you are going to get run over! Don't blame me and give me a dirty look because you chose to be impatient!!" 3. Disney's new fast pass system is kind of cool but some rides need some tweaking. When we went through the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train line, we had to wait much longer because we were a party of four. Others who entered the line after us got on the ride much faster because they were a party of three. Not cool!! 4. We love Disney's transportation system when we stay with our friends at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. It saves us the hassle of having to drive to the park each day and deal with trams. However, certain times of the day when many people want to go to the park or leave the park, the busses become way over crowded. The bus drivers keep crowding people on and many passengers are forced to stand up. Many parents allow their children and teenagers to take a seat while older riders are forced to stand up. The bus drivers are not always very smooth drivers and those of us who do not regularly ride a subway or city bus are not very good at balancing on a moving bus with hard stops and rough take-offs. And even when you do know how to balance good because you've had a lot of years dance, some of those bus drivers are horrible drivers! Please parents, your kids are young and agile. Teach them some manners and have them give up their seats to allow older and less agile riders to sit! 5. With great fun comes a great price and Disney loves to show you that. The only free thing you can get at Disney is a cup of water and sometimes they only give you a cup of ice and you have to fill your cup at a water fountain. I love Disney but they are fast becoming a rich man's vacation destination. The price of accommodations, tickets, and food is ridiculously high! I cannot imagine how families with several children can even afford to come here on vacation! $19.99 for one piece of fish and a side order of fries?? Come on Disney, give us working class folks a break!! Once in a lifetime is correct!! 6. This one comes from Lisa. She has two little kids and we all know that little boys like to repeat what they hear so remember your language around little Mickey ears. As her husband posted on Facebook, "To the 2 young men standing behind me while waiting in line for Baymax....thank you for the uncreative language you are using. New vocabulary words that I don't want my two boys to learn! You need your mouths washed out with soap!!" 7. I finally broke down and bought a pair of Chacos, the best shoes I have ever had, but I made a HUGE mistake of buying them and wearing them the day before I started walking 8 miles around Disney. The first three days my feet were miserable...but a week later and my feet love and thank me for them!! Didn't your mother ever tell you, little girl, to never wear new shoes to a theme park?? Duh... 8. Jacking up prices for special events seems to be a typical thing for Disney. We went to Hollywood and Vine and expected to pay $34.99 plus tax because it was a character dinner but because of Star Wars weekend and all the characters were dressed as Star Wars Characters, they jacked the price up to $57.99 without any notice. We didn't know this until we sat down and started eating. After tax and the mandatory 18% gratuity because we were a party of 6, I paid $145.75. I have never in my life paid that much for 2 people to eat and the food was not really all that great! Again, a rich man's vacation...needless to say we stuffed my backpack with goodies to take home. 9. This is another one that comes from Lisa. We paid $100 for the Tables of Wonderland discount which is supposed to give us a 20% discount at the Disney restaurants. Because we were scheduled to eat at several restaurants, we thought it would save us some money but have since learned that you can't always use the discount because of certain blackout dates and special events (events we didn't even know were special events!). I guess this is really just another way of Disney getting all your money! 10. If you are going to deny people the ability to sit down and rest their poor aching feet by saving your friends and family a seat on a bench, please make sure your friends and family actually show up because otherwise that is just rude!! Also, I don't really think your bag needs a seat and it sure would be nice if you would set it on the ground so that someone who is tired can sit in that spot for just a few minutes and regain the energy they need to travel on to the next fun adventure waiting for them just around the next corner! Have you noticed Disney didn't really think about people wanting to sit down after walking all day? How many benches do you really see around Disney World? 11. We all know that you have to pay sales tax on food and we have come to accept that. We also all know that restaurant owners in the United States are too cheap to actually pay their employees a decent wage and expect their customers to do it for them by paying a tip on their tab. However, I would like to decide myself if the person waiting on me deserves a tip and how much they deserve. Because we were a party of six (but only 5 paying because one of our party had a very small appetite and usually ate off his parents plate), Disney always charged us a mandatory 18% gratuity. Thanks for taking away my ability to choose for myself how much tip I pay!! To be honest our waitress at Hollywood and Vine wasn't very enthusiastic and did not deserve an 18% tip but I'm just saying. 12. Poor communication. I am sure that Disney is such a large operation that it is hard to fully train all their employees on all the dos and don'ts but it would be nice if were weren't told one thing by one person and then something totally different by someone else. Animal Kingdom Lodge has a nice campfire that you can sit around and that is lit all day. We thought it would be fun to make some s'mores and so we called the front desk and ask if that was okay. They said sure...go ahead. So we gather all of our supplies and head down to the campfire and start making s'mores. We are having a good time enjoying our s'mores when another lady comes up to us and tells us that we are not allowed to do that!! Really?? We just asked someone and were told it was okay so now who do we believe?? Get your stories straight please!! Do you know how sad I was when I heard this? I just stuck my marshmallow on the stick and they decided me my s'more. Now don't ask me how many I had before that, that's irrelevant. 13. Dear Animal Kingdom Lodge Housekeeper: Checkout time is 11:00 and I promise that we will be out of here by 11:00. Please stop coming by and bothering us while we are trying to pack up all our stuff!! We have until 11:00!! Go find another room to clean and come back after 11:00!! Don't come at 9:45 and then again at 10:20!! 14. Let's be honest...the temperatures during the summer are NOT so magical at all!! We have been during November and it is quite pleasant! So remember if you go during the summer, pack lots of water and go to the dollar store and buy lots of those little personal battery-operated fans. You will be glad you did! 15. Lastly the not so magical lines. Who hates them? They're everywhere... at the grocery store, at the mall, at the bathrooms and so of course you have them AND LOTS OF THEM at Disney. Be prepared to stand in lines...even if you have fast passes.
And that my friends are some not so magical moments at the magical world of Disney World but don't worry we don't only have bad things to say about Disney. There's a reason that we've been five times and will continue to come...as long as we can somewhat afford it. We're just giving y'a'll a little but of a warning. Best Wishes, The Gearles Sorry about the absence of last week. We know y'all missed us and we missed y'all too but let me tell you what we really missed was electricity and air conditioning! We went four days -FOUR DAYS - four days with no electricity or AC or internet...it was like we were cave women. We'll get to that story another day. Today we want to talk...ummm mom I think you mean complain...this is true. We want to complain about LOUSY parkers. Hahaha...momma do you remember that one time I made a new definition of lousy? You see I was really tired and this big truck went by when we were driving and I said, "Why does that truck have to be so lousy?" I meant loud and/or noisy but it came out as lousy...haha...oops. Lousy Parkers1. IF YOU CAN'T PARK IT, DON'T DRIVE IT!!!!! 'Nuf said! 2. If your vehicle is too big to park comfortably between two lines then park it further away where you won’t interfere with people getting in and out of vehicles. I have literally had to crawl in my car from the passenger side because someone parked so close…and I’m little. And if it’s not an easy task for you, little girl, it certainly isn’t an easy task for us big girls! 3. If you don’t have a handicap license plate or a handicap placard then don’t park in a handicap space. That’s just rude! 4. Don’t straddle two parking spaces right up front just because you don’t want car door dings. If you want to straddle two parking spaces then park far away from the entrance. Because that’s beyond rude…especially when it’s raining. This happened to my daddy and me just the other day. We went to Wing-Stop for lunch one Sunday after church. The rain was coming down in buckets. Some jerk had parked her precious fancy sports car right in front of the entrance straddling 2 parking spaces!! I was furious because my 80 year old daddy doesn't move very fast to begin with and to have to walk that much further was senseless! Talk about wanting to actually ding someone's car!! 5. If the parking spaces are vertical then park vertically not horizontally or diagonally!! 6. Also there are these lines that indicate when a parking spot has come to a stop. Don’t go over them because when you do it causes my bumper to stick out because I can't pull up far enough causing people to think I can’t park! That’s not my fault! That is on you because you went over the line. 7. Did you also know there are these white lines that indicate where your car should be parked. It's really nice when you follow those lines and not go over them. 😒 8. Dear little vehicles, I just want you to know how disheartened we get when we think that there’s an empty spot between those two big pickups only to find out when we get there that you have already taken the spot. 😭 9. Park your dang buggy (shopping cart) in the shopping cart holder not the parking space next to you…and drive the electric buggies back to the store. 10. And if the parking spot is meant for compacts cars, electric cars, expecting mothers, or something else you better make sure you are what that parking spot says or you'll end up on our blog! Those are just a few of the parking issues we have! If you have anything to add, feel free to comment!! Until next time... XOXO The Gearle's **Note if you're reading this on your phone it may be helpful to scroll to the bottom and push web that way you can see the color ink. It helps a lot with mine and Abby's conversations. Sorry for the inconvience. Public and Work Bathrooms Well we’ve decided that our Monday posts would be all about those little things that drive you crazy. Today’s topic is going to be about public bathrooms and work bathrooms! Now personally, I try to avoid public bathrooms if at all possible but Abby...that’s an entirely different story. Hey now!! Ever since she was little, I am convinced her goal in life was to check out every dang bathroom in the country. I'd like to say I feel this is not true but mother knows best. She has always denied this but I sure have had to take her to a whole bunch of potties throughout the last nineteen years! Even when she was little and I trusted her to go on her own she would weasel her way under tables so she could get to her little destination. So here are just a few of our personal annoyances with public restrooms that we have experienced over the years! #1. Why do they put the paper towel holder so high that when you reach up to grab a paper towel water runs down your arm? Since I'm not scrubbing in for surgery, I don't need to wash my whole arm, thank you very much! #2. Why do they put some paper towel holders so close to the toilet that when you reach up to get a paper towel water drips onto the toilet seat causing the next person who comes along to get a wet bottom if they’re not observant enough to wipe off the toilet seat before they sit down? This happens to me quite often at work because the older I get the longer my learning curve gets and I AM ALWAYS forgetting to check the toilet seat before I sit down. #3 Of course the biggest annoyance with paper towel holders is when they’re empty. And you all know that toilet paper does not make very good hand dryers! And don't even get me started if there isn't any toilet paper!! #4 Now lets talk about those "environmentally friendly" but not so "ear friendly" dryers. Nobody has time to stand there for five minutes to get their hands dry. And then these new super fast dryers are so loud your ears hurt by the time you finish drying your hands. Someone out there needs to invent a quiet 5 second hand dryer for public restrooms. They would make millions!! Any takers?? Next annoyance...faucets…they never can get those right. #5 Automatic faucets are a GREAT idea except when you keep waving your hand under the water faucet and nothing happens. Maybe those automatic ones should have a button somewhere that we can push when they don’t work. #6 How about when the faucet decides that you need a shower! No matter how gently you turn it on, you are going to get wet! Then you have to walk around with wet clothes! How embarrassing is that?? #7 I’m pretty sure for hand washing to even be effective, the water is supposed to be a certain temperature. But how many times does the hot water not even work and you’re forced to wash your hands with cold water? How many germs are we killing then? #8 Or how many times do you reach for the soap dispenser only to discover there’s not even any soap in the dispenser!! Lastly, what’s up with the bathroom stall itself?? Can’t they come up with a better design. #9 First of all, why is it that the smaller the stall is, the more likely it is that the door swings inward? I practically have to put my foot in the toilet just to close the door. How many times do you literally have to stand in between the wall and toilet just to get the door closed. Don't forget having to battle the trashcan and toilet paper holder. Note to bathroom stall designers...just make the door swing outward...that is a pretty easy fix. #10 Now I don’t know how many of you can relate to this but for us big girls we don’t appreciate when the cold metal trashcan or toilet paper holder is mounted on the wall so low and so close to the toilet that when we sit down, our bare skin touches the cold metal. Ouch!! It’s like we've been shot! #11 How about no hook inside a stall? I really don’t want to put my purse or backpack for us students on that nasty floor. #12 What about when the stall door latch doesn’t latch or even worse, doesn’t exist? Usually when this happens the stall is too long to hold your foot up to keep the door closed, especially if you have short legs, and you just have to hope that the door stays closed and no one barges in on you! Oh that's what you do? This is when I figure out how good I am at squatting and I use my arm to hold it closed. Oops. #13 What’s up with gaps big enough that you can make eye contact with someone outside of the stall. A little privacy please. Talk about awkward. I guess a gap is better than no door at all because every once in a while you find stalls with no doors. And now for the main reason you go into the bathroom…the toilet. #14 I understand that the idea of an automatic flushing toilet is great because some people apparently had no home training and don’t know the concept of flushing the toilet. So it’s nice when the toilet senses when you are leaving and flushes the toilet for you. But it's not appreciated when I'm sitting there minding my own business and it thinks I've left but I haven't and now I have a wet bottom. #15 Another problem is, I did have home training and I have a hard time walking out the stall without flushing so if there’s no little button that I can manually push then I feel weird leaving all my business sitting there while I exit the stall. #16 Does toilet paper on the floor creep you out as much as it creeps me out? For me I can just see the germs in gym class trying to climb the "rope" aka the toilet paper. It just gives me the heebie jeebies. But what’s worse than just the tip of the toilet paper touching the floor is when the entire roll is on the floor. Now what do you do? Drip dry or use the germ infested roll…neither choice is very desirable. And now we’re coming to the end of our rant so let’s talk about the bathroom in general. #17 Let me give a shout out to most Pilot Truck Stop bathrooms. I get my own little room - with a real door and real walls all the way around. Finally some privacy. #18 For someone who likes to take an adventure to the bathroom a lot, I've come across some very confusing signs. Sometimes I've had to take a leap of faith and hope that I'm walking into the women's bathroom because the sign or word on the wall is confusing!! #19 Finally, and maybe the biggest annoyance of all, is the fact that there are never enough women’s bathrooms so therefore we always have to wait in a LONG line. Men on the other hand never have to wait in line. But I for one am not brave enough to use the men's room like I have seen many women do and so I will just suffer and hope that my bladder can hold on long enough until it's finally my turn to go!
These are just a few of our annoyances with public restrooms and work bathrooms. I’m sure we’ve left something out. So feel free to leave a comment on your annoyances. We’d love to hear about them! XOXO, The Gearles |
Abby & AndreaA college student trying to figure out the world with her mom by herside. Life through my lens (Abby). We all have different stories and these are only some of mine. Some funny, some adventurous, some hard. Sit back and relax. Enjoy. Archives
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