Today I stumbled across my husband’s back scratcher while cleaning our bedroom. It’s actually a round-bristled brush commonly used for blow-outs (straightening hair while drying). This led me to think of his original back scratcher which consisted of a smaller brush duct-taped to a stick. I admit, because it resembled more like a redneck S&M toy than a back scratcher, I preferred it stayed in our room. So, why doesn’t he buy a real back scratcher? Apparently regular ones don’t scratch the right way. He prefers the bristles on this type of brush to scratch. To each their own, who am I to judge? But I do tease him about it. Here are a few other things you’d find in our house you might scratch your head over…

Panty liners in some of my shoes… Okay, this one is wierd. But they make excellent liners for my shoes. This was an odd brainstorm I came up with when I wanted shoe inserts so my bare feet wouldn’t make my shoes stinky. The only ones I could find in the stores were like Dr. Scholl’s which were too thick and made the tops of my toes rub against the insides of the shoes. I needed something much thinner. Problem solved, ultra-thin long-size panty liners fit perfectly! They’re disposable and even have “odor protection”. Go figure!

Lemons in the dishwasher… You’ll always find lemons in the house. Sometimes they’ll be in the dishwasher. For the most part, we wash our dishes by hand and let them dry in the dishwasher. So when I buy lemons and wash them, why not let them dry in the dishwasher along with the dishes. You may find some carrots and celery in there too.

Unicorn stuff around the house… I do not claim to be a fan of unicorns. No one in our house would. When I see or think of them, I think of hokey little girlie animals that shoot skittles and glitter out of their butts. Nothing ever to be serious about. I certainly don’t collect them, and I don’t intentionally buy them for myself. But my sister and I have been exchanging unicorn stuff on special occasions ever since we discovered these awesome coasters while shopping together. It just cracked us up! Since then, we’ll give each other hokey unicorn stuff to cheer each other up. Feelin’ the magic of the unicorn! A silly-sweet inside joke between the two of us. I love ya sis!

Honorable mention… Flashlights hidden in cabinets and closets, a lot of them. You never know where you’ll be when the lights go out and need a flashlight. If they’re left laying around out in the open, chances are they’ll be snatched by one of the boys and never returned. So I hide them. If you’re in the kitchen, look behind the spices or behind the glasses. In the hallway, under some towels in the linen closet. In the bathroom, by the Tylenol and cold medicines. I think I have about 8 more hidden but I don’t remember exactly where. And whenever I’ll accidentally come across one I think, hey, this really is a great place for one, and put it back. Then I forget again. Maybe one day when I’m a grandma, I’ll have a flashlight hunt with the grandkids. We’ll see how many they can recover. And they’ll think, crazy Granny Jenny is at it again!