She rants and she roars

What’s the deal with toothbrushes these days? The handle on my current toothbrush is about the same thickness as my hairbrush!! And there is absolutely no chance this monster toothbrush of mine is fitting into our old style glass toothbrush holder. No way. I had to clear off the bathroom counter to give it its own special place. Now most toothbrushes today don’t need their own special counter space, but even the cheap dentist freebees are now too big for our toothbrush holder (and many other holders that I’ve seen still in use). I suppose it’s possible that the toothbrush holder creators were struggling for business and agreed to cut a profit with the with toothbrush makers if they would just increase the diameter of the handle enough to cause people to have to rush out and buy newly designed toothbrush holders. What a waste of plastic.

My monster toothbrush is also multicoloured, and I mean not just 3 or 4 colours, but FIVE colours! Whatever happened to the days when you could count on one simple coloured handle and white bristles to blend into its bathroom surroundings? I can’t find a toothbrush that won’t clash with my bathroom. Instead, I need to plan my bathroom’s design and colour around my crazy toothbrush. What a waste of paint and terrycloth.

And don’t even get me started on the crazy gum massaging bristles. Trust me; my gums don’t need a massage. My neck, yes, but my gums, no.

p.s. As I write this, Jonah is going crazy on the couch. Yes, he figured out yesterday that if he leans onto it he can reach his foot up and heave his entire body up there. This is quite an exciting discovery. It means a whole new world of exploration… the cordless phone and charger are now within his reach.