This marvel of particularly bad photography depicts a box of 3-ply Kleenex. This past week Bossy’s daughter was racked wracked with the flu, and the tissues were flying.
Bossy would love to say she buys the cheap scratchy tissues, but frankly, if you’re that kind of sick and working that tissue box, the point is to use something easy on the nose.
But here’s what Bossy does enforce: separating each tissue’s ply, if not to create three distinct tissues, than at least two.
And even as Bossy types, she knows her son will read this while resting his MacBook on his dorm blankets and stop doing that, and he’ll be saying out loud, “We do not separate the Kleenex’s ply,” to which Bossy will respond, “Now we do, thank you very much Columbia University tuition.”
Grandma J says
March 2, 2009 at 11:09 amHankies, Bossy needs to use hankies, previously referred to as hankerchiefs.
Kathy from NJ says
March 2, 2009 at 11:09 amThe very best thing for a sore, red, chapped undernose is Chapstick.
Gigi says
March 2, 2009 at 11:17 amI hear you on the college tuition. We had one finish up college this past December, and one who is a high school junior. That leaves us a window of 18 months to use deluxe tissues.
MemeGRL says
March 2, 2009 at 11:32 amSeconding Grandma J on the hankies. While the idea used to gross me out, they feel better on little (and big) noses and do wash beautifully.
Just don’t be like my mother and IRON THEM. Oy.
Little Miss Sunshine State says
March 2, 2009 at 11:44 amWe have 3 more semesters before we can leave the Poverty Party.
Bossy should beg her son NOT to change his major halfway through and have to do one extra semester.
Hope Bossy’s Girl is better.
Mimi says
March 2, 2009 at 11:51 amHere, here on Chapstick under the nose. I have just been released from 2 1/2 weeks of cold and flu and it was a Godsend!
emily says
March 2, 2009 at 11:53 amtarget makes really great tissues with lotion (no more chapped noses) and they’re about a dollar a box…hello generic
Kristine says
March 2, 2009 at 12:46 pmI always find that my runny nose goes away as soon as my box of tissues is gone. Separating the plys would just make it last longer (the illness). And I’m not up for that.
Julia says
March 2, 2009 at 1:15 pmHey, tried that, now have shredded Kleenex!! Oh well. Hope Bossy’s daughter gets well soon. Julie
Kim says
March 2, 2009 at 1:46 pmI heard a news story about how Americans are the biggest consumers of ultra soft T.P. It is bad for the environment cause no recycled paper pulp is used in the cushy stuff. Dear World, Please forgive me. I am sorry for this indulgence, but I cannot use T.P. like the stuff put in gas station bathrooms. I will reuse my tea bag twice instead. XOXO
Acher says
March 2, 2009 at 3:20 pmDid you know they make Puffs that are infused with Vicks?? Heaven for a stuffy head. Last winter I was horribly sick, and I kept going to bed with one of them (unused) held to my nose. It was just so soothing! My husband refused to believe that they were unused and still give me crap about blowing my nose and throwing the used tissue in the bed…
Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] says
March 2, 2009 at 4:27 pmQuality tissues are SO important when copious amounts of tissue are required. Especially tissues WITH LOTION. Apparently my husband didn’t get that memo because he came home with non-lotion tissues for my runny nose. My runny nose is now a raw, red nose.
MariaV says
March 2, 2009 at 4:40 pmI hope Bossy’s daughter is feeling better.
I would put another spin on it. You can justify the expense by reminding yourself that if you bought chafing tissues instead then you would also have to buy lotion to soothe the chafe.
I am buying when items are on sale instead of when I need them. It helps some.
amy says
March 3, 2009 at 1:23 amOr you could be really cheap and provide her with hankies.. or toilet paper! Kleenex is a luxury in these parts..
amy says
March 3, 2009 at 1:24 amOh and vaseline under and around the nostrils! Tub of that stuff is cheap and lasts forever 🙂
dgm says
March 3, 2009 at 9:20 amHandkerchief is to 3ply tissue as cloth napkin is to paper napkins.
jen says
March 3, 2009 at 9:22 amReally?? I’m afwaid to ask about toilet paper.
(I’m an RN and had a patient who folded a single square of t.p. before using it. She lived through the Great Depression. Bossie, I am quite certain you will not only survive this “Economic Downturn,” but will help all of us get through it, as well.) 🙂
Bellacantare says
March 4, 2009 at 2:41 amNew post – semi-related to Poverty Party. Or how I’m NOT participating in the Poverty Party. Or maybe I am. Oh well…new post 😉
http://bellacantare.livejournal.com/161290.html
can't do this one. says
March 6, 2009 at 7:39 pmI just cannot imagine doing this. Not for one second.
Lori says
March 13, 2009 at 9:43 pmYes lotion tissues are the way to go; I have to try and find those cheap target ones mentioned above!