My silly obsessions
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
June 23, 2017 11:55am CST
I don't obsess much, but I do have a few obsessions - but please don't laugh at them.
My number one obsession is with dish towels. I can't get enough of them. The photo is a kitchen drawer which is 12 inches deep so it holds a lot of dish towels. A few are in the wash and I have a few dozen more in the linen closet.
I have many different colors and also many that are holiday inspired. I don't know why I love dish towels so much but I just can't seem to get enough of them.
My other obsession is - are you ready - toilet paper! I buy Scot TP online in packs of 27 rolls. I usually buy two packs at a time. The last time I ordered that many I also had an unopened pack of 27 in the linen closet.
We do have 3 full baths, and 2 half baths, so that's 5 toilets that need to be stocked.
If the end of the world comes I will be prepared with TP and dish towels...what a way to go!
Photo is mine.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
23 Jun 17
We all have our collections. I can't get enough refrigerator magnets & my husband's obsession are shot glasses.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
23 Jun 17
Magnets don't stick on stainless - if they do some scratch so I had to get ride of mine.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
23 Jun 17
You like being stocked with toilet paper and dish towels, nothing wrong with that.
I find myself buying towels often!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
23 Jun 17
It is funny that when we go to a rental we always take a few extra rolls with us 'just in case'.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
23 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill I think travel much but when we do, I bring my own towels and blankets too.
Toilet paper not so much, but Air b&b I can see why they may not supply some or not enough.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
23 Jun 17
@infatuatedbby When we first started using VRBO rentals some had no supplies so we would have to run to the store so I got into habit of bringing my own.
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Jun 17
I share one of your 'obsessions. It is the TP one. I used to have to have the entire shelf where the TP goes in the hall closet completely full.That made me totally happy. I have gotten to where half full is okay. I have to have several ready in the bathroom too. LOL
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@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill ......It sure is. I do love a soft and absorbent one too.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Jun 17
TP IS a necessity after all and it can sit on the shef for a long time - it never goes bad util you use it lOL
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Jun 17
One maybe a ittle more vital than the other!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
25 Jun 17
my mum collected dish towels... we did a lot of travelling in a caravan for our holidays when we were younger and wherever we went she would always buy a dish towel or fridge magnet... asa souvenir.... 
I have kept a few of them myself after she passed away...
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I have kept a few of them myself after she passed away...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Jun 17
It is funny that I have so many yet I use a dishwasher! But there are dishes I won't put in a dishwasher. I remember my mother called them 'tea towels'.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
25 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill yes
.. that's what we call them in the uk too...
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Jun 17
Not bad obsessions at all! I have calmed myself down over the years so I can`t think of a real obsession I have at the moment.
In my stockpile I have 147 rolls of quilted Northern, angel soft and cottelle toilet paper, plus 2 bathrooms stocked with several rolls. But I never pay much for any of it, I use coupons and buy what is on sale.
I use a dish towel a day, sometimes a couple or more if I am canning. I cannot stand for one to be in the kitchen more than a day.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
23 Jun 17
I only buy Scott - have not purchased any other brand in probably 30 years or longer. When your butt is used to one brand ....
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
24 Jun 17
I see nothing wrong with either of these. I do not get quite that much TP, but I only have two baths to stock. I get 36 rolls of Member's Mark at Sam;s Club at a time. I love all the different kinds of dishtowels myself.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Jun 17
One thing about dish towels - one size fits all! LOL
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
23 Jun 17
I don't think I have any buying obessions like that. I just buy what I like.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
23 Jun 17
Those two things aren't the only things I buy LOL!
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@LovingMyBabies (85923)
• Valdosta, Georgia
23 Jun 17
We all have things like this that we want whenever we see them. I have that kind of obsession with school supplies for some reason, especially pens and paper. Lol. I can never have enough of them!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Jun 17
I am a pen thief - don't leave one sitting around I'll take it!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Jun 17
I change bath towels frequently - Now that I have a huge linen closet I keep a nice supply.
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
25 Jun 17
They are colorful. I love Scott toilet paper
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
25 Jun 17
Dish towles are a good way to add color inexpensively!
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@Iam_jauntyjen (5452)
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23 Jun 17
For me,lipstick. I always check out make up section in the dept store whenever I run errands hehe. Now, I am obsessed with liquid matte lipsticks.
When I was younger I was obssessed with hankerchiefs because I have hyperhidrosis. Well, I still have hyperhidrosis but I do not buy hankies often anymore. I think it is just a waste of money because they often get lost , so I just keep enough hankies and I don't buy signature brands anymore.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Jun 17
What is hyperhidrosis, I've not sure sure?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Jun 17
Yes, it is all very usable and no time restraints.
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
24 Jun 17
You have a lot of bathrooms. You never have to worry.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
23 Jun 17
I have many I have not used - not sure why I'm saving them !
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
23 Jun 17
@AbbyGreenhill I find that those huge towels take way too much space in the washer and dryer.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
23 Jun 17
I made the mistake of buy the bath sheets - they are huge and now my husband won't use a normal size towel - they are too big for me, but I suffer through!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
23 Jun 17
@marlina I have the big washer dryer....Lots of room
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@spaceseed (2843)
• India
24 Jun 17
great, some usefull obsession is better. I am with you on this.........
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
24 Jun 17
LOL, thanks, at least I spend money on necessities!!!
