You will not beleive this

lkc

Ok Ladies,
This is for all of us that are still deep in Chemo brain, Herceptin Hangover, Tamoxifen Tizzy or just CRS ( can't remember Sh*t )
Anyway,
As you may know, I am getting notorious down here (but not as bad as Anna Nicole Smith ) for forgetting EVERYTHING or just plain doing goofy stuff.
But last night was a classic even for me.
Let me explain
It's been very humid down here, lots of mosquitos, esp. at night, and we have alot of screens ( that evidently have bigger holes then the mosquits );so we get eaten up at night.
Especially me since I am always flipping the covers off due to those lovely hot flashes. We/me have started to use insect spray to do the bedroom/closets, etc before retiring. So last night, I am really tired , and reach under the cabinent to do my spray routine( in the dark )
This morning, my husband looks at the canister and its " EASY OFF OVEN CLEANER" and its residue is EVERWHERE!!!!
Please ladies share your stories, as my dh can't stop shaking his head.

Linda

AlaskaDeb

Oh my goodness..Too funny.

Last year I sprayed my kitchen with Pledge thinking it was air freshener! It smelled good, but the floor was SLICK. It was daylight and my kids were both looking at me like I was a total nut and I was STILL clueless that I was hoseing my whole kitchen down with furniture polish....at least it was lemon fresh LOL

I want to know if the Easy Off kept the bugs away???

Deb C

ravdeb

OMG..I'm ROFL! Toooo funny! I've done some pretty darn good funny things too. Just can't think of them now cuz my brain is ...uh..foggy!

roseg

Gosh, you need to put that away. It's toxic. Does it have lye in it?

Are things it got onto getting bleached-out spots?

Anonymous

tflowers

Linda,you're crazy LOL.

jz20022001

I remember once when my grandmother grabbed hairspray by mistake thinking it was bug spray. Surprisingly it worked very well and the little critters were stuck!

Catherine

Sierra

Oh, my goodness
take care
down there
visited years ago

Say, do they have cockroaches
In Bermuda, they were giant ones


You are in such a beautiful spot!

Thinking of you.

BethNY

hilarious... thanks for sharing.

Anonymous

I can't think of anything right now except....LMBOROTF!

badboob67

HAHAHahAhAHAHAHA!!!!!! I have had a similar, although less damaging experience. I keep a large, pump-type hairspray bottle that I removed the labels from and rinsed out on my bedside table. It is full of witch hazel and rosewater that I will mist on my face and upper shoulders during the night when I wake up with a hot flash. I also use it after I apply my makeup to help "set" it.The hot flash bottle is white with a black top. My hairspray bottle, on the other hand, is red with a black top and the label is still attached. Yup....finished putting on my makeup the other day, grabbed the HAIRSPRAY bottle, closed my eyes and .........UGHHH!!! Yeah, my makeup was SET alright! So glad I was holding my breath and had my eyes closed!

Look at it this way, Linda...you won't have to worry about baked-on, dried-on foods in the bedroom now for at least a few months! LOL! Did it at least keep the mosquitos at bay?

Thanks for the laugh!

bridge

My girlfriend accidently used EASY OFF OVEN CLEANER instead of spray starch when she was ironing. Last time she ironed those pants
Bridge

Chattypatti

That story is a classic! (LOL) I slathered my body with hair conditioner for a few days until I realized I had grabbed the wrong sample bottle in the hotel!!

Patti

Sandra1957

Funny!! My grandma used to accidentally brush her teeth with preparation H all the time. You'd think that she would have stored them in different spots, after she did it the first time, or at least the second time.

SheriH

I cleaned out the inside of my microwave with febreeze one time thinking it was fantastic. I couldn't figure out why it wasn't working.

VickiTN

This happened years ago, when I was single and dating - I was running late for a date - so in a hurry - accidentally sprayed my hair with spray deoderant instead of hair spray.

Another time (also during my "single" years), a boyfriend cooked me dinner at his apartment. I thought I'd be helpful and clean up the dishes afterwards. I put the dishes in the dishwasher, put in the "detergent" and turned on the dishwasher. Later, the boyfriend goes into the kitchen and there's water and bubbles all over the kitchen floor. Turns out I put "Spic & Span" floor cleaner in the dishwasher instead of dishwashing detergent. Oooops...guess he got the picture then that I wasn't very domesticated - I didn't know what Spic & Span was.

It seems my whole life has been one crazy "Lucille Ball" episode.....at least now, I have something I can use to blame things on!
hugs,
vicki

2up

ok, i'll play!

i always keep personal towlettes in the vanity in the bathroom as well as a travel pack for airplanes etc. (i'm type A lol) .... shortly after starting chemo i came across windex towlettes and bought a small package to quickly tidy my bathroom mirrors as needed (what a great idea right?)

WRONG!!!!!! i threw them in the same cupboard as the "personal wipes" and yup, you've guessed it ...... in a chemo induced fog one night i "windexed myself" ...... man did that sting on my newly bare "personal" space lol!

jeeze, i can't believe i just admitted that!

i'm sure i have many, many more but that one was probably the stupidest!

i sure hope somebody else comes along to "out embarrass" me!!!!

hi5-2006Aug13

what fun reading about all those stories...I know I've had some too but can't think of any other than putting moisturizing lotion in my hair instead of conditioner...that was an interesting experience.

AlaskaDeb

LOL Shel...I’ve got a good "wipe” story too, and this was pre-chemo...I just have to admit to being an idiot!

I was sitting on the potty and after the fact I realized that I was out of TP. No worries though, because I had a box of tissues on the back of the potty...actually it turned out to be a bad thing. The tissues were the mentholated lotion ones I had bought for a bad cold. Let’s just say that I don’t think I can suggest the experience. My “personal space” was a bit unhappy toooooo


Menthol and the girlie bits don't go together!

Deb C

Betsey

All I can add to this conversation is that Colgate tooth paste and Vagisil cream taste nothing alike! I really need to be more careful!
Joanie

Anonymous

I did a really stupid thing one day while in the middle of chemo. I went thru tx in a daze anyway but this was bad. I had to go to the oncs office to have my blood checked so my mind was somewhere else. We'd just bought a new Buick that i just love. I got in the car, put on my seatbelt and started the car & promptly backed right into my husbands truck....which is a SEMI. lol I got out to see how much damage I'd done just as my dh came out the door. He took one look and asked how I could miss seeing a semi! hahaha

pals
cheri

gsg

LMAO! LOVE this thread, and I really needed a good laugh.

This is a pre-chemo story, so I don't even have chemo stuper haze to explain it away.

I reached over for my glasses while in bed and instead picked up a glass of water and threw it in my own face.

My husband saw the whole thing. I think he woke the neighborhood with his screams of laughter so I hit him with my wet pillow.

SandyAust

Thank you so much Linda and GSG. I have just had two really huge laughs. You ladies are hilarious!!!

Take care,

Sandy

Fitztwins

That is too funny!!!

badboob67

HAHAHAHAH!! Keep 'em coming ladies! My goodness...I'm going to be in need of some personal wipes if I keep laughing this hard! LOLOLOL Vagisil and colgate? HAHAHAHA!!

Anonymous

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I reached over for my glasses while in bed and instead picked up a glass of water and threw it in my own face. My husband saw the whole thing. I think he woke the neighborhood with his screams of laughter so I hit him with my wet pillow.

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Love to see that you are still feisty even when not mentally clear!!!!!

I mostly (under chemo fog and tamoxifen fog) head out to my car to run errands and can't remember where I was going. I stand out in the sun near the car for a LONG TIME, and then just go back inside, defeated... Then I find my notes and head out again!

DragonladyTina

I remember shaving my legs one day in the shower and mind you, I love to have the shower as hot as I can physically stand it.
I always lotion my legs after shaving so automatically reached for a tube of lotion (couldn't see cos of the steam) I was ribbing vigorously and then started to scream......yep, you guessed it, Red hot pepper cream for arthritis and red hot skin do not, I repeat not, go well together.

I also used glitter spray instead of FDS (feminine spray) one time, what a frickin mess that was, pretty though!

hahaha. Tina

DragonladyTina

Patrice,

laughing my ass off at the sight of you whipping a glass of H2O at yourself. Hubby asked what the hell was wrong with me, I am screaming with laughter

Tina

MrsBee

I have to giggle at the glitter on the girlie bits!

The other day, one of my students came up and asked to borrow my tape dispenser. Now, mind you, this was as class was starting on the day before Spring Break began, and I was having to peel them off the ceiling to get class started. I reached into the drawer where I keep the tape, dug around, and handed something to the girl. She went on back to her seat, and I didn't think anything of it . . . until she came back with my stapler. "Didn't you ask for the tape?" "Yes, ma'am." "And I handed you the stapler?" "Yes, ma'am." "I'm sorry about that. Do you still need the tape?" "Um. No, ma'am. That's okay." And she's looking at me like I suddenly sprouted horns.

I have also spritzed my armpits with hairspray, even before chemo. I'm a born ding-bat.

sylayne

I was thinking I needed someone to talk to - seems I just needed to check in here and read some of this. I can SO see me throwing a glass of water in my own face! That post sounded so like me in so many ways. Maybe I can sleeo now.

Thank you Sisters.

Sheree

JoanofArdmore

Hi Linda,
Wow!I feel sorry for you about hubby's teasing.(I suppose HE never made a mistake?)Well Honey, as an older lady I've done my share of THAT sort of thing in my simple menopausal senility.
NOW, after 3 years on Femara, I actually need a keeper.I mean I WISH I just picked up the wrong spray bottle.
My stuff now consists of taking the same suppliment 2 and 3 times in a row, because I'm not paying attention and forgot I already took it.Or really dangerous things involving the wrong burner on electric stove.You can imagine.
I dont WANT to be dangerous, so I try to make it a point to do everything slowly and mindfully.

Rock on!j