No Soap

I bought some shampoo today. This may sound commonplace, but I think it's the first time in about twenty years or more than I've done so. During that time, I have generally traveled enough that taking the remainder of the various unused shampoo and unopened bars of soap with me from the many hotels in which I've stayed has kept me in soap and shampoo, particularly as I'm not all that fussy about the types of soaps and shampoos that I've accumulated over the years. Indeed, not only has it been sufficient, but some years back I donated a box of unopened hotel soap and shampoo to charity because I had so much. Had I not done that, I wouldn't have run out this week; however, the COVID-19 shutdown has meant that we've traveled almost nowhere for most of the past two years, and I've finally run down the shampoo supply. Not the soap just yet, but the bottom of the box is visible.

Technically, I'm not completely out of shampoo, but I'm keeping one small container handy should I need to travel to places where shampoo and soap are not provided, such as in case I might have to make a trip to the office in the Bay Area (I hope not, but life is unpredictable) and live out of the Rolling Stone for a few days. Showers they have, but soap is my responsibility.