Surviving winter the virtuous way

Winter in Minnesota is well known for icy roads, below zero temperatures with wind chill factors and snow. It is a season that one must prepare for. Matches to mittens need to be found. Red wool dress coat must be tried on to ensure the buttons still go over one’s belly. Air pressure in tires must be checked (on the car, not one’s belly). I do these things every year as part of my survival preparation. It is routine. It is all part of life in a state that has seasons.

It never fails, though, that I will forget to stock up on Static Guard and Chapstick because I fail to remember winter in Minnesota is DRY. Every surface I touch gives me a jolt. My hair takes on a life of its own unless I load it down with Bed Head Manipulator. And my lips glow red and threaten to crack when I open my mouth (which is quite often). After about a week of saying, “I should really get some Chapstick”, I buy the first of several tubes that will end up in the bottom of my purse, my desk drawer at work or in the lint catch in the dryer.

My latest tube of chap repellent… a gift courtesy of Queenie’s sense of humor:



If you look closely you can see that it is Lookin’ Good For Jesus lip balm in virtuous vanilla flavor. The picture is a little grainy but you can tell it is good stuff by the cross on the front. I love this new lip balm. It has a nutty vanilla flavor. It is not too greasy. It comes in a beautifully decorated tube to coordinate with many outfits. Oh, and it also helps me to restore my lips to “near virgin quality”.

Catchy packaging too...




In my search to find this package, I was delighted to stumble across the mirror. How utterly delicious!

Disclaimer: I have no loyalty to the brand names of the aforementioned products. I generally call all lip balms Chapstick. I also call all facial tissues Kleenex. As for Static Guard and Bed Head Manipulator, I will use generic if it’s available…a little trick I learned from my pharmacist.