I know, I know. This is a minimalist blog with a post about a lifetime supply. Lifetime supply implies a large quantity of items possessed and stored. It’s true. I do have one item of which I have a lifetime supply. It’s a small item, and it helps to bring me comfort and peace in challenging times. It’s a thing that is going to sound weird but hear me out. 

Toothbrushes.

Yes, toothbrushes. No, I am not insane. 

To be optimistic, my personal goal is to stay alive for 15 more years. I want to outlive my cats. It’s becoming ever more challenging to stay alive in an ongoing pandemic. This year has been especially challenging since the Fauci speech about “falling by the wayside” giving people permission to tell other people to die right to their face.

This very instance happened to me three times in June. Two of those people were unmasked medical professionals. One said, “no one should be wearing a mask. Covid is over. You should have been dead by now.” A second unmasked health professional said to me, “why aren’t you dead yet? People like you should die.” I’m very happy to be alive. I work. I own a home. I pay taxes. I feel that I contribute positively to society. Even if I don’t, I just enjoy being alive.

While my optimistic goal is to live for 15 more years, it is more realistic in the ongoing eugenics and genocide in this country that I may be able to live for 5 more years. If I’m lucky. We will see.

So, when I talk about having a lifetime supply, I’m going with the optimistic goal of 15 years. If you change your toothbrush once every 3 months as recommended, then that is 60 toothbrushes over the next 15 years.

Of course, every time you go to the dentist, they give you a free toothbrush. So that is at least one free toothbrush a year, depending on how often you go. (I used to go twice a year pre-pandemic, but these past few years have been challenging,)

Using the conservative estimate of one free toothbrush a year, that means that 45 toothbrushes will need to be purchased over the next 15 years.

How exactly did I fall into this trap of a lifetime supply of toothbrushes? 

Well, I needed to purchase toothbrushes. While choosing toothbrushes to buy, I was looking at unit price. I was trying to decide more between the 2-pack, 4-pack or 6-pack of toothbrushes. I was thinking I just need a package of toothbrushes and trying to decide which package was cheapest.

Then I saw a package of 25 toothbrushes. Figuring out the unit price. I could not believe how much more affordable it was to buy them in bulk. It worked out to be .52 cents each. I bought the box of 25 and put them in the cupboard.

Then I was thinking that maybe I should buy a second box since the price was so good. I had taken a toothbrush out of the box and started using it. I wanted to be sure that it was a good toothbrush and not just some cheap one. The toothbrushes work well. I like the way the handle is angled to be able to reach my teeth better.

I purchased a second box of toothbrushes since they work well, and the price is right. I was thinking that I won’t ever have to worry about buying a toothbrush again. I now have enough toothbrushes to last me until I die.

It sounds so simple, but it’s one less thing to worry about.

Now I realize this all has been a little morbid, but there is a spot of happiness. When I open the cupboard to brush my teeth and see those boxes there, I know it’s a lifetime supply. Seeing all those toothbrushes, I think, “well, I’ve got quite a bit of living to do.” It lifts my spirits to think that my life is going to be long enough to be able to go through all those toothbrushes. I’m sure I will think differently once I am down to one box instead of two, but for now they bring me hope. 

Every time someone tells me I should die, or I don’t deserve to live, I can look at that lifetime supply of toothbrushes. I think what a long time I have ahead of me to still use all of them. I love being alive. It’s becoming harder to stay alive, but I enjoy being here. 

I have a very full life that I love. I hope I can outlive my cats so I can keep them together. In a world where eugenics and genocide are increasing, sometimes it is hard to remain positive. I’m one of the people that is supposed to “fall by the wayside.” However, I love being alive. I don’t want to die.

While a lifetime supply of toothbrushes may sound weird, to me they are a positive. I look at them and think, “oh, look at all the time I have left to live.” I am so happy to be alive.