Today I noticed...Some things seem to be shrinking.

I opened a new container of my regular makeup today an noticed that it is visibly smaller than the container I just emptied. I even went to the trash can and dug out the old container to compare and satisfy my brain that it was indeed smaller. Yep. It was. I set the new container atop the old one and could see about a quarter of an inch of the old one all around the new one. I couldn't read the weight amount on the old container because I had worn it away with use but I'm sure the new one holds less than the old one did.

Then, I was restocking the snack jar in the pantry and noticed that the Little Debbie cakes are smaller than they used to be as well. I know we need to be cutting our snack consumption back and we should look at portion control and all that but I'm thinking that the price of those snacks did not go down.

I pulled out a package of frozen breaded shrimp to prepare dinner and noticed that I had an older box that was half empty and a new unopened box. They look the same except that the old box said it held sixteen ounces and the new box said it held fourteen ounces. 

My cereal box is smaller and holds fewer ounces of cereal. My laundry detergent bottle holds less but claims to wash the same number of loads. 

I'd love for number on my scale to shrink. I'd like the amount charged on various bills to shrink as well. I'm just not sure that the things which should be shrinking are the things that are.