And by “funny” I mean “not actually all that funny.”

I currently have an eye infection, for reasons which are unclear. I mean, these things happen, sometimes. My teenage daughter regularly drops a contact lens on the floor, blows on it, and sticks it on her eyeball without repercussions, but I’m the one with the infection. (Not that I’m bitter.)

Did you know that once you have some sort of bacterial eye infection like this you should throw away any non-cleanable makeup that may have touched said infection? Like… all your mascara and eyeliners? Yep. Ugh. I am trying to comfort myself with the thought of fun new makeup, rather than focusing on having to throw away all of that perfectly good yet probably contaminated makeup.

Fortunately, Macy’s has me covered, because in addition to their current sale allowing coupon code VIP to take 25% off of nearly everything, that same code takes $10 off your $50+ beauty purchase, plus you get free shipping and free returns. So if I want to go for the current Estee Lauder bonus gift (seriously, how cute is this bundle, and it’s a $150 value with your $35 purchase) along with my replacement mascara, I’m saving even more. I’d rather not have the eye infection, but this does make it a little more bearable.