The holidays are upon us and once again I find myself in that mode where you question everything a dozen times. Oh the fun of the shopping, for me it goes something like this. I make myself a list so that I will not forget anything that I need. Well the first thing I forget is to bring is the list. I don’t know about the rest of you but for some reason that all important list finds itself everywhere except for with me when I need it the most. Now minus my list I start down the aisles figuring if I see the items it might make me remember that it was on my list. This is just the grocery store list mind you. So as I was saying I start down the first aisle racking my brains out to see if I can recreate the list. OK, first aisle down and I put a few things in my cart because I believe that I forgot to put these items on the list and I am not sure if I have them in my refrigerator or pantry. Anyway this goes on and on till I hit every aisle in the store. Surely, I think to myself I must have gotten at least most the stuff on my list. Then I head to the checkout and the first thing they ask you is, “Have you found everything you need?” My answer is well if I would have brought my list I probably would have but I think I got it all. This usually gets the cashier laughing and telling me that they do the same thing. Oh good I am not the only one so that makes me feel better. <\/p>\n
Now in California we have to bring our own bags to the store or pay the 5 cents a bag if you didn’t think to remember them. That at least is the one thing I 99% of the time remember as I have this little holder from a company called bag podz that has 12 reusable nylon bags that squish down to nothing. It even comes in its own little holder that attaches easily to the cart. I attach my car keys to the holder so I don’t forget the bags when I leave and so far that has worked wonders. So now the stores bagging person gets all my items in the bags and back into the cart. I head home trying to recall the list once again. I don’t live that far from the store but I still hate forgetting things.<\/p>\n
Time to bring the groceries in. I got to admit I have what I call a granny cart to bring the groceries from the truck to the house as I hate having to make a dozen trips just to bring the groceries in. First thing I see on the counter top is my list. So I look at the list and then the Oh Shit moment arrives. Yes I forgot this item, and this and oh how in the world did I forget this. Well now I have to make another list for the items I forgot the first trip. But wait the fun does not end there, oh no not by any means. I start unloading my trusty bags and putting stuff away. Oh Shit moment number two I have this item and this and this, in fact most the stuff I bought I already had. So now in my refrigerator I have 4 dozen eggs, 9 pounds of butter and cheese’s up the wazoo. Don’t even get me started on all the doubles and triples in the pantry.<\/p>\n
Like I said before tis the season and once again I make a new list for all the things I forgot. Once again I forget the list. I don’t know what it is about the holidays that make me so forgetful, all I can say is thank god I use the internet to do my Christmas shopping for my family because if I did that shopping like I do my groceries I would be spending half my life in the returns department bringing back a ton of double plus items.<\/p>\n
Tis the season to be jolly so I will not let these things get me down. So now that my fridge and pantry are full it’s time to kick back and not be a scrooge. No there will be no bah humbug here as I have at least remembered to write my blog this week. I hope this has made some of you laugh and I hope that you remember that we all have our Oh Shit moments that we can choose to let drive us crazy or just laugh them off and just get on with living. Tis the season to say may your holidays bring you joy and your laughter be plentiful as life is only as good as you are willing to make it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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