Today, I was grocery shopping with my wife, anyone who has read even a few of my posts, knows my wife is an inveterate shopper. Her favorite saying is, "well now that we've gone to the store, we won't have to go again for a while." Which could mean not until later that day, the next, or at most three days from when she said it.
Today, as I was actually involved in picking out things, like Christmas candy, fruit cakes, and pie crusts, I discovered a strange thing. The people all milling around me made me feel comfortable, like a bunch of fish in an aquarium, we were all just making our way, dodging each other elegantly with nary a thought. Suddenly, I LIKED SHOPPING. I guess it's like anything you do it enough, you form a habbit! By the way, I'm getting pretty good at estimating the cost of the shopping cart just eyeballing it. Today I guessed before the checker hit total, that the bill would be $257, it was actually $266, but hey, that's pretty good for an offhanded guess!
Today, as I was actually involved in picking out things, like Christmas candy, fruit cakes, and pie crusts, I discovered a strange thing. The people all milling around me made me feel comfortable, like a bunch of fish in an aquarium, we were all just making our way, dodging each other elegantly with nary a thought. Suddenly, I LIKED SHOPPING. I guess it's like anything you do it enough, you form a habbit! By the way, I'm getting pretty good at estimating the cost of the shopping cart just eyeballing it. Today I guessed before the checker hit total, that the bill would be $257, it was actually $266, but hey, that's pretty good for an offhanded guess!
