Walks
It’s a gloomy day out, which means no walk for Miles and me. This is too bad; I’ve really come to enjoy our walks now that the weather is getting nicer, and I think it’s good for my weight loss efforts too. Miles is neutral on the topic; he usually sleeps through the whole thing. I think the clickclickclick of the stroller going over the cracks in the sidewalk is hypnotic to him.
Often, when I’m trying to fall asleep at night (doesn’t take too much effort these days, generally), I think about all these things I want to blog about. I think about odd things in language, stuff from movies or TV, things about people I know. And yet, when I sit down to write, all I can come up with to discuss is Miles’s most recent bowel movement.
(Speaking of which, he hasn’t had one today. I hope he gets that done, because the last time he skipped a day, the next day was truly outrageous. I’m talking Jem-levels of outrageousness.)
Okay, here’s something: I think I want to reassess the way I grocery shop. I want to do it more European style. That is, rather than buying a whole week’s worth of groceries at once, which is my current M.O., I want to go to the store four or five times a week and get supplies for just a day or two. That way things stay fresher, and I’m less likely to forget I bought something and have it go bad. Also, the grocery store is only about seven blocks from our house, so it would be an easy stroller-based adventure as long as I don’t buy too much at once.
The only problem is that I am currently fixated on these cherry-pomegranate frozen superfruit bars (haha! Check out the note at the bottom of the page. People are stupid.). They might melt on the way home, especially once the summer weather kicks in. I guess I could take the car now and then.
> get supplies for just a day or two
+1. my wife and i lived in scotland for several years and that is what we did. it is a great way to live. we (like many people there) almost *had* to do it that way since no one had the large energy-sucking ‘merican-stylie fridges there. you really could only keep so much food in the house. we were also kinda poor at that time (i was in grad school) and it was fun cause we learned how to be very food smart and thrifty. we’d stop by the tesco and wee local wine shoppe and pick up lots o low cost fresh, foods (turns out onions are really cheap!). btw, have you heard about Tom Hodgkin’s book entitled The Freedom Manifesto? check it out. good stuff on supermarkets there. it is a fun read (he also wrote the super “how to be idle” book).
I also go to the store frequently, and I find that I need to be careful that I don’t spend more money than I do on once-a-week trips. Which isn’t to say that you would. If I go once a week, I have a list. I find it easy to stick to the list. If I go daily, I usually haven’t bothered with a list, and I tend to buy things that we might need (do we have eggs? I don’t remember… I’ll buy some, they keep!) and things that I want (I’m a terrible impulse buyer, and the threshold for a $3 grocery item is pretty low).
So, just beware of that pitfall, or you may end up with a lot of novelty grocery items. Speaking of, does anyone know if Sun Chips taste the same now that they are in new packaging?
Maybe an insulated lunch bag would keep your frozen items frozen on the way home.
It is true that long ago I stole that quiz from your webpage. What can I say? You have good stuff here!