Grocery Store Blech
Woman in the Middle | March 19, 2017I just don’t want to go to the grocery store any more. I forced myself to go this morning as I needed to pick up some basics like milk and bread, as well as what was needed to make Youngest Daughter’s birthday cake. (She celebrated with friends yesterday and the family fun with cake is today) As I blasted through my local store, trying to get the agony over as fast as possible, I contemplated why I so dislike grocery shopping these days.
Back when I first married, it was still a fairly new experience. The store was chock full of who knows what surprises. Also, I was working full time and ANY shopping was a delightful changes from the 8-5 grind. Once I had the girls, going to the grocery store by myself was the only alone time I had. Going with the little ones was a happy distraction for them and for me.
Nowadays, when what work I do is primarily from home. going to the grocery store is just a chore that keeps me from doing what I want to do or what I need to do. Of course, I have also done it thousands of times by now, so it doesn’t have the feel of a new or unique experience. It doesn’t help that my local grocery store has cut way back on the number of products they carry and has replaced its store brand in many instances with a significantly inferior product. Having groceries delivered looks better and better to me.
How do you feel about grocery shopping? Don’t mind it or is it an unwelcome chore?
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