Groceries

I absolutely ADORE being a homemaker. Keeping the house clean, preparing meals, stocking the fridge and pantry; every single aspect of it is exciting to me! It’s fulfilling at the end of the day to look across our home and see everything in its place and have food on the table.

Unfortunately, making all of those things happen is not the easiest, or the most desirable thing to do. Why? Because it means going to the grocery store!

Today I went grocery shopping and it turned into an overwhelming fiasco. Which I’m finding to be the case more and more often.

I went in with a list of ten things, hoping to get in and get out. That was not the possible. I think every single elderly person grocery shops at the same time. Now, I am not bashing the elderly. I understand that they will take their time and such, but I do not excuse their rudeness! I am a customer just the same and do not deserve an eye roll when I need to grab something off a shelf that they are blocking with their cart. It’s just not right, and makes my shopping experience more stressful.

Then of course there is the constant construction. I think every store I have set foot in over the last month has been doing some level of remodeling. Today was no exception and it was near impossible to navigate the store. I think I had to go back and forth across the store 4-5 times today because I could not figure out where certain aisles were. Every time I turned around, I realized I passed the section I was looking for because there were boxes in the way. It was not a pleasant experience.

Now try to navigate and keep track of your grocery budget. I went through my cart numerous times trying to keep track of how much I was spending so that I could use the cash I brought and not have to swipe my card. You can’t keep accurate track of the cost of things if you are unable to navigate the store and avoid the other customers.

Then comes the time to check-out. Do stores not want to deal with its customers anymore? I was in line to have an actual cashier and then asked to go check-out at one of those self-checkouts. Seriously? I was fine waiting in line to interact with an actual human, but no, I got to check myself out and bag my mess of groceries. I don’t understand.

It truly was a mess of an experience, but on the positive side, that stressful morning of shopping will allow me to continue providing meals for my hubby and me =)