Grocery Shopping!

Grocery shopping is a very serious activity.

The grocery store could totally over take you and spit you out its front doors if you do not have a strategic plan to navigate its deadly isles!

How to succeed in grocery shopping 101:

1. Plan your meals - eating in and out (1st side of a piece of paper)
2. Survey the fridge and pantry to see if what you still have in there applies to your meal plan
3. Look for coupons ( I look, I clip, I rarely use) - I am too brand loyal
4. List out everything you need in the order that it appears in the grocery ( on back side of the piece meal planning piece of paper) --- ex: fruit, vegetables, meats, some dairy, bread .... (depending on your grocery store of choice)
5. Stick to what is on your list while in the grocery story (note: this is not possible if your husband lovingly goes shopping with you)
6. As you place the items in your basket arrange them carefully so that nothing gets smashed - all cold things together, all meat together, cans, boxes of stuff and so on ....
7. Make friends with the deli ladies
8. Smile at all old women
9. Avoid eye contact of everyone else
10. When checking out carefully put everything on the conveyor belt: this happens in a very specific order which cannot be changed. As one cannot always trust the bagging boy to not smash all your items .... All heavy stuff first: cans, boxes, drinks ... cheeses, dairy, meats, frozen, fruit, veggies, then chips bread and eggs ....

Plan. Divide. Conquer.

Chris and I went grocery shopping together on Saturday. He thinks I am scary when I am in the grocery store because I am so focused, but how else can you defeat the grocery store monster if you are not on top of your game!

It is a very serious activity :)