The shopping. It just never ends.
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Sometimes I really wish that we could live with less stuff. After yesterday’s trip to Target, I still had to go to the grocery store to buy all the food we will need for today’s cookout we are having for some friends. There will be the five of us plus our friends John and Doreen and their two kids, so that meant buying enough groceries to feed nine people. Plus we needed paper plates, and napkins, and toilet paper, and…I was there for two and a half hours and spent $130.00.
For me, being able to go shopping by myself is like getting a little vacation. I look at makeup, flip through magazines, and then walk up and down every grocery aisle, all without anyone asking me could I buy them this? What about this? Can’t they just have this? On this trip, I looked at mattifying gel that goes under your makeup to keep your face from shining, painted my thumb with a really pretty sparkly shade of nail polish, tested lipsticks on the back of my hand. I looked at new bedsheets, DVDs, and tennis shoes. Since I can’t keep plants alive for anything, I even looked at silk trees for this corner of the dining room that needs a little pizazz.
When I got home and Chris started unpacking the grocery bags, you know what he asked me? Why I hadn’t planned the meals for the next five days and bought the groceries for that. It is always something.
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Hello and welcome to Table for Five! I'm Elizabeth, and this blog started in September 2005 as a way for me to participate in the Mommy Blogging community. I'm married with three terrific kids-boys ages 11 and 9 and a 2 year old daughter. Things I love include my family, coffee, Diet Coke, TV, reading, and Target.
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LMAO!!! At Chris’ remark… such a “guy” thing! You should have told him if you did all your shopping today, what would you do tomorrow? LOL!
I’m with you… I LOVE shopping by myself. It really is a little vacation! On Mother’s Day when I did the grocery shopping, DH offered to do it, but I told him the best present is letting ME go ALONE!!! LOL
Boy do I relate to THIS one!
Sometimes I have to remind myself that I am ALONE in a store and slow DOWN. I’m so used to getting thru the store with 3 kids, being all efficient and timely. It’s so nice to slow down and actually enjoy all the ingredients of a nice jaunt to the store ALONE.
Yes, it’s like a mini-vacation.
And no, hubby, I do NOT feel like taking just ONE kid. It’s like my starbucks-trip-to-maui-pool-boy-serving-me-drinks-dancing-on-the-tables-at-3am kinda shopping experience that I don’t get that often. So back OFF. This afternoon is for ME!
Great post!
Mimi- I love that your Mother’s Day present to yourself was getting to go shopping alone!
MamaLee-I know! They always think that “just” taking one kid is like you are getting a break! No, taking NONE OF THE KIDS is a break! But that pool boy in Maui doesn’t sound too bad either
“mattifying gel”
spill, tell all, who, where, etc. everything. I want it. NOW! Please??
Cass- What I looked at in the store was cornsilk zero shine invisible mattifier, but then I read reviews of it at Makeup Alley and they all said the same thing, that it doesn’t work at all. Makes your makeup flake off.
Makeup Alley also had a review of Clearasil Total Control All-Day Mattifying Moisturizer, which got equally bad reviews. So now I’m not sure there really is a product that will keep my face from looking like an oil slick.
The only one that seems to actually work is made by Smashbox, and it’s called Anti Shine. It costs 27 dollars though, so ouch. This is the link for it : http://tinyurl.com/38vvwy
So I don’t know what I’m going to do. I wear SPF 30 moisturizer, then Age Defying foundation for the lines on my forehead. I have Cornsilk translucent powder, plus I also carry those Blotting papers. It’s a never-ending battle!
I don’t think there is a better treat in the world than being able to shop without the kids or my husband tagging along.
Jenni- I KNOW, right? Even if I don’t buy anything, just being able to look, at my own pace, is so nice!
I so agree with you! If I can go to ANY store alone, it is awesome! And taking a bath with no interruptions……….HEAVEN!
Kristi- For me, it’s being able to read a few chapters in a book or part of a magazine with no interruptions!
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