i posted a cliffnotes version of this on my facebook a while back, but i thought of this list yesterday and wanted to elaborate a bit and put it in my blog :)
1) I am a self-admitted food snob, and I'm totally cool with it. Thanks for showing me the way, Mama. I shop at Central Market, don't like to shop elsewhere, and if that makes me a snob then okay. sure, it's more expensive than your local walmart or whatever, but the food is worth the money - like my daddy always says, you get what you pay for. i swear that fish and meat from heb tastes different, and the strawberries from target fail in comparison to those i buy at central market. in fact, one of the deciding factors of me choosing my apartment over others is because it is directly across the street from central market. being conveniently and strategically placed near a whole foods or central market will always play a role in me picking places to live.
2) I am very OCD with my grocery shopping and the organization of my cart - produce on the top part, bulk stacked nicely on one side of the bottom, and meats on theother side in appropriate health code stacking order. it bothers me when my cart is a bit runneth over and this arrangement is somewhat compromised.
take yesterday for example... i had to get a bit more 'odd' items than i would normally and it totally interfered with my cart organization. i had to get a couple household cleaners, and that took up precious cart space. and this seriously kind of bothered me. i prefer when it's all neat and stacked and organized, to which i failed miserably yesterday.
3) I have a big crush on my fish market guy and his fuzzy beard. he was not there yesterday and i was getting fish!! oh how i wished he was there to call out 'number fifty FIVE'! but alas, he was not.
this leads me to another question - well, kinda. so, do people ever meet at the grocery store? and if so, in what WORLD does this happen and HOW does it happen? okay, so you know how when you go to the grocery store you kinda shop with a group of people - like, you start in the produce section and the people around you are following the same flow of traffic so y'all kinda stick together. okay. so it has happened before (not yesterday) that a handsome fella is in my 'group', and we exchanged a few glances and smiles and then that was it. like, how does the introduction happen? how are people supposed to meet people after college and outside of work? it's quite the enigma.
4) People who just stop in the middle of the aisle stopping all traffic really frost my cookies - their cluelessness blows my mind every time. like, they're in the middle of the aisle where the traffic flow is at its peak, and then they just stop and look around with their head in the clouds and the carts and shoppers are building up behind them. i take my little cart and park it in a corner or some inconspicuous place where there is little traffic and it's out of the way, and then i take my list, grab some stuff, and then return to my cart. i don't get these stop-in-the-middle-of-the-aisle people that are completely unaware of their surroundings. and then when they see you and finally realize they blocking traffic, they're like, 'oh my goodness. i'm so sorry' as if they thought they were somehow out of the way and shocked that they were. really?
5) I'm equally as OCD about how my food is bagged - I always do it myself. i like my produce all together, meat in a separate plastic bag, and dry goods in another bag - i do not like them mixed. on a related note - it blows my mind when people do not help bag and just stand there fiddling with their phone or something whilst the checker rings in their loot, keep fiddling while the loot builds up on the end, and then continues to stand there watching the checker bag their stuff even sometimes dropping 'suggestions' on how to arrange their groceries. this scenario is almost awkward to behold. blows my mind. like, help the checker out and bag your groceries while he's ringing up everything. i think it's rude to not.
6) I buy fresh flowers for myself every week to keep on my kitchen table - they make me very happy. i normally get the $3 bunch ones, but sometimes i do splurge if i find a bouquet that calls to me. i love plants and love fresh flowers in my house - love.
**one of my keys on my keyboard just came loose and i can't re-attach it. boo. thank god it's just the =/+ key**
7) I secretly love it when I have a baller parking spot and there are a couple cars waiting for it when I'm pulling out. This somehow makes me feel like a badass. there's always a bit more pep in my step when i'm circling around during the busy weekends and then all of a sudden the spot next to the handicapped spot opens up - it's like the heavens have opened just for me to have this amazeballs parking spot. and then when i'm loading up my stuff, i feel like i'm mentally high-fiving the lucky sob that got my spot. heyo!!
8) I cook gourmet food for myself and love it. Some people have said that's kinda weird (since it's just me) and even given me a weird look, but I love to cook and love good food (and sometimes I pretend I have a cooking show). sometimes when i do cook, i wish that someone was there to cook for. sure, i cook for friends sometimes - but that's only sometimes. sometimes i do with that i had a man to cook for, and find myself looking forward to cooking for some kids one day. and i always have to quarter or half recipes instead of cooking the whole thing - this can be challenging when you then have to boil a half cup of water (hard to do without it turning to vapor almost immediately).
9) I will rip my arms off trying to get all my groceries inside in one trip - I refuse to take two. Taking two feels like I would be surrendering.
10) I thoroughly enjoy putting all my groceries away and organizing my fridge, freezer, and pantry again every week - makes me feel quite accomplished. i always have my meals planned ahead of time, so i do any prep work i can beforehand - chop vegetables, marinating meat, go ahead and cook the bulgar or couscous, and i make my fruit salad to have for the week. seriously, this saves so much time and makes cooking during the week easier. i've had friends ask me how i have time to cook during the week, and i tell them the sunday trick - get that shit prepped and ready to go - huge timesaver for those weekday meals.
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