day 11

So this was the criteria I used to buy groceries before:

-    Organic
-    Price
-    Origin
-    Environmental impact
-    Treatment of animals

Today this is the criteria I use to buy groceries:

-    Is it available? (Take it!)
-    Will it make someone in the family happy? (Take it!)
-    Will it reduce frustration in the apartment? (Take it!)

I also used to take my time choosing and usually only bought a couple of items that I could put in my book bag throughout the week in supplement to our online purchases.  Now I buy as much as I can in order to not be out so much. First I go through heavy/non squishable items so I can put them first in the bottom of my shopping trolley and then move on to squishable items so I can put them on top.  I also need to make sure to separate the hot/cold items least my essential chocolates melt next to the rotisserie chicken.  At the end I make one final sweep in case they re-stocked anything I haven’t been able to find since the beginning of the lockdown like flour or mustard.

I have to be quick and do this all before my self-declared “why am I out” certificate expires.  Oh and I try to keep at least a meter and a half away from anyone else (a real challenge when you get in line) while remembering not to touch my face (a real challenge in general).

Then I get home and my kids rush at me like dogs wanting treat biscuits and I avoid them best I can without using my hands as I make my way to the bathroom to wash them. 

After I finish washing my hands I come out to put away the groceries only to find half the stuff on the floor and my kids stuffing their faces full of snacks.  They are happy.

Which makes it all worthwhile.