i hate grocery shopping. i'll manage to weasel my way out of this domestic duty for months on end. it's terrible. i feel bad for j, cause she's always burdened with planning meals, and making lists, and planning more meals, and running errands. so the cycle goes. oh, i'll pitch in with the laundry--especially when it warms up (because i'm a fool for hanging clothes out on the line), and i'll cook the food that j picks up at the store, and i'll occasionally find myself obsessed with keeping the kitchen super clean . . . but overall, i suck at being a "wife". other than money (because i'm way too neurotic about finances, something i try to work on, but still have a LONG way to go), reproductive work is probably the only other issue we have that comes between us. sigh.
we've been down to one car for a while, so i decided to drop j off to school this morning and do our shopping (mind you, it was only 3 items that needed to be picked up) for our road trip we are taking tomorrow. during this experience, i realized that i could start to enjoy the store more if i just went at the 9:00 am hour. the store is empty, no screaming kids, just me and the "early bird" set winding our carts up and down the aisles with no apparent purpose. i had to get some cat litter too, so i found target equally exciting!! just me, my cart, and a huge, generic, box store all to myself. i've actually been in a super mood since doing my "chores", so hopefully i'm making a break-through. i think there's still hope i can become a better wife!!
maybe my mood has been enhanced by the warm weather today. we are nearing 60, with overcast skies (as usual), but it feels awesome not to don a coat, hat, and gloves. spring is definitely in the air. and, i'm now officially on break for the next 17 days. woo-hoo.
happy friday!
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