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May 02, 2005
Ouch!
I did something I don't normally do yesterday. So this morning every muscle in my arms, shoulders and neck are screaming at me. I don't think they'll ever forgive me for abusing them so badly.
What did I do to inflict this agony upon myself? I went grocery shopping!
I don't drive and the nearest supermarket is less than a minute from my front door so I tend to shop for what I need on a daily basis. But it's the most uneconomical way to shop. So yesterday, in a determined effort to start tightening the purse strings, I took myself further afield to my local Iceland and bought enough food to feed the British Army for a month (or my kids for a week.)
The feeling of euphoria I had coming through the checkout with a laden trolley and a not too empty purse was soon overtaken by the realisation that I had to get this lot home before a) it defrosted; and b) my arms fell off. The five minute walk home stretched into twenty as my muscles stretched into spaghetti and now I'm paying the price.
On the upside, if I keep shopping this way my freezer will always be full because I'll be so knackered I won't have the energy to cook; plus I'll never have to pay to go to the gym. hehe!
Posted by lilliebet at May 2, 2005 07:40 AM
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Did you ever think of borrowing one of their trolleys to get your food home and then returning it afterwards...
Seems like walking back and forth would be easier than walking one way with weights
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at May 2, 2005 09:44 AM
Actually, yes. That's exactly what I do when I go to the nearer supermarket but this one isn't so accomodating, they'd have me arrested!
Last Christmas my mum and I went shopping for the Christmas booze, then proceeded to push it home in a trolley (not easy over speed bumps I can tell you!) Unfortunately, the noise we made attracted a lot of interest from the local kids, including my son's mates. He's still trying to live it down and has banned me from utilising supermaket trolleys for the rest of my life. hehe
Posted by: lilliebet at May 2, 2005 10:05 AM
you go to the gym?
hahahhahahhaha
who're you trying to kid?
Posted by: King Mark at May 2, 2005 12:25 PM
You could get one of those granny carts. Not the coolest apparatus, I know; but if you dress real tough that should compensate.
Posted by: Dorna! at May 2, 2005 06:56 PM
hahaha That's a brilliant thought but I think my kids would leave home if I even considered the idea.
Maybe there's a gap in the market there though. Really, what would it take to make those things cool enough for people to buy them before they turn 65? A few flashing lights, go-faster stripes and a built in ipod.... hmmm!
Posted by: lilliebet at May 2, 2005 07:02 PM
Good thing we are no longer "hunters and gatherers"!
Posted by: Andrew at May 2, 2005 08:02 PM
Ah but if we were, I would be back in the cave while my man hunted and gathered. Maybe that's why Neanderthal Man's knuckles scraped the floor, no cars to get to the supermarket ;-)
Posted by: lilliebet at May 2, 2005 08:06 PM
Hey Andrew, you have just what I need Comings Communique
Posted by: lilliebet at May 2, 2005 08:11 PM
I like looking on the bright side by not having to pay for the gym. Funny post, keep it up!
Posted by: The Complimenting Commenter at May 2, 2005 10:50 PM
I, too, only live 5 minutes walking distance from a shop and I have taken up the habit of using my shopping as barbells and I walk home lifting my arms up and down with my new "weights".
I am already thought of as eccentric and hardly anyone stares at me anymore.
Posted by: Deb at May 3, 2005 01:08 PM
You can really save money if you shop once a week rather than daily. I hate grocery shopping, I always feel like I've been ripped off when I come out of there. You spend so much money, and come out with one little bag. I go to the discount store before I go to the regular store.
Posted by: Janet at May 3, 2005 08:20 PM
I dunno, I seem to spend more on less at the cheaper shop than I do at the dearer one. I'm obviously not good at this shopping lark. It's obviously a skill that only a few know the secret to.
Posted by: lilliebet at May 4, 2005 12:13 AM
My wife's a great shopper.
Always comes home with tons of great bargains, and it's stuff we can use not junk she bought because it was cheap.
Posted by: OldGuy at May 4, 2005 10:49 PM
Hey, My Supermarket delivers for $6.50 so for the saving you make, you can spend it.
Posted by: Blast at May 5, 2005 09:01 AM
Actually, that particular supermarket delivers for free but it was the Saturday before the bank holiday, we'd have starved by Tuesday lol
Posted by: lilliebet at May 5, 2005 06:46 PM
Oh, love your tidbits here. I have blogmarked you to return. As for the workout at the grocery store, that is why my husband agreed to take over that chore. IT began when our daughters were babies and I happily let it continue. He even puts away the groceries. Yahooo! (Well, our girls help. :)
Oh my "Blast", you have a market that delivers for free? WoW! That would be ultimate heaven.
Posted by: Green-EyedLady at May 15, 2005 04:35 AM