Friday 5!!!

[manoah]

Friday 5 - maybe from spikesgirl58?


It's a seemingly never ending task - grocery shopping.

1. Do you make up a dinner plan for the coming week?
I do! I've done it for, oh....more than a decade. It takes practice, but honestly? I got tired of asking what people (male people) wanted for dinner and getting back "...something good...". One week I was so fed up I made chicken all week. For seven straight days. They didn't even cotton to it until the 4th day. So now I plan out what I'm going to make (just dinners) for the week! Saves so much money! I can't even tell you.

2. Do you make up a shopping list and stick to it when shopping?
I do! I recently was told that I was a "hunter/killer" type of grocery shopper as I stick to the list, get in and get out. No browsing for me. Although when the boys were teeny, it was "my" time and I could take up to 3 hours to shop. Just to get out of the house and away from the fray for a bit. Now? In/Out. Done.

3. What is one thing that you always buy, but never put down on a list?
Oh no, honey! If it isn't on the list, I don't buy it.

4. Is there anything that you always think you are out of and come home with it to discover you already have a year’s supply on hand?
I did that recently with toilet paper, although only a month's supply rather than a year's. At least I know it'll get used and won't rot!

5. Do you get your groceries delivered?
I do not. I'm sure it's a service that is appreciated by many, but...no.

And longtime friends will know that I shop, weekly, at Winco. It's a semi-warehouse type of store in that it's very minimal. And cheap! And the turnover is excellent so the food is good as well. I'm careful not to shop on the first 3 days of the month as it's hella crowded. Now that I'm "retired" I can go whenever so I usually go first thing in the morning. I avoid all the crowds and am usually done in less than 45 minutes. Seriously, I even have a grocery list that is set up to the store by aisle. Yes, I'm a nerd.

Comments

[ayebydan]

I made pasta for 6 days straight until I got parents to offer at least some input into meals haha

[manoah]

At least I know I'm not the only one! Ha!

[desdemonaspace]

This is brilliant. Care to share meal plans\\shopping lists?

[manoah]

I'll work on that for you. Look to your email!

[desdemonaspace]

Thanks!!

Right now I'm in "eat up the pantry, so you don't have to pack it" mode. But when I get to Mpls, I plan on instituting food budget liek whoa.

[manoah]

When do you plan on moving?

[desdemonaspace]

Well, I close on the 14th. This place hasn't sold yet, because my buyers cancelled. So I want to be out in time for my stuff to get there by like the 15th. I'm inhibited in packing because it disturbs that stupid "staging." It's so up in the air it's killing me.

Probably around the 1st. I hate the thought of looky Lous in here and boxes all around. I've been trying to cram as many boxes into storage without disturbing the look of the place.

I can hardly live here. Wah!

Now to go watch some baby goat vids...

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I, too, plan meals and make a list and stick to it. I enjoy grocery shopping and delivery would ruin my fun!

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

I like to choose my vegetables too - it’s not the same having someone else decide what I’m getting.

[manoah.livejournal.com]

That's what I think! And what if you order something and they don't have it? Do they substitute? What if I don't want it?

Makes my head hurt to think about it.

[manoah.livejournal.com]

I don't know about "fun", but I get it!

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Our supermarket keeps changing where stuff is. I wish they wouldn’t it takes so much longer to find things!! Lists definitely save money along with meal plans.

[manoah.livejournal.com]

Ours does the same thing. I think it's to make you stay in the store longer and buy more stuff.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I'm so bad at keeping to my list. SO BAD. I can literally go in for one thing and come out with a cart :(

[manoah.livejournal.com]

That was my problem prior to making a list. I'd "pop" into a store for say...milk and $100 later....yeah. We just couldn't afford that!

[snogged.livejournal.com]

I'm terrible at preparing for a week's worth of meals. I usually have an idea of what we should have by lunchtime. If husband doesn't want that, he's in charge of figuring it out.

[manoah.livejournal.com]

Good for you!