Sunday, January 6, 2013

Hangriness averted.

Jan. 5/13

My fridge is bare. On the outside, it's covered in Scrabble magnets, happiness-related word magnets,
chewed-up gum magnets, and pictures of friends. But on the inside, there's a container of leftover tofu marinade - I guess I thought I would use it up with a different meal, but it's probably been sitting there since November - and half a carton of eggs. On the whiteboard in my room, under the title 'To-Do List,' all that's left is 'Buy Groceries.' I wrote that on Thursday. It's now Saturday. Why haven't I crossed this off my list, yet?

I don't have a car. Not uncommon for a starving student like me and not really inconvenient, either, except when it comes to buying groceries. It's maybe only a seven-minute walk to the nearest Thrifty's, so grocery shopping shouldn't be so taxing, but I always end up making it an event. Clear your schedules, guys, I'm going grocery shopping, and I need every hand able to carry a bag. Well, these past few days, the only available hands have been my own. Sean's still in Calgary, until Monday, so I keep putting this off until he comes back, but the problem is that my fridge is empty of food, and so am I.  And believe me, I even considered using the suitcase technique, tried, tested, and true from my laundry endeavour, but I envisioned all the eggs spilling out of its carton, cracking on the cans of soup, which toppled over on to the bananas and acovados, squishing and bruising them to a nearly inedible state. I need a suitcase that doesn't tilt to one end, that sits flat. I need a little red Radio Flyer wagon. Upon searching on Amazon, I see that there's one for only $20, which worries and intrigues me. How big is it? Is it a wagon that little three year-old girls trail behind them, carting their porcelain dolls around in, or can it hold at least three bags of groceries? Two would even suffice. On the other hand, if it is tiny, I'm only out $20.

In the meantime; however, I don't yet own a Radio Flyer wagon, and my fridge is still bare. So, I'll suck it up. I'll just have to buy as much as I can carry and wait for Sean to get here to help me with the rest. Daily resolution resolved: Buy groceries. Not the most profound of goals I can come up with, but no less important. A girl's gotta eat.

hap·pi·ness

1. Working my first shift back with my Johnson Street lulu family again.

2. Being able to laugh at, and move forward from, a slight "controversial" social media debacle at work.

3. 'How I Met Your Mother' and 'New Girl' marathons.

4. Living two blocks from Fairfield Market so I can buy the first half of my groceries before work.

5. Market on Yates being on the way home so I can buy the second half of my groceries after work. Not to mention how it's open late, too, for my convenience :)

6. Baked yams for dinner. Or any meal of the day. Seriously, try them.

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