My life in purchases
October 24, 2006 at 3:03 We’ve all done it—stood in a checkout line, studied the contents of someone’s shopping cart, and dared to imagine their life:
The college studient buying beer, Doritoes, and condoms on a Friday night; the young mom with Lucky Charms, milk, Poptarts, Wonder Bread, hotdogs, mac n cheese, and diapers; the chick buying salad, Diet Coke, sugarless pudding, People magazine, and a package of Oreos; the woman with her cell phone stuck to her ear and her cart loaded with produce, organic dairy products, and two good steaks; the guy in dusty work pants checking out frozen sausage biscuits, Pepsi, a package of ham, loaf of bread, Velveeta cheese slices, and a six pack of beer.
Today I give you a glimpse into my shopping cart and into my life.
What went into the shopping cart at the military PX on Saturday:
1 pair of girl’s Lee jeans
2 pairs of boy's Levi jeans
4 pairs of men’s socks
1 Lancôme bronzer compact
1 Lancôme Hypnose mascara in black
1 L’Oreal eye shadow quad
Justin Timberlake Future Sex Love Sounds CD
John Mayer Continuum CD
Over the Hedge DVD
Poseidon DVD
1 bag of Hershey’s caramel kisses
1 bag of Mounds snack bars
2 rolls of orange streamers
2 rolls of yellow streamers
3 paper Mache pumpkins
1 full size steam iron
1 potato peeler
1 Yankee candle in Home Sweet Home
1 Dr. Scholl’s foot file
2 bottles of enteric coated aspirin
1 bottle of acetametaphine
1 bottle of ibuprofen
2 boxes of Sudafed
1 box of Breathe Right strips
2 boxes of Thermacare heat wraps
3 sheets of poster board
1 black spiral file folder holder
1 box of thumb tacks
1 Rubbermaid desk drawer organizer
1 square Rubbermaid stain-resistant container
1 Polish pottery plate
1 women’s Timex watch
1 box of cinnamon Mentos
2 Hershey’s S’More bars
1 Mary Engelbreit desk calendar for 2007
What my purchases say about me:
restocking kids clothes yet again
wondering whether men’s socks will fit me better than women’s
replacing my favorite makeup
looking for musical inspiration
wasting my Netflix rental fees by buying E and the kids movies
ready for Halloween
courting good intentions and my husband’s approval
shocked that my pototato peeler broke after 20 some years of service
addicted to candles and the smell of cinnamon
continuing my zero-tolerance policy for rough heels, even though sandal season is over
trying to prevent keeling over from a stroke by taking three aspirin a day
equipped for cold season
anticipating cold-weather back spasms
getting prepared for school projects
drowning in school papers
organizing my desk and small stamping supplies
rebelling against round storage containers that can’t be stacked
slowly collecting a second set of dishes with smaller plates than my Mikasa set
unable to read the face on my old watch without my reading glasses
desperately craving chewy, hot, sweet, and spicy
treating my two kids to something sweet
thinking about the New Year, indulging my sentimental side
October 24, 2006
Copyright 2006 Veronica McCabe Deschambault. All rights reserved. www.v-grrrl.com
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Reader Comments (7)
I'm curious about what people think of me when they look into my basket.
:)
And I wonder what the cashier at grocery store thinks of us whenever we walk through with our odd assortment of items.