Thank you for your sweet comments yesterday about my son Joseph. As I was sharing my post (and your birthday wishes) with him, he was disappointed to learn that I did NOT tell you that he knows how to suck the insides out of a grape without tearing the skin. I told him I would remedy that grievous oversight right away. So...Joseph is kind, smart, funny and loyal, but first and foremost, that boy is extremely talented with a grape. I am beyond proud.
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Thanks so much to those of you who participated in last week's first edition of Works-For-Me Wednesday! I already have so many ideas from visiting your sites. If you'd like to participate again today, remember to let me know and I'll link to you at the end of those post.
On to today's idea...
Because I do not enjoy grocery shopping, I will do anything to make it easier and faster. A couple of years ago I went to my grocery store with a pen and paper and walked the "route" I always take whenever I'm there. I wrote which aisles I come to, in order (that part is important). Then I transferred my written list to a Word document, with blank lines below each aisle. You can click here to see the finished product:
Each week I keep one of these lists on my fridge. As I run out of something, I write it down directly on the list. That way when I'm ready to go to the store, I have a complete list already in order, and I can sail through the store at lightning speed--no more back-tracking! (While you are welcome to use my list, chances are that your grocery store won't be in the same order as mine. The real key to this shortcut is having your items written down in the order you come to them. It will take you only 5-10 minutes to walk through your own grocery store and make one of these lists.)
I can't tell you how much time this has saved me--and money, too, because being more organized at the outset of my trip causes me to make fewer impulse purchases.
So, any ideas you'd like to share at your blog? I'm all ears...
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