I love grocery shopping.  It’s honestly one of my favorite things to do. I love every detail of it , with the exception of standing in the checkout line and then handing over a large amount of money.  I love planning out my menu for the month ahead and making my list.  I’m very detailed.  I even make my list according to department in the order that I go through the store. 

I love food,  my family loves food.  I love taking care of my family and for me food is a sign of love.  It’s a joke between my husband and I that if I’m mad he’s better off bringing me food instead of flowers.  But there’s more to it than just my love of food.  Grocery shopping is my retail therapy. I used to love to shop.  I loved to wander the isles of stores and fill my cart with all kinds of wonderful things.  And honestly I’d still love to wander the isles of stores and fill my cart with wonderful things,  but that’s just not a necessary thing to do.  

I have been blessed with a wonderful husband and 3 beautiful children.  We want stability and to be financially secure. This requires a different mindset. I have had to learn through trial and error to change how I viewed things.  I have learned to be happy and grateful for the things I have.  Keeping up with what other people have doesn’t make me happy for long, in fact it becomes stressful. More stuff to take care of and less money available for what I really want in life.  Spending time with family and friends is what matters , stuff is just stuff.

Gone are the days of hunting for bargains at the mall. Now I spend my days hunting for bargains at the grocery store.  My closet isn’t filled with shoes ,it’s filled with laundry soap that I went a little bit crazy on when it was $2 a bottle.

I feel very fortunate to be able to walk into the store and put food in my cart. My children don’t cry from being hungry,  and that is one of the things that I am most grateful for because so many families don’t know where their next meal is coming from.    I  love the challenge of going into the store with a set amount of money and coming out with everything we need and as much of what we want as I can.  I guess you could say food has become my hobby. I don’t have much time to pursue a lot of hobbies these days,  and I lack the artist skills for any kind of crafting, so I do food.  I look, I shop, I plan meals, I even make my dogs food.  One of my favorite guilty pleasure speaking is watching you tube videos on grocery hauls and meal planning. I found joy in what some may consider just an every day task. Some get thrills buying heels,I get mine buying food 🙂