No Foolin'

I'm actually finished 45 minutes early! It's the first time all year that I've been done on time, and it is already uploaded... April, 2006 Handmaidens!

Handmaidens is an on-line magazine I put out once a month. There is all sorts of cool stuff in there this month... like excerpts from all 50 states' constitutions honoring God, some great writing tips, poetry and all sorts of inspiration.

So, this is a great way to finish off a very fine day... well other than I had to tell my trusty doctor about my most recent grocery store escapade. I had made a "quick run" to the grocery store to get something I needed to make dinner, but since I was going, I took my ongoing shopping list. I was gone three hours!

I was tired when I went and should not have tried to shop my whole list. Normally, I mark off each item as I get it, but somehow that didn't happen, so as would be expected of someone with short term memory problems, I got duplicates and some triplicates. Also, I kept finding items I (erroneously) thought we needed. Needless to say, I spent a fortune.

It's a good thing Richard called to see what had become of me or I'd probably still be in the store. By the time I got home, I was too tired to eat, let alone cook.

What is upsetting about all this is the fact that although I used to have similar problems shopping, my therapists and I had worked out some good strategies to prevent this sort of thing. I guess the strategies worked so well I felt I didn't need them any more. Next time I shop, I'll plan, take my little timer clip, and follow my list ONLY!

So finishing Handmaidens on time has given me a boost... God is so good.