I have been thinking for a long time that I should write a blog. Everybody who is anybody seems to have one these days. The problem is that anytime I think I "should" do something that is the exact thing I will resist doing. For example, today I was thinking that I should go to the gym since I won't be able to go to my usual Thursday Zumba class for the next several weeks. But instead of going to the gym, I procrastinated and picked up a book, and I ended up taking a nap instead. I don't suppose I burned too many calories with that nap, but it sure did feel good!
My excuses for being tired: a) I am recovering from the events surrounding my father-in-law's memorial service this past week; b) I went out for a delicious low calorie lunch with a good friend at noontime today; and c) I went to Costco this afternoon. I'm going to blame it on the trip to Costco. I loathe the place but I needed toilet paper, and it irks me to pay over a dollar a roll for the stuff at my local supermarket. At Costco I can buy 40 rolls of Kirkland brand for a mere $17.99 so I figure that buying toilet paper at Costco pays for the yearly membership. (Great justification, right? One thing about me is that I can justify almost anything I decide I "need" to do. Fortunately I have a fairly indulgent family.)
Have you ever noticed how strange people are when they are in Costco? Everybody acts like they are starving. Sometimes you can hardly turn your giant cart around the corner in the frozen food aisle because there are so many people lined up with their giant carts trying to gulp down the food the ladies with the ugly paper hats are doling out. Today the ladies were giving out samples of orange chicken and some type of fried fish dipped in soy sauce. YUCK. Seriously, from the way people were pushing and shoving and blocking the aisle trying to grab for the food, you'd think some of these folk hadn't eaten since yesterday at breakfast.
Another thing I hate about Costco is that you can't get out of the place without spending over a hundred dollars. I always find things I "need" there. Today I was really, really good. But I resisted buying a cool set of acrylic glasses that I thought would be great to use on my back porch. Things are such a good deal -- I "save" so much money there!!!! Right.
I did get one good bargain there today. On my way home, I filled up my gas tank. Costco gas was a mere $4.05 a gallon. It was $4.19 this morning at my local "discount" gas station. (I have to use premium in my car.) I saved .14 cents a gallon -- a whole dollar and forty cents!!!!
So I suppose I can also justify not going to the gym because I walked for at least a mile in that warehouse store today. Not really, but it sure felt like it.
And now I need to stop messing around with writing this blog, procrastinating preparing dinner, and go put a dollar into my "One Great Hour of Sharing" fish bank because when asked yesterday what I was giving up for Lent, I answered that I was going to try not to complain. Yikes. I think I just blew it big time!
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