I take my own bags when I shop. Be it the grocery store, Target, Lowe’s, whatever. i mean, assuming I remember. I usually try to have some in my car at all times.
If I only need “a few” things, I’ll put the stuff in my bag and not even get a cart. I guess this also helps me not get so much stuff. I unload on the conveyor belt and hand the checker my empty bag.
Today I didn’t get so much stuff at Target. But, damn, it was heavy.
I’ve been wanting to get some 5-pound weights (see where this is going?) and decided I’d look today. There’s a new place called Sports Authority near here. I think it opens today. I’d rather NOT be at a grand opening today. And besides, I have a time limit today.
So I saw the weights and decided to look at them. Found some cute (yes, cute) red ones and stuck them in my bag. Yup. It’s heavy.
Shampoo and conditioner and body wash and eye liner AND 10 extra pounds adds up. My shoulders are a bit sore. Both of them. From switching back and forth. And, although there were a lot of people there (not a ton, but a lot), I had it in me to shop more. But I didn’t have it in me to go to the front to get a cart to push around. So I headed to the check-out. I think I started to sweat.
The checker told me the bag was heavy. I said, “yeah, I got the weights too early.”
For real. My shoulder work-out for the day is done.
Oh, and I got a cute $5 Halloween (yes!! Halloween!! I couldn’t believe it, either!) shirt, too!
