My hard-core babysitting kicked in this month and I'm doing 4 days a week. Thursday is my only weekday off. This has made me adjust my own personal schedule so that I can get done in one day what used to take me all week. It's not that they are particularly time-consuming things, I just like to space them out so that I'd have something to do every day or so.
Another adjustment I've made is that I now plan ahead. I used to buy what I needed, food-wise, on a daily basis. Now, when I go to the supermarket, I look for what I'm going to need for the days that I'm sitting. I've always planned ahead on the over-the-counter meds that I take - picking them up when I come across a good sale price - and now I do that with food.
I do what I need to do when I can.
For example, last Thursday, I was at the Laundromat just after they opened at 7. While my wash was going, I went into Shoprite and picked up some liverwurst (reduced) and a loaf of rye to cover several days worth of lunches. I bought a box of mini-muffins (on sale) for my breakfasts. I also bought some Calcium, Magnesium, and Fish Oil capsules that were on sale.
I drove up to Walmart and picked up a prescription that was ready. As I parked, I noticed this truck in the lot.
It annoys me that some truckers will take up more then one spot but I was in a good mood and let it go. I picked up my package at the pharmacy and drove to the nearby Dunkin' Donuts. I sat inside and read my book over breakfast. I took my coffee out to the car and saw this truck.
I had let the first guy go but this was just blatant. I drove towards Route 9 then turned around. The truck was now on my passenger side.
Point, press, Flash.
He wasn't going to be going anywhere for a while. I drove back to Amboy Avenue then took Woodbridge to Middlesex Community College. I had worked there part-time prior to the transplant and finally got around to stopping by to brag about my Granddaughter.
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Today is another Thursday and I had some things to do.
I drove up to Pathmark early but they didn't have what I was looking for. I did, however, get several cans of Progresso's French Onion Soup for $.99 apiece (A great price). I stopped at Shoprite and picked up some ham and precooked ravioli (both reduced) and drove back home to refrigerate them.
I drove to the new Chic-fil-A's nearby.
It's a stand-alone store that has a breakfast menu and I had a gift card that I'd gotten for some recent holiday.
The first thing I always ask is if they have decaf coffee. This may seem strange but the first time I'd gone to both White Castle and Taco Bell for breakfast it turned out that they didn't have decaf. I was just cutting to the chase. I ordered breakfast and it turned out that they had to make the decaf. Apparently, someone dropped the ball. I wasn't happy.
When I'd finished and gotten back to my car, I found that this guy had parked right up next to me.
The lot was not crowded and he could've parked in any number of spaces - some of which were closer to the restaurant. This just added to my annoyance.
Point, press, Flash.
I drove away, then took St. George Avenue north and stopped at Walgreen's. It's time for my flu shot.
It didn't take long and Medicare covers the cost. As a bonus, I got a $3.00 off coupon that had to be used today. I picked up another over-the-counter med that I take which was also on sale. I don't often buy this one ahead of time but, with the sale price and coupon, it turned out to be a good deal.
I headed into Metuchen and stopped at the library. Nothing there looked interesting. I headed up to South Plainfield. That's where I ran into some construction.
This one wasn't too bad but it always annoys me to see police officers standing around at these sites. I know this is because of a knee-jerk-reaction law to an accident that happened a long time ago but I can't help wondering who's paying for them.
I stopped at the Thrift Store that I frequent and picked up a used laptop carry-bag. The one I have now is starting to tear and, since I bring my laptop with me when I babysit, I thought I'd get a back-up. Fortunately, Thursdays are discount days for cardholders and it only cost me $3.20.
I took New Dover Road back towards home. Along the way, I saw this guy up ahead.
I was still kind of annoyed at the road construction but was feeling good about finding a back-up bag.
Oh ... what the hell.
Point, press, Flash.
I decided to stop at Subway's and pick up one of their 12-inch Melted Pastrami subs.
I do what I need to do and, sometimes, what I like to do when I can.
