Shopping naked....

 How's that for a teaser title? This morning I decided to go to the grocery store before starting my cleaning. I sometimes do that because by the time I'm done doing everything here, I have no time left for errands before the kids get home, especially on Wednesday's when I watch the little girl down the street. Anyway....it was a few minutes past 8:00 and the store was a virtual wasteland....I'm pretty sure I saw a tumbleweed blowing across the produce section. Apparently people around here are not early risers. However, what shoppers were there, were women like myself, getting a jump on the day....and not wearing makeup.

I have noticed that the basic rule is this....if you shop with a naked face, you wear an outfit that is on the "dressier" side, (as opposed to running out in your torn shorts and t-shirt), and your hair is done. Conversley, if you have your makeup done, you can either 1. have a messy do i.e. quick pony tail, hand combed hair OR 2. the afore mentioned torn shorts and t. Don't ask me why this is....I think it has something to do with the delicate balance of fashion and comfort. "Would you look at that hairdo? But my, what lovely capri's!" See what I mean?

You can also tell someone is shopping sans-Covergirl by the way they are continuously looking down at their list, intently studying lables, and, of course, pushing the basket at mach 5, so all you see is a blur as they woosh past. Of course, when two of us naked-shoppers make eye contact, we give the "nod"....this is the secret signal between busy moms that means, "Neither rain, nor snow, nor lack of cosmetics shall stay us from our appointed round....steak."

Anyhoo....the shopping went well. I got everything I needed all while refraining from the dreaded "impulse buy". I got the stuff home in record time, and was in the house before 9:00. Not bad....now that Ivan is so far off, no one around here is scrambling for the last can of "hoppin john".

I'm just looking around here and thinking about how much I need to get done. I could be done with everything in roughly 2 hours, however realistically....it's going to take longer. I always get sidetracked somehow. You know, it's the usual gee, that picture looks crooked, oh boy, this frame needs dusting, well, might as well take all this off the wall and clean it, hmmmm, maybe I should move this here, and that there....but I think today I'll stay on track, as I have to pick Betsy up at school today. She went early for the "Meet you at the pole", where they go and pray for their school, and schools across the country, and also for those in need. She was excited about it and was telling us about it at dinner last night. After listening for a while, wee one piped up and said, "Oh really nice Betsy. What do you do say OH GREAT POLE, BE WITH US TODAY?" I almost spit my tea out laughing. I said, "Honey, they are praying AROUND the pole, not TO the pole!" You just gotta love kids....

Have a good one!