I hate when I do things like this

[cjsmith]

One of the things I'll occasionally do on a weekend is cook up a big pile of stuff that will later be lunches or dinners for when I'm rushed. Yesterday I went to the grocery store and picked up a huge amount of stuff for making lunches. Five pounds of meat came home with me; I made absolutely sure that I knew what was going to go with each batch, that I had enough spinach, enough spices, enough chili and lemongrass, etc. I got extra spinach just to make sure. There's always something you can do with spinach.

I walked right by the onion. Boy, thought I, do I have enough onion to last me a year. I certainly don't need any onion.

Guess what I'm out of, after cooking only two batches of stuff.
Guess what every single thing I was going to make will need.

Damn.

A normal person, of course, would just go to the grocery store and buy some onion. But I can't do that. I've been on my feet for nearly an hour now. I could keep cooking, by spending much of the time in a tall chair, but I can't go to the grocery store. Not any more. And if I did go, I sure as heck couldn't cook afterward. Those always have to be two separate days. I was so good, making sure I went to the store on Saturday so I could cook on Sunday. But all it takes is one goof.

Right now I hate being me.

EDIT: ladycelia is the bestest buddy in the whole wide world. She's going to bring me three big onions when she gets off work.

Comments

[apparentparadox]

In the future, you might consider using a service that does your grocery shopping for you -- like Webvan used to do. Safeway advertises that they do it in some markets (I would bet that you're in the right area). You might not want to use such a service for everything, but if they took care of the staples & stuff that doesn't need such a keen eye (like onions), that would help save your feet.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That's a good point: I think Safeway will indeed do it in our area. Normally we don't think of that because you have to be home during a specific time window. But right now Rob's not feeling all that great, so he can be Designated Shipper Picker Upper. :-)

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

Also, Planet Organics and places like that will do weekly deliveries that you don't have to be home for--and they have more than just produce now.