After a two-hour workout at The Firm this morning, Nate and I went on an errand extravaganzaa, which included some recipe shopping, and therefore a stop at a grocery store other than Costco.
Enter the controversy. Nate would not stop making fun of my list that kept our little grocery run organized. It was incessant antagonizing of my perfectly organized, recipe-driven, outline, arrowed list.
I maintain that MOST women, or men for that matter, who are in responsible for getting the groceries, have a list of some sort, and that it is probably most likely organized at the same level as mine. And that my list is not any more anal or overly organized than then normal womans.
So here is the list people:
Please tell me that I am not crazy, and have won this 'argument.' And if for some reason I am totally off my rocker and this is a list worth making fun of, then I will eat my words. Or my list. Whatever.
Enter the controversy. Nate would not stop making fun of my list that kept our little grocery run organized. It was incessant antagonizing of my perfectly organized, recipe-driven, outline, arrowed list.
I maintain that MOST women, or men for that matter, who are in responsible for getting the groceries, have a list of some sort, and that it is probably most likely organized at the same level as mine. And that my list is not any more anal or overly organized than then normal womans.
So here is the list people:
Please tell me that I am not crazy, and have won this 'argument.' And if for some reason I am totally off my rocker and this is a list worth making fun of, then I will eat my words. Or my list. Whatever.
14 comments:
THE LIST IS A-OK WITH ME...CORRECTLY DONE...THE ONLY THING I'D ASK IS: IS THE LIST IN THE ORDER THAT YOU GO THRU THE STORE??? SO YOU DON'T MISS A DEPT....MOM EKERN TAUGHT ME THAT LITTLE TRICK YEARS AGO WHEN WE WOULD DO A CUB'S RUN AND I STILL USE IT TODAY.THAT'S WHY I WAS SO PISSED WHEN WALMART CHANGED THEIR STORES AROUND!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR! AND REMEMBER THE BREAD/MIK/BEER/POP IS ALWAYS AT THE BACK OF THE STORE!! THOSE DARN MARKET PEOPLE!!! ANY WAY,YOU PASS!!! TOF
PS - I take issue with a "Rachel Ray" to-do list. Anyone? I mean come on.
Due to my knowing of Nates losing streak...and because I maybe go to the store once a month (not my job) I am going to say that the list had a little too much thought put into it. I am going Nate on this one...
Hey Nate, hate to bail out on the male stick together club...BUT...looks like a list I would put together, IF i were to go grocery shopping, WHICH I never do...My lists are usually like this: Beer.
Nate, we are hunter gatherers by nature, trolling thru the aisles like sharks seeking the next meal. A list limits the spontaneous creativity of spying an item and suddenly coming up with a whole new culinary direction. Perhaps our knuckle dragging ansestors made a list in the sand, but dragging the beach to the store was too hard. If you are going to make a list at least go old school granola and save a tree by using the redneck palm pilot...just write it on your hand.
Uncle Todd
Greta I give you a hard time with how organized you are but I agree with you on this one. A lady must always stay focused in the grocery store otherwise she finds herself there for hours and spends too much! So, Nate, you should be thanking Greta! I'm actually surprised though that you don't have another column on the list that details whether you have a coupon for that item or not. If that were the case...then I would need to reconsider :)
I agree with Greta - this type of organization is necessary for efficient shopping and looks just like the ones that I put together. Except, mine say "CRAIG'S TO DO LIST" at the top. Consider yourself lucky, Nate! :)
Dude, this is a completely normal list! I always make my list (and arrange my shopping list app on my iPhone) in order of the sections and aisles of my grocery store, in the order I hit them.
Interestingly, I've noticed that when I handed The Ex my grocery list, he would mock me for being anal-retentive -- then he'd actually start shopping and still end up calling me to ask whether GoLean Crunch was on the third or fourth shelf from the bottom. Boys! They just don't get it!
I've got a sample-size of two, but from my experience your list is a little bit more anal-retentive than other womens' lists.
And I've seen some annotating, but I don't think I've seen clearly drawn arrows before.
Sorry Greta, I'm siding with Nate here.
Love the list! (Do NOT love Rachel Ray, but that's okay. Moving right along.) My lists are usually highly decorative as well. I draw pretty pictures all over them, or else I can't stand to carry them around the store. Drives my husband insane. "It's just a list" he says. To which I reply, "You knew I was an ocd artist when you married me. Now push the darn cart!"
I see Heathers hubby has to push the cart too. Nate I bet you too are tasked with this duty, I know I am. I am beginning to think who ever has the list does not have to push the cart. This begs the question, is this a cover up for OCD anti cart pushing? I can hear the voices in the list makers minds..."All hail the carrier of lists...and now my loyal male minions, push thy cart." Time to carve some lists out of stone so those who make lists on paper will have pity on the minions schlepping about their stone lists and push the cart...
Uncle Todd
Nate you can blame this one on me! If I have several stops the list is in the order of my route so I don't miss a stop. My lists (& coupons if really organized) are in the order of the store layout so I don't need to backtrack. You say OCD, I say efficient. Greta wins by 110% in my book, Love, Mom
p.s. when Reid is making a list to head to Hayward - it is very detailed and organized :)
I think the part everyone misses from just seeing the list only, is Greta's excited commentary while shopping and her big shit eating grin while day dreaming about how wonderfully efficient she is. So yah, maybe the list its self isn't so bad, but seriously, Greta gets a huge kick out of being efficient.
Oh dear. I am late to the convo on this one. I am going to settle here: I think the list is fine, normal. Nate, I think your last comment, when I can close my eyes and SEE that interaction might make me want to side with you. But hey...as long as the groceries are getting bought right? ;0
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