So whatever happened to…..
I know you’ve been wondering and waiting for updates on many
of my adventures (just play along with me anyhow), so this post is dedicated to
bringing you up to speed.
First off, the Buy Local experiment –
I’m happy to report that we are still buying primarily
local, despite the end of our three month challenge to buy exclusively from
locally owned businesses. One of the great side effects of our experiment was
saving money. We were so laser-focused on only buying what we needed due to the
limits of our shopping options that we spent significantly less money. Now that
the flood gates are open and we’ve made occasional necessary trips to Wal-Mart
and Home Depot, our expenses are right back up there.
I found myself in Wal-Mart recently to allow my youngest
offspring to spend the gift card he received at his birthday party. While he
agonized over which Lego set to buy (this can take hours and is very much a big
part of the joy of Legos), I wandered the aisles. What a mistake! Looking back
I wish I had just endured the running commentary on the pros and cons of Bionicles
versus Star Wars, instead of setting off for the back of the store to buy
quart-size zip lock bags to freeze all the fresh fruit we’d been harvesting.
