I like this crazy random thing for many a reason! Number 1 reason, however, wait for it... wait for it.... is... The curious lil child of God in me, who wonders when the 2nd coming will be, knows if it happens anytime in the next month, we're set! lol (Especially since my garden also happens to be going gangbusters!) I rarely admit that to many people, because that is tough topic with other believers, let alone people who think we are crazy, period! lol So here it is, my public announcement! I love being prepared in this area. Even going through a tornado and having no power for almost 2 weeks, that was as close as I got and was so relieved that during that we were A-OK.. We even had company over a few times! How many people would brag that they have a nice generator that can run both refrigerators and the freezer! Who only knows what will happen if Christ returns while I am still alive, but golly, my family will have food! ;) lol That, is another fine trait I am proud to have, from my AWESOME Grandma Clayton! I LOVE to feed people! :)
The other main reason, I love being stocked up, is that I really actually loathe going to the store. Going out is a huge chore and I love being able to walk out to the garage, or downstairs to get what I need for almost anything I would like to bake, cook, or even snack on! I shop for fruits and veggies (that I am not growing or buying locally) once a week at most (for you local peeps, you could shop twice a month, on Wednesdays at Sprouts, and hit all 4 of their sales!). I loathe it if I have to run in for just a few things! Such a waste of my time and unless I have time to make it worthwhile and redeem one of my Starbucks gift cards, ;), I walk out pretty mad at myself! My milk is delivered twice a week, eggs delivered as needed, so have no need to have to run for those! I should give credit to some of my awesome girlfriends and childcare mommas who help me in a pinch and pick stuff up for me when they are out! I am blessed by them more than they will ever know! :) In fact, when I think about the awesome neighbors I do have, with whom we raid each others stockpiles, and our awesome little community, we rock in this area!!! :)
Sometimes I just like to longingly gaze into my upright freezer. lol Mostly because it is more organized than the one in the house that is catch all for EVERYTHING! My chicken (that I stock up when its on sale) is neatly stacked by breasts, thighs, legs, strips, etc... lol My tomatoes look beautiful laying in their gallon sized bags, waiting to be pulled out and thawed and most likely turned into spaghetti sauce, with their friends, the chopped onions and peppers in the door next to them! ;) My peaches are stacked, waiting for the same beginnings and then combined with sugar (out of my 10 lb container! lol) and splash of cinnamon from it's giant Sam Sized splendor! lol Not much in our house has this much order (although the fabric my lovely friends Sarah and Trish sorted out in my new sewing room beats it by a landslide! :) lol) so I try to get my peacefulness where I can! You may find yours in your room or your living room, I find it in the freezer.. All is well! ;) Epiphany... My kids rarely touch the freezer.. Hmmmmmm.... I'm onto something!
TG was really wigged out by my desire to stock up on things when we were first married. I get it kind of, it was just he and I, and then one little baby. He became more at ease with by the time the 2nd OS came along. When the 3rd OS came along, I noted he would get mildly upset if he would go to the pantry to retrieve a favorite, like a box of mac and cheese for instance (which by the way, went from $7.58 for 12 boxes the last time I bought it to almost $11 tonight when I was at Sam's! CRAZINESS $$$!) and we would be out. He too, had come to love our pantry!! ;) It was a tender moment for me! lol He gets it now and sees how my ways save us money and tons of time! Well, he doesn't admit those exact words to me, but I can see it in his eyes when he wants something and there it is! lol
I always cringe when I am at someone's house and their fridge is a bit, uhm, empty (By empty, I mean a visitor can actually see what is there, with way too much ease! lol), and their cupboards tend to match. I have finally rationalized those type of people into this group, "The Love To Shoppers!" I think their lack of food has nothing to do with any of my other crazy views! lol And I figure they don't like to have company, but that might be pushing it.. A little... ;) At any rate, isn't it funny what makes each of feel happy and secure in our homes? For the next person it could be a loaded gun, or huge dogs, or maybe it's all of the above for someone else. I know my neighbors, around mealtimes, all love that I am the way I am, ok, MOST of my neighbors! LOL!
