I came, I saw, I shopped

I left the house fairly early - about 8:30 a.m.  First I went to my favorite breakfast place - what they call a "New York" omelet is spinach, broccoli and other veggies - there's a glass of fresh squeezed OJ, coffee, toast and home fries.  With tax and tip, about $7.50.  It includes all food groups and keeps me going for a LONG time.

First stop after breakfast:  post office.  I mailed out 4 books!

Then on to Staples - don't know why I took the bus as it's only a mile away!  I need to get more mailers (for the books of course).  I did NOT need more pens - but there were some really cool ones - all sorts of gel pens and mechanical pencils - in the clearance section - and folders were a penny each.

Then I checked out the $1 book section in the used bookstore next door.  Got a book by a favorite author, Ursula Hegi.

Next stop was the bank - I received my jury duty check yesterday - two days=$80!  Not bad!

I took the bus uptown and went straight to the dollar store - some things are about $1.19 or so - inflation.  I got lots of salad dressing; well, I'm eating a lot of salad.  They have the Fuze iced tea in bottles for $1.19 - I don't like the fruit juice, but do like the tea.  A friend likes the sweet/salty bars - I bought her three boxes as they're usually almost $3 in a regular store.

Back on the street, I started my walk home.  I was carrying a huge bag filled with things from Staples (and the bottles of tea - they were heavy), two shopping bags filled with other items.  I still had to get the PAINT!

I didn't even shop around - I stopped at the local hardware store, bought a gallon of peach paint - for WHENEVER the super gets around to finishing the bathroom.

Whew!  I think I'll sit the rest of the day OUT!