Today marks the first day in about three years that I went grocery shopping and did not return with a headache. I know some may think this is weird. Let me explain.
In the UK, it was a struggle to find grocery items that were similar to my needs. Sometimes they did not exist (I never did find canned black beans) or sometimes they were labeled and/or packaged differently (to-mah-toe puree vs tomato paste). The size of the aisles, the doing math(s) in my head to convert pounds to dollars to see if the price was right, the waiting forever to check out and getting fed up about the whole money exchanging hands process or wondering if my credit card would work this time around was well, headache worthy. Many friends did online grocery shopping, but it just wasn't my thing. Plus, to be quite fair, it was the whole UK experience that I signed up for and disagreeable or not, it was part of life.
Here in the US, I was still coming back from the store with a weary headache no matter the time of day or the grocery store I visited. I think it is due to the explosion of choices, relearning the layout of new stores, deciding if buying the bonus card item is really worth the price and looking for some similar things like I used to buy in the UK. For instance, cuts of meat are different and I can't get a decent gammon joint anywhere.
Today, I got home and unloaded the groceries and realized that I didn't feel like I needed a rest from the mental exertion. Grocery shopping has never been one of my favorite things in any country, but at least today, it was a bit easier.
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