I rarely have a day off work during the middle of the week.
This week, I ended up with Tuesday and Wednesday off in the same time period.
The company needed a few people to work over the holiday weekend, and I thought having Tuesday and Wednesday would be very helpful. After all, the grocery store, mall, and car dealership are not quite as busy during the weekdays. I made a long list of items that I needed from the grocery store on Tuesday morning, and I set off to complete my list of shopping errands. I started at the hardware store, because I needed to buy some new air filters for my air conditioner. The hardware store always offers a much better price than the supercenter. I purchased a 3-pack of air filters and they were on sale. The hardware store wasn’t busy at all, and I was in and out in a matter of minutes. I went to the grocery store next. I had a list of items including spaghetti sauce, onions, and green peppers. I was planning on making spaghetti, garlic bread, and meat sauce for dinner. The temperature inside of the grocery store was on commonly cold. No matter where I turned, I was directly shopping under an air conditioner vent. I started to get very cold, so I rushed through the list and forgot several items. When I finally returned to the car, I turned on the heater and drove right back to the house. When I got ready to start dinner, I realized those cold temperatures made me completely forget the garlic bread.