Is it Worth It?

I have a question and would love everyone's opinion on this.
Is it worth it to go grocery shopping to 2 different stores?

Here's what I face:
Walmart ("green", beautiful, wonderful store): good prices (my cereal is $2 cheaper here), great atmosphere, can find "most" anything. - takes me 15 min to get there - so, more gas.
Kroger (new, beautiful, wonderful store): a little pricier than Walmart, but is located down the street.

So - I KNOW I can shop cheaper at Walmart - but does the extra gas justify going out there. Walmart doesn't carry everything I use. Kroger does - but is more expensive but closer.

Hmmmm...........

What would you do?

I'm In Love

Did I happen to mention that I am in love with my hair products? Will turned me on to the Aveda product line. It is a "green" company (that's always nice) - but I have to say - my hair has never looked or felt more healthy. Having thin/fine hair - a lot of products weigh my hair down. I am using the shampoo, conditioner, volumizer (wonderful!) and just got the hairspray. Did I mention that I was in love? Do they make the hairspray scent as a perfume?

My New Kroger

Today our new Kroger opened (down the street froms us). I was so excited to get a grocery store closer to where we lived. I needed jalapenos for "Friday Night Nacho Night" (tonight - wooo hoooo!) and timed it to run in on the day the store opened.

As I crossed the threshold into the new and improved Krogers - What should my wondering eyes and excited heart see - but a Kroger Paradise! Shushi bar, anti-pasta bar - soup bar - health products in abundance - bulk containers of stuff - appliances, cookware, dishes, books, food, wine, flowers. And you say - but a lot of nice grocery stores carry all that! Yes! I say back - BUT - this one is near my house!!!!!!!!!

I felt like a little girl looking around, giggling, eyes wide - feeling an overwhelming desire to skip through the store and twirl in my petticoat.

I kept saying to people - "Isn't this wonderful?" "Isn't this grand?" "Can you believe this?"
Oh my - I am a happy girl.

Detox - the conclusion

Finished my 7 day detox program....getting all those toxins out of my system. Result.....I feel just the same. They say that some people have more energy at the end of the program. My energy level is the same. I can't tell that it did any difference to my system....except psychologically. The good that came from it - was eating plenty of fiber and drinking lots of water. Now if I can just continue with that! Would I do it again? I might at one time or another. But then again, it took me 52 years to try it the first time!

Trip in the country

Bill and I went on a road trip today - below are a few of the characters/scenes that we saw.

Windmill Farm

Up close and personal with a windmill

Kayla was too scared to get out of the car.

What's up doc?

This is my good side!

Water Logged

I am on day 5 of this detox regime. I think the toxins finally started leaving my body today. I am water logged and feeling normal. They were right - you have to eat lots of fiber and drink LOTS of water!

Who is that behind those Foster Grants?

Well - that is really not me.....but that is what the jeep looked like when I drove it this a.m. in 27 degree weather!!!!  I had to take my car to the shop this a.m. - Bill followed me in the jeep.  After dropping off the car - I took Bill to work and then drove back home in the jeep.

It was 27 degrees (I checked before we left) - I had on my long underwear (top and bottom) my chords, turtleneck & sweater, two pairs of socks, jacket with fleece liner, warm hat over my ears and warm scarf around my neck and leather gloves.  While driving - I also brought a blanket to wrap around my legs.  I am SURE we attracted a lot of stares - but I was wearing my 'Foster Grants' so no one would recognize me and pretend that this is the way we drove all the time!

I have to say - I was very comfortable except for my fingers - wrong gloves to wear I guess.  I didn't know if they were freezing or what!  Man they hurt - I kept moving my fingers - but it even hurt to move them.  As soon as I got home - I raced to the kitchen and stuck them under the water.  Then........at 8:00AM in the morning ......I made myself a bubble bath and crawled inside the tub for the final warm up.  (YES!  A bubble bath at 8:00AM! - and Yes!  I did feel decadent).

When I go back this afternoon to pick up the car.....I'll probably burn up - they are saying it should be about 47 degrees!