Every year, parents all over the US go through this horrible experience called “Back to School Shopping”. I am happy to announce that this year, I’m done. Early. Now. Fini.

As schools begin to ask parents to supply more and more basic supplies, it becomes a bigger and bigger task to make sure your kids have all the right notebooks, pencils, tissues, etc., to do their work. You get a nice big list, and then head to the store where nothing is organized in remotely the same order as on your list.

I think I orbited the 4 aisles at least 4 times making sure I had all the necessary items. It probably took over half an hour. For someone like me who sets land speed records for getting in and out the doors at the grocery store, that’s an eternity.

It seems like if you were really good, you could make money shopping for people and delivering custom kits for your kids. But I’m not really good and the frustration isn’t worth the money to me. Can someone develop a standard for listing items, organizing items in the store, and then just put everything in one long aisle? Probably not.

All I can say is, I’m happy it’s over for this year.

I can’t wait until Andrew gets a little older and then we have to add on the pain of Back to School *clothes*.
Not.

Tags: Rants