The next decade....what's in store?

Today

The time is slipping away quite quickly. Already a week has gone. I'm not a last minute person, so the day after I arrived, I bought some stuff that my colleagues at work ordered. All Things Jamaican - jerk sauce, festival, run down sauce, escoveitch and so on.

Today, I decided that I would do some shopping for the abode which I am yet to find! But anyway, when I find it, I must have tings....nuh true?

Got up at 8:20, fed and cleaned up after dogs (bwoy they are lucky to have me), left house at 9:30, dropped mother at the cricket office (she's working on World Cup), went to my beloved Pilates class where the instructor talked about the nerves she is feeling for her wedding #2 next month ("a lot has changed since you left Michelle" she said), then did some cardio (treadmill).

Spoke on the phone for a long time to a cricket person, while deciding what my next move would be. Mother wouldn't be finished until 2pm or thereabouts. I had to go to the bank to lodge two cheques I had been walking around with for several days. Do I drive up to Liguanea - up town - or do I drive down to the branch on Slipe Road - down town?

Down town it was. Well, maybe I should call it Midtown, like in Manhattan. Anyway, the bank has parking so that was convenient. Did the transactions then decided to hit the stores on my way back up to closer to where Ma was. First it was Azan Supercentre.

You see, "dem small islands dere" sometimes don't have all the things one requires, at the price that one wants to buy it at. A tad more expensive in the household goods department. So I budgeted J$2,000 to spend on some light items to take back. Rug, shower curtain, laundry bag, shoe holder, mattress cover, 2 glasses, baking tin, metal bowl, collander, 2 small plates, salt & pepper shaker and one or two other things. The bill came up to $2,100. Aren't I good with estimating or what!

Next, it was to two clothes stores in the same plaza where Azan is. I was looking for nothing in particular but anything particular. Found a pair of red sandals (to find a size 11 is really quite a 'feat') for J$1,500. Didn't find the white tank I had in the back of my mind to buy.

Next was The Pegasus to piddle and to say hi to LMT and CCMB. As it turned out, it was also to arrange to do some outstanding work I had to do for them. So going in tomorrow.

Picked up Ma at 3:30-ish, stopped at Super Plus to buy LaSoy Lite milk powder (I am trying not to use cow's milk in my cereal) but they didn't have any. Actually, I haven't been able to find that item lately. Must call LASCO. In Super Plus, bought a cutting board, a closet organizer and two trays, along with several plantains (a staple in our house!) and a pack of chewing gum. All for J$900 and little dollars.

So all in all, it was a good shopping day. Now I just have to find space to fit everything!

Posted by yamfoot at February 14, 2006 05:53 PM