i tried another store last week, “foods co”, which is a kroger brand. i got a little too excited because kroger is FAMILIAR and i NEED familiar.
well, upon walking in and wondering around, foods co is NOT a winner. it’s not even a competitor. it was like a discount Kroger type store? maybe? i’m not sure? not that i have any qualms with discount stores, but i NEED a deli counter. i like freshly shaved deli meat and that may be my grandma coming out in me, but it just tastes better. and “foods co” had no deli counter, no meat counter, and it was also kinda dark. and, of course, i forgot my reusable bags. and, of course, they were $.15 at the “discount store”. something just isn’t adding up here. good thing i only needed two, or i woulda gone broke.
at this point i’m doing the majority of my shopping at trader joe’s and walmart neighborhood market.
i love tj’s because i can pick up fresh flowers and vanilla joe-joe’s and the produce is usually the best. but can we talk about their miniature buggy’s? no, not the kid sized ones. the actual buggy’s they have for adults. they are not enough for a mother with two kids that needs ALL THE THINGS. presley has to sit in the basket part, and she is always complaining because the milk is touching her or she’s kicking the bejesus out of the kettle corn. or she’s standing up saying “i’m so stuck in here!” 🙄
i also have major issues with the fact that there is ONE SINGLE BUGGY RETURN in the whole parking lot. and it’s in the very back. literally next to the street. i am very very passionate about returning my buggies to the return and i will give some major side eyes to all the lazy people who don’t use them. you just walked for 30 whole minutes around the grocery store with your sweet little buggy, but suddenly when you get to the parking lot it’s like you’re disgusted by its capabilities and you must dump it as quickly as possible. propping it’s wheels onto a nearby curb??? people! it takes like 20 seconds at most. unless you’re at the trader joe’s in bakersfield. then it takes 500 minutes to walk to the back of the parking lot or back up to the front of the store with a baby on your hip and a death grip on your running toddlers arm/shirt collar (“mom! i’m choking”!) to return it, BUT I DO IT because i have a soul.
whew. that went in a direction i wasn’t anticipating.
there is an empty lot across the street from our neighborhood and i’m really hoping it becomes an acceptable grocery store. it’ll never be an heb, which is disheartening, but i’m hoping for a legit kroger at least. but, just in case, if anyone happens to see scott mcclelland, tell him to call me, ok?
and if anyone is wants to mail me some heb staples including, but not limited to, the bare bread (it’s crustless and it has like a six month shelf life and it makes the perfect pbj’s and grilled cheeses for my kids), and the heb brand jalapeño chips... well, i’d be really really happy.
moving on from grocery store business,
and just for fun, here’s a list i’ve been keeping mentally.
bakersfield cons.
- no local channels on directvnow. except cbs. but i’m not my parents and don’t watch any of those terrible crime shows. so this does me no good. i just want to watch the olympics with the rest of the world.
- it’s not texas.
- grocery stores suck.
- where is an ikea?
- i miss my family.
- the air quality is terrible.
- i need TEXmex.
bakersfield pros.
- the weather is amazing. for now.
- the sunsets are the most beautiful.
- i can see mountains from my kitchen window when the air quality is good, so like once a month.
- target is like, 6 minutes away, door to door.
so i’ll keep this list running. can’t believe it’s almost been a month since we moved here!
also, i’m going to get this out, because i haven’t told anyone yet and i need to let my secret breathe....
i cried watching kylie jenner’s baby video. not just teary-eyed... like, full on crying. i don’t even keep up with the kardashians or follow them on instagram, but i got sucked into the video somehow and i cried like she was my sister. i am going to blame this on “being a mom”. and if you’re judging me right now, i don’t even blame you, just please don’t tell me 🙈
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