Sickly

When I was younger, I used to pride myself on not really getting sick all that often. On the weird occasions that I did, I was usually back in action fairly quickly. 24 to 48 hours later, and I was good. to. go.

Now? I feel like I get some sort of plague monthly, sometimes bimonthly if I'm lucky. It's stupid.

What bothers me most about getting sick is missing work. Being a massage therapist, I am giving a lot of myself to clients in each and every session, both physically and emotionally. I hate beyond hate having to call and cancel on people, having to tell my coworkers and boss that I can't come in. Again.

You know, like today. (Except I actually went in, felt like crap, had a mental breakdown, then left. Awesome.)

Take me to MOM's!

A recent "project" the hubs and I have been trying out is to cut down on our spending, therefore cutting down on our credit card debt. Good plan, right?

For Scot, it's more the miscellaneous things - video games (he always plays), books (he never reads), knives (this one I can't explain), beer kits (which is a shame because he makes awesome beer), etc. I think he sees our Amazon Prime account and thinks that since there's free shipping, we can just order whatever we want. I mean.. total logic, right? Amazon Prime is the shiz, seriously.

As for me? Well, it used to be retail therapy, but I've really pulled the reins in on that one pretty well lately. Currently? It's food shopping.

It's true. I get such a high off of buying all these fun, (mostly) healthy things at Whole Foods, and heck, even Giant sometimes. Organic produce and free range chicken and maca infused cacao powder and dairy-free cheese.. it's a newbee-to-the-health-food world's heaven! The problem is that I never really pay attention to what everything costs until I get to register. Then I curse under my breath as I hand the credit card over, justifying the delicious purchases to the fact that I'm just trying to be healthy.

The thing is, I know there are ways (and tons of 'em) to shop smartly and relatively inexpensively, even at health food stores. The problem is that I'm not quite there yet. Let's call this my second "project" - how to shop healthy and cheaply. It's a work in progress, and unfortunately, this post has nothing to do with my discoveries.

It's has to with a different sort of discovery. One called MOM's Organic Market.