Comments on: Early Bird Shopping

By: Linda@cookingtipoftheday

Linda@cookingtipoftheday — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:57:23 +0000

I remember how difficult it was when my son was little…. I always hated grocery shopping… and frankly, I still do…. I plan my meals… and add to the grocery list as I figure out what I need and what I ran out of…. before actually going I group the items by where they are in the store…. list all the dairy together… meats… produce…etc….. helps me zip through

Plan your schedule for when it works best for you… that’s the best part of home schooling… flexibility
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By: Erin @ Closing Time

Erin @ Closing Time — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:33:15 +0000

This is a great idea! I wish we could do that (our supermarket is open 24/7…

I think you are wise to avoid the afternoon grocery shopping! That never goes well for us either! Yet another perk of homeschooling…you can arrange the schedule to meet your family’s needs. So great!!
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By: Cheryl@SomewhatCrunchy

Cheryl@SomewhatCrunchy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:27:15 +0000

Oh, great tip. I have no idea if anyone here offers that service. I’ll have to check it out. If not, there are a few places are open 24 hours so I could just hit them very early.
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By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:56:01 +0000

After I had three small children, I switched to going early in the morning before my husband left to work, and in the evening after the children were in bed. It gave me a better chance to compare prices and items, and also made it work around my husband’s schedule so that he could watch the children and I could use the car (we are a one-car family).

We have five children now, and I still do it the same way, though I often take one child with me at a time now. I try to leave early enough so that I can come back and start school in time.

Some things that help me are having a master shopping list for each store that I can highlight when I’m out of things (rather than writing a list each time). I also try to buy as much as possible each trip so that I don’t have to go as often to the store. If you watch the dates on milk and other items and buy ahead, you can arrange things so that you only have to go twice a month, which is what I used to do before I stopped shopping completely for a very long time.

Now that I’m able to go shopping again, I’m back to early mornings, mostly, because I have more energy then!

By: homegrownstrawberries

homegrownstrawberries — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:54:30 +0000

Its so cool that you have that option! .-= homegrownstrawberries´s last blog ..A Responsibility Chart Works for me =-.

By: Kara @ Home With Purpose

Kara @ Home With Purpose — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:42:18 +0000

Great idea! The beauty of homeschooling is that you CAN rearrange your schedule to better fit your needs! I try to plan to shop alone as much as possible, or to take one child at most with me. I either wait until my husband’s day off, dash in and out while the olders are at dance/karate, or leave my oldest in charge and make a quick trip with one of the two littlest with me. I do have an advantage in that my husband works at a grocery store and can easily pick items up for me to fill in between trips, meaning I don’t have to go as often.