to market…

Had two market experiences today. This morning we got ingredients for a traditional pork and cabbage soup. My Mr. loves soup. We got to the same lady to buy pork every time, so today she gave us something extra. With a smile she slipped a big slimy pig liver into our bag. "Extra, no charge!" she said happily. :-)

(I chopped it small and added it to the soup, by the way. It wasn't bad at all. Yum.)

Later, we went to a huge market in the middle of town to find Christmas-type decorations for church. I knew I had to be very creative, because there aren't many actual Christmas ornaments, and those that are here can be quite expensive, and I had given myself a $20 budget.

I was planning to go to the market by myself, so that I could just wander around without any pressure. But at the last minute my Mr. volunteered to drive me. At first I was a little thrown off, a little testy, but I shouldn't have been. In actuality, Mr. is much more of a shopper than I am. He found great bargains, thinking outside of the box, coming up with cheaper solutions. I got everything I needed for (almost) $20. It was a good afternoon after all.

I felt a little down all day anyway; not sure why. I was kind of hesitant to go out, and would have actually stayed home this afternoon if Mr. hadn't taken me. I don't know what knocks out my motivation like that. It just isn't fun to have to force yourself to do the things you know you need to do.

Anyway, tomorrow is going to be an interesting day. I have signed up for two, possibly three ladies' events. Usually I avoid those like the plague. I'm not sure what possessed me. But I'm due to go to a spa/lunch time with one group of ladies, then a high tea with another group, and finally supper with a girl who is interested in being mentored. She's the only one that's still tentative. A day FULL of women and chatting. Yikes! I better get over my reclusive feelings of today.