November 17, 2014

The most terrible goals I've ever set

I've really been meaning to join in on some of those challenges I see out in blogland.  There was a no-spend challenge but I knew that probably wouldn't work out well because there's a package sitting on the doorstep almost every day when I get home. So I, mentally, set my own goals for the fall season without actually telling anyone about them.  If that's not a recipe for success, I don't know what is.  I think I originally set 4 or 5, but I didn't meet all of them.  These are the two where I was able to grant myself a shining star of success.



1.  Stop buying pre-popped popcorn.  There is nothing that will reel me in faster than a bag of pre-popped kettle corn.  I was spending at least $6 a week on this stuff.  Hot, microwaved popcorn doesn't actually hold the same draw for me.  We also didn't have a microwave in this house for the first 4 months we lived here so microwaved-anything wasn't an option.



I kept Popcorn Indiana in business.  Another favorite was Boom Chicka Pop. That stuff is all organic so it's more like $4 a bag. I stopped cold turkey the last week of September and haven't bought a bag since.  This addiction was a tough one to break. I'd be holding onto since March-ish when my friend introduced me to the product. I think I'm good now though.

2.  Stay out of Wal-mart.  Few things make me grit my teeth more than a Wal-mart trip. (Actually, dirty floors. Dirty floors in my house make me grit my teeth more than anything.)
I hate the Wal-mart.  We all agree on this, I think.  After a particularly terrible trip there during the first week of September, in which a rainstorm soaked my groceries on the way to the car, I said ENOUGH.  That was over two months ago, and I haven't been back since.  I think I've actually become a happier human being because of it.
That's a victory, right?
Also, this directly correlates to goal #1 up there because one of the only places around here to buy my beloved kettle corn is Wal-mart.  Two birds, one stone.

Have you been successful at setting and achieving any goals this fall?  Victory feels good, no matter the importance. Right?

15 comments:

  1. LOL!!! Good for you on both accounts!

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  2. Pre-popped popcorn...pretty much any brand...was my guilty pleasure snack in the US. I made a rule to only buy it for a picnic or a party because otherwise I would eat it all by myself!

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  3. trader joes has this.. puffy corn stuff that i just love. i eat the whole bag in one sitting, so no corn puffs for me. we rarely go to walmart, thank goodness. i think maybe twice or three times a year, max. last time i went, i came out to a brand new dent in my car. RAGE.

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  4. OMG I can't wait for a time that I can actually set the "no walmart" goal. I can't do it here because I'd be screwed. We have no other choice. But someday...someday. I think I stepped in a walmart twice a year when we lived in Charlotte--and like you--I was just a happier human being haha!

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  5. I am right there with WalMart. I haven't even looked up the closest one since we moved (and we also have a Target right around the corner, so who needs it?!). I loooove pre-popped popcorn. As silly as it sounds, I don't like pre-popped kettle corn partially because it makes your whole house smell (even if you don't burn it) for days - way more than regular popcorn.

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  6. Oh, Schmitt. <3

    I'm actually not a huge fan of warm microwave popcorn, either - or movie popcorn. Pre-popped/bagged all the way.

    Maybe it's just me, but I don't understand the gigantic hatred of Walmart. Maybe because I don't have that OR any other options and I'm just forgetting how bad it really is, or maybe I really just don't mind it that much...but they're cheap, and they have a lot of stuff, and both those things are worth the hassle to me.

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  7. The chaotic layout of Walmart and small aisles are what kill it for me. It seems like crap is EVERYWHERE and not in nice order. I don't do well in chaos.

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  8. Walmart is basically the worst. My husband and I were talking the other day and I told him I'd rather drive 20 minutes out of the way to go to Target when we need a whole bunch of house stuff because Walmart gives me all the rage.

    Congrats on the popcorn goal! I've had the Boom Chicka Pop and it is some good stuff. I don't like microwave popcorn, either, and now I'm on a kick where I want a popcorn popper.

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  9. Good for you!!! I try to be good about setting and achieving goals but sometimes it's hard.

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  10. Hey, only we know what goals are right for us :) Mmm popcorn!

    I hate Walmart and avoid that place at all costs. Sometimes you can't make me go in one, no matter the draw! Months go by between my visits, and each time I go in...I am quickly reminded why I don't ever go there.

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  11. I can't avoid Walmart because I can't afford the grocery prices at other places around here. Ughhhhhhh. Good for you though! :) Tips for cheaper shopping that doesn't involve Walmart?

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  12. I am paying more for my groceries, but my sanity is in tact by staying away from Wal Mart.

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  13. In Walmart's defense it was the rain, not them. Still, I agree. Try dealing with my store. Practically none of the employees speak English.

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  14. Oooof I loathe Wal-Mart. And yet, somehow I always seem to find myself there for those incomparable deals...and I hate it! Blergh...I must try to stay away!

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  15. I LOVE Kettle Corn, but I do prefer my fresh from the microwave. Sometimes I think it's ok not to share your goals because you feel like less of an idiot if you don't fulfill them! If you WANT accountability, that's when you share away. ;)

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