On 7/13/2014 1:14 AM, sf wrote:

>> My list is only for the things that I really need to get. like when we
>> are running low on essentials. Other than that, I am more of an impulse
>> shopper.
>
> Ditto. If everything I needed/wanted/might inspire me could be put on
> a list, I'd either send my husband shopping or order via the internet.
>
> I like looking at the entire grocery store, to see what vegetable,
> meat, fish/seafood selections are on sale (+how nice they look - or
> not) and mentally putting items together while I'm shopping to make a
> meal.
>
> The best laid plans often don't work out, so if plan A doesn't work, I
> switch to pan B. That's life.
>

The people that plan meals for a week or month in advance tend to use
lists. I would not want my life structured so much. We often don't
decide what to have for a meal until it is time to eat, then we come up
with something. Sure some meals are planned in advance, but very few.

I bought ribs to have last weekend, but plans changed. I'm going to
make them today along with something else, not yet determined. Maybe
we'll stop at the store and browse the meat case.