Do any of you sometimes think to yourself, ya know, this blog is called The Wellness War, but I don't really see the fight? She's in charge and they may whine about it, but she's still in control. I don't believe that I've shared this before (maybe I have), but my biggest adversary is my husband. He really does listen to everything I tell him & supports everything I do 110%. BUT he's still kind of stuck in his ways. He likes to buy things to make his family happy. Little presents if you will. For example, he buys me the new gossip rags every week because he knows I love them. I know, I know-don't judge! He buys the kids junk food because he knows they love it. Sometimes he makes a healthier junk food choice to humor me, like Kashi breakfast bars instead of NutriGrain bars. But sometimes there is no healthy alternative and he says, "screw it'. So...
yesterday, he says he's going to the store. Now, if you know us in real life, the big joke among friends and family is that Brian is always at Giant Eagle. He's there every single day. Sometimes twice. And he's gone for a long time. But, if you ask him, he will say "I hate going to the store. I'm not there a lot." Clearly, denial.
Anyway, he asks if I need anything and I say yes. He hands me a folded up piece of notebook paper. I read over the list, add my items & fold the list back up and put in on the table for him. As he's walking out the door, he yells to me, "Just because they put it on the list doesn't mean I'm getting it." Yeah, right.
