Yesterday I stopped by Costco.
Blueberries, Blackberries, Beets, Hummus, Frozen Pineapple, Sweat Potatoes......
When I got to the long check-out line and started preparing my stuff for check-out.....a woman in front of me was trying to control her crying 3 year old. What a set of lungs....screaming and trying to escape the shopping cart while she is trying to check-out.....so I started making faces at the kid....and he stopped crying. The funnier my face, the more he forgot what he was crying about....it was really nice to shut him up! When the cashier told the woman her total, she opened her wallet and started counting out $1 bills.... $149 in singles..... WTF? The cashier started piling the singles in stacks of $20....then placing rubber bands around each $20 stack while I am making goofy faces at her kid so he doesn't start crying again. When she finally stopped digging through her purse, she was $21 short.....so she was going to have to choose which items she didn't want to get ...so her total would be reduced by $21 .... I decided to reach into my wallet and pay her $21 difference..... The cashier and the helper were amazed, the woman was thankful, and the guy in line behind me asked me to pay his total also....I got goose bumps. I was overrun by emotion. I've given away more money in my life....and I have helped other people at the cash register before....but this time it got me. I held back my tears of joy. I was so happy that I was able to help this woman and her kid.
I got home, ate a sweat potato for dinner, while the Costco woman probably cooked one of her steaks for dinner. I love irony!
What was my reward? I woke up this morning and weighed my myself.... 298 lbs.
The first time in over 10 years to be under 300 lbs
What a great day!
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