Just finished our experience shopping at Aldi and saved a fair amount of money but what I always find interesting at Aldi is the people there. I see people that are worse off than me and wondering what their story is. Sometimes I see a small family that are obviously struggling-probably more than we are-and they still seem somewhat happy. I see elderly folks that are obviously wealthy, but shopping there to save money. I see people that look like they are at the lowest point in their lives and I see people that look like shopping at Aldi is the high point of their day. I see people that are not much older than me now and they are suffering with health problems and obviously struggling financially. I often wonder what the future holds for us. I'd like to say that I am optimistic about things, but right now it is cold outside and the only thing keeping us off the streets is the good graces of family. I want to be optimistic about the future. Maybe this is just some carryover from the whole 2012 thing, the feeling of hopelessness that the end is near. No, I didn't really fear that anyway. I always thought that the 2012 thing was a change in the collective consciousness and towards the last moments of the Mayan calendar, I thought that perhaps the 2012 thing would usher in a new era where capitalism is restrained, healthcare and education are free and rent is affordable. Now I just feel sore, cold and hopeless. On the bright side, at least it is easy to lose weight when you can't afford many groceries! Another plus is that I have had time to ponder things which, in turn, gets me inspired to write. I have been working on my role playing game system "Destroy Your Ego" and am extremely excited about the "BREAKAWAY" setting for it. Let's here it for escapism. Thanks for reading!
