Jesus led me to the oblong A&P wicker basket

And we come to another blog that only serves as an outlet for something I wouldn't DARE prattle on about in conversation, but it truly made my day. Gary (uh, oh, Third Person Alert!) had 3 missions this weekend...find sneakers, find a standing fan, and find a little something to put on my kitchen table that would hold clutter. Not a fruit bowl...that would be too big, not to mention pointless, as I rarely get fruit. Just something to throw the random tea bags, pouches of hot cocoa, granola bars, blah blah, you get the fucking point. Just so they're not CHAOTICALLY strewn about the table. Me and clutter and all. My growing need for obsessive ORDER. Oh, yeah, and finally having some excess cash to CREATE said order.

So Gary (cringe) finally got his ass up to search for these things today...and after 3 hours and too many stores, I (First Person!) had nothing in my hands. I was weary, irritated, hungry...so soothed myself with a random trip to the A&P. Barely recovered from the euphoria of seeing Entenmann's pound cakes on sale for $1.99, I nearly squealed with glee upon coming to a random table of Pyrex and variously-shaped little baskets made of wire and wicker. Initially I went for this round little thing with bluish handles and frilly cloth...and, well, yeah, I eventually deemed it a tad too girly. And the round part annoyed, too. So I went for this more neutral "bread basket" instead. It was EXACTLY what I was looking for...which I didn't know until I saw it. Like, I can't BELIEVE how perfect it is. And the best part...it was $4.99! HALF of my maximum spending limit for this thing. Thank God I walked away from the $12ish things in Target...which weren't "right" anyway. Of ALL places...the A&P!?!? God led me there...i'm TELLING you this. I had NO intention of going there. Jesus, I'm starting to believe! It's sad, but true, how much of a load off my mind finding this was.