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I’m starting to make candy this weekend for Christmas and I think I’m ready. Well, at least I can give it a good shot. But there are some steps that I take before I can even think of doing anything in the kitchen. I know that how I do things are a little… well ‘odd’, but if it works for me that’s all I care about right? I have to have the project organized before I can even think of starting. Now some may call this some type of obsessive-compulsive behavior, and … well maybe it might be true just a little bit 🙂
So here are my steps that I take:
Step # 1 : Make a list (hahaha – didn’t see that one coming now did you? ) As far as I know, I’m planning on making 13 different platters this year.
Step # 2 : Make a grocery list of what I will need. I just kind of guess at this step because I know that I change my mind of what I want to make and then what I actually make. No big deal if it changes, I just need to have to have the basics.
Step # 3 : Get groceries. So tonight after work Daryl and I headed to town to pick them up. I also wanted to stop at a couple other stores while we were there, so not a problem and it’ll work out well. I had my list and some coupons and off we went. While I was in one of the stores at the checkout I overheard someone beside me asking why her coupon didn’t work on her clothing purchase. They were right beside me, so it wasn’t hard to hear the answer. Her coupons were expired. Well I knew after what I bought it was the last thing in the mall  that I needed so I reached into my purse and said that I had some extras. This lady said that she couldn’t take mine, but after I said that I was done in the mall tonight – she agreed. But when I reached into my purse and pulled out around 8 coupons for some of the businesses in the mall, I must admit she looked at me a little weird and maybe kinda scared. I think she thought that I only had one. Yea, like that was going to happen right?  With the mall being open tonight until 11:00 pm, she said Thanks and she said that she was going to have to call her husband to tell him not wait up for her to come home. Too funny! OK, with what I wanted to get purchased at the mall I went back to the car where Daryl was waiting and then I thought – crap!! I think I just left my grocery list with her. But Daryl said that he had it and now off to get the groceries. We found most of what I wanted and the rest I can pick up as the week goes on. I should have enough to get started. 
Step # 4 : Organization. I literally take over the kitchen. With the groceries organized to what I’ll be using, along with containers that I can choose from – I think I’m ready for tomorrow.