Keeping it going

I've spoken to so many of you who are still full of energy and motivation in working on your 2012 goals.
It's incredibly empowering to hold yourself accountable to deliver on something you've chosen to do.  And that's it for me - its about choice.
You decide whether you want to step outside of your comfort zone, do or not do something that feels hard, whether physically or mentally.
Ultimately, its your choice.

Hate queues? Try these...

Whether you partake in Christmas celebrations or not, it's difficult to avoid the excessive queues in supermarkets and high street shops, as well as the increased traffic whether on the roads, public transport or on foot.


I've already had my own experience of shopper rage.  One of the shoppers in the queue in front of me make that fatal error of deciding they needed the item that was just across from the tills.  They left the queue to retrieve it and then tried to re-occupy their space.  Much to my horror (and amusement) the person behind where they were standing previously would not let them back in the queue!!  Following some cross words it all got resolved and the person was permitted to rejoin said queue but it did get me thinking...


It would be easy to allow these things to irritate, annoy and frustrate us all, however, in the spirit of fun, I've been asking around for ways that you can keep yourselves and others occupied and therefore eliminate or at least minimise any shopper rage incidents.  They are mainly focused around supermarket shopping and I'm sure you can relate to at least one.


I have tried a number of these - but you have a go at your own risk and please add your comments and ideas below !


So here goes...

• Race the next queue (bit obvious)
• Make up recipes from other peoples food shopping - extra points for creativity
• Guess how many bags you'll need (bit dull)
• Make shapes and faces with your own shopping on the conveyor belt (this is brilliant fun, see if the checkout person notices and gets involved)
• Sing - and see if anyone joins in (risky)
• Talk to the person next to you in the queue about how the shop place chocolate and snacks at the till to ambush you 
• Consider if you had half the money - what would you put back (encouraging frugality) 
• Put your shopping in alphabetical order (more of a challenge than you might think)
• Plan the things you want to do that evening/week/weekend (you may need pen/paper)
• Decide which of the 6 bottles of wine you're buying you'll drink with who... these can be fantasy drinking partners in fantasy locations
• Consider all the people and processes involved in getting that tin of sardines into your trolley - there is so much more to even the simplest purchases than meets the eye.

Next time...fun things to do whilst stuck in holiday traffic