Crack

It's been a month and a half since I last shopped at a chain store, and I'm starting to crack. Where will I get ink for my printer? Who will sell me airline-approved travel containers for an upcoming flight to Ukraine? What was I thinking when I started this stupid experiment? How come "A Year Shopping Small" sounds so much better than "Two Weeks of Shopping Small" or "Just Over A Month of Shopping Small"? Why oh why oh why did Target just send me the most fabulous cookware brochure?

Isn't life tough enough? Why am I making things harder for myself? Aren't I too young to be this eccentric?

There is a silver lining, though. When I'm in Ukraine in November, I'm totally stocking up on cheap socks and underwear at the bazaar: an unchainder in an unchained land.