Tips For an Organized Shopping Experience

Happy New Year! Have you resolved to become more organized and efficient this year? I plan to start 2018 with inspiring ideas to help you achieve your goals to become organized in house, home, and heart. Let’s celebrate 2018 with some simple tips for an organized and efficient shopping experience.

My first suggestion is to identify you nearest Farmers Market. Farmers’ Markets are a great solution to inspire healthy and creative menu options.

Fresh organic produce in a row is available at your local Farmers Market. I am obsessed with Steadfast Farms, always beautifully displayed and organized.

I plan ahead by confirming the hours of operation for my local Farmers Markets. My neighborhood Farmers Market is, UptownmarketAZ located at 5757 N. Central Avenue / Southeast corner of Bethany Home and Central Avenue.

The hours for the Uptown Farmers Market:

• Saturday mornings, year-round
◦ 8 a.m. – 12 noon (May – Oct.)
◦ 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Nov. – April)
◦ Market moves Indoors for June/July/August
• Wednesday mornings
◦ 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Oct. – April)
◦ 8 a.m. – 12 noon. (May – June)
◦ Wednesday Market closes July – September

Once I learn the schedule, I mark my shopping date in my calendar. If you commit to your shopping appointment you will make it happen.

By setting an appointment to visit the Farmers Market you are more committed to making it happen.

The benefit of using an app is that I always have the list with me allowing me to add or edit my list. In addition, the Reminder list provides the ability to check completed tasks. So once I purchase the arugula I can mark it as completed. That simple act provides me with a level of accomplishment, one item off my list.

Next step is to create a Farmers Market list. I use the Reminders app on my iPhone to create multiple shopping lists for my most visited vendors.

Steadfast Farms organized produce is simply chic and inviting.

There are countless benefits to shopping at the your local farmers market. Fresh and organic ingredients, supporting local small businesses and the opportunity to try new foods. A visit to the Farmers Market becomes a Saturday family tradition. We typically visit the Uptown Farmers Market after soccer games.

My daughter and husband love Persephen, @persephen. The chocolate chip cookies have excessive amounts of chocolate. I have been know to arrive after a soccer game to learn they have sold out of the popular cookies. Last week we tried their organic pumpernickel pretzel stuffed with bacon, mouthwatering.

I look forward to shopping at my favorite stands, my first stop is always at Mamas Cold Brew coffee, @mamascoldbrew, for a large cold brew coffee with honey almond non-dairy creamer. My coffee gives me the kick start to complete my shopping list.

I always bring my oversized LL Bean Boat Tote to carry all of my precious groceries.

Keep a designated shopping bag in the trunk of your car to ensure you have a large bag for your visit. I am loyal to my monogrammed LL Bean Boat Tote, Boat and Tote, Open-Top • L.L. Bean • $24.95–39.95

Once I return home with my groceries I begin to clean and prepare my fresh produce for refrigeration. By cleaning and storing my fresh produce in advance I save time during meal preparations.

I find fresh clean produce easily available, for my family to enjoy, encourages healthy eating habits.

Enjoying my @mamascoldbrew with Clover after a successful trip to @UptownmarketAZ. An organized shopper is a happy shopper! Make it happen in 2018 by keeping all your ducks in a row!

Xoxo,

Leslie Lehr

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