Just when my head was about to pop off…

Yesterday I woke up with many items on my “to do” list. It was the kind of list that makes you want to go back to bed without even trying. The list was even batched together by time and location of errands and chores (a la Tim Ferris). As soon as Jackson woke up from his nap, I was going to swoop him up, feed him, then we were out of the house, until he needed to nap again.

He is too big for most of his clothes and it’s getting cold outside, so we needed to go shopping. Off to “Once Upon a Child” for play clothes, T J Maxx for outfits, Babies R Us for Sleepers, and Children’s Place for more outfits. Are you seeing the flaw in my plan yet? Every time I needed to get to another store, I had to pack up the stroller, buckle in the baby…You get the idea.

This is a much happier Jackson (the day before)

In short–it was a screech-fest for Jackson. Although he was full, warm, and being pushed around in his stroller, but he just screeched at every establishment. We even took a break at Subway for lunch to relax, but he started screeching and they turned up the music. Ha! My best guess is that teething is the culprit.

I decided to throw in the towel. Throw up the white flag. Jackson-1, Mom-0.

But maybe I could just run through the Starbucks drive-thru to be consoled??

My little tyrant. My little Kim Jong Jackson was not having it.

You can beat me down by screaming in stores, but you can’t take away my STARBUCKS, friend. Now I will turn up the music and try to tune out the screaming for another five minutes.

When we got home, I gave him a bottle and put him to sleep.

I call this "Milk Drunk Love"

So frustrated with the outcome, I decided to go online to see if I could simply order his clothes. After 20 minutes on the Children’s Place website, I had a basket full of 15 items, totalling $150. Just as I was about to purchase it, I googled “Children’s Place + coupons” and instantly had the code for 20% off my order on www.retailmenot.com. Ladies, in 10 seconds of searching, I saved over $30!!! What is the cure-all for a bad afternoon–instantly saving $30 in no time!

Why didn’t I think of this before? Why was I shopping at four stores, driving all over creation when it could have been done online? He’s nine months old, I should have figured this out by now. Do you all have stories of driving yourself crazy when the simple answer was right in front of your eyes? Do tell!