February 24, 2005

Preparing To Be An Advocate, or Why Target Is Sometimes Good For the Soul

In preparation for my trip to DC, I spent a little over an hour yesterday at Target. Not just any Target but a Target Greatland, which is better than the regular Target but not quite the Super Target. I made the executive decision that I needed the requisite travel sizes of toothpaste, lotion, facial scrub and the like.

C’mon, I need travel sizes. I have RA, for heaven’s sake and I can’t be asked to lug regular size toothpaste, lotion, facial scrub and other assorted amenities around airports and hotel lobbies.

Despite the fact that my luggage is on wheels.

Despite the fact that I could probably get a bellhop to help out.

I’ve been achy and swelling all week, and honestly, Target was a good, bona fide reason to get out of the house (at least in my mind it was). Besides the fact that I haven’t finished the chapter in my yet-to-be finished novel that I said I would finish, come hell or high water, before I left. Fact is, other than this blog and a few emails. I haven’t really written all week, which is really odd for me. I’ve got loads of excuses – swollen knee, headache, general ache, fatigue, stress. Pick one or pick them all, they are still all excuses.

It’s the linoleum-floored, fluorescent lighted expanse of Target that seems like the answer to my combined RA symptom/ mind over matter lackadaisical quandary.

First, I hit the “Hot Spot” a little section where you first walk in filled with specials that cost roughly $.99 each. Then to the isle between health and beauty with all the sample sizes. A miniature bottle of Scope (you have to have minty fresh breath to advocate, right?) and a small tube of Colgate Total Plus Whitening (for that 5000 watt smile to flash at senators/congress people/staffers). Then a tiny tube of facial scrub (with all the inherent pleasures of microbeads!) Mini shampoo and conditioner, mini hairspray, mini bottle of extra strength Tylenol – Oh my! A little first aide kit (be prepared!) and cute little aqua (my favorite color) case to pack it all in. I’m in heaven, and who knew heaven was inside Target?

It seems like much ado about nothing. And maybe it is. But for me, it got me out, got me going, got me thinking like Mary Tyler Moore – I’m going to make it after all!

Now, if I just make my flight on time and advocate with the voracity of shopping for traveling supplies!

And Emmie the Beagle? She got a bag of treats shaped like mini t-bone steaks. Sometimes it is good to be a beagle!

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