Time Saving Tip:  Sort your grocery list in aisle order!

Grocery shopping clipboard Today’s tip is one that has saved me countless hours wandering from one end of the grocery store to the other (and back again.) Before I started grouping my grocery list in aisle order, I was notorious for getting all the way to the frozen foods section (far end of the grocery store) only to notice I had a lemon not checked off my list! (Grrr!) And so I’d head back to the produce aisle at the front of the store! This doesn’t even include all the extra minutes I’d spend in each aisle scanning my list to be sure I hadn’t missed something in that aisle.

To sort your list in aisle order, simply create a shopping list template. (Here’s a copy of my grocery list template for inspiration…or to use if you’d like.) To create a list customized to your grocery store layout, first, check with your grocery store to see if they have a print-out of their aisle layout. Or simply jot down what’s in each aisle next time you shop. Then, create your template using your word processor. Viola! No more running from one end of the store to the other! Time (and frustration!) saved. (Love that!)

And to feel extra organized, snap your grocery list onto a clipboard. 🙂

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