Whilst on a trip to the market last week with a friend:
Friend: Why are you unpacking the bag to put in the cassava and plantains?
Me: I was taught to put the heavy, sturdy
things at the bottom of the bag and the
tender, lighter things at the top.
Friend: Oh ho… makes sense. I would have just
put things in the bag on top of each
other as I shop.
Me: (Laughing) I did that the first time I was sent to the market by my Mother. Girl, I got home feeling pleased with myself. However, I noticed my Mom frowning as she unpacked the bag. I quickly glanced at the list I was given to double check that I had not forgotten anything. I hadn’t. When she’d finished unpacking the bag Mommy turned to me and proceeded to advise me on how to pack the bag the next time I go to the market. That advice has stayed with me since then.