Ten on Tuesday: Regular Purchases Edition

This week Carole asked for a list of Ten Weekly Purchases (not groceries).  Other than groceries, there is little that I do purchase on a weekly basis, so I’m stretching the time frame to the very unspecific “regular”.

1. Tall non-fat, no-water dirty chai. Or sometimes a tall non-fat latte. Or, last week, a tall, non-fat, no-whip two-pump pumpkin latte. In other words, a beverage at Starbucks (for our lack of local mom & pop cafe that stays open late enough to accommodate the knitters).

2. Fill-up of regular unleaded gas. I use my Stop & Shop points and buy it in Massachusetts about every 8-10 days.

3. The Sunday New York Times. Technically, I’m buying it monthly as I have a subscription. Our local paper, bless its heart, is a tad thin on actual news, plus, after living in New York for 15 years, and working with Times journalists/photographers when I was in PR, it’s a nostalgic purchase.

4. Dog food. The mutts eat a non-grocery store brand of kibble, which necessitates a trip to the feed store every week to ten days.

5. Patterns. I have slowed down my pattern buying, but I can’t resist reading patterns when I love a knit or crocheted object. Oh, Ravelry, what you’ve done to me! I’m getting better at just favoriting items I like, but sometimes, I just have to know how the thing is made.

6. Greeting cards. I love to send birthday cards, off-beat holiday cards (you’re more likely to get a Halloween card from me than a Christmas card), and thinking-of-you cards.

7. Flowers. When the gardens are in bloom, I cut them myself, but otherwise, I buy flowers every few weeks. They keep me cheerful.

8. Thai food. Green papaya salad; spinach tofu soup; pad thai; sesame tofu; massamum curry; mango tofu. So many delicious dishes! Every other week or so, I happily indulge in some take out.

9. Books. I would guess I buy at least one a month. I borrow a lot from the library, but there are many I want to annotate while I read, and the library frowns on that.

10. Time. Okay, so maybe I’m not purchasing it with cash, but I do try to buy time by being organized and focused.

Whew! This was a challenging list for me! What do you purchase on a regular basis?