#digitalfemme

I looked at my basket of oranges that I had purchased from Costco three weeks ago. Some were starting to dry out. I like oranges, but apparently not that much. How many oranges can one person eat anyway?

That was a stupid question. I could have easily consumed all the oranges if I had a juicer, or if I ate two a day. The truth is, I’ve been eating out a lot and the food in my fridge, just like the oranges on my counter, were being ignored. This has been a reoccurring situation over the past six months. I’m beginning to get tired of looking at the neglected food, and the need to throw them out. Basically, I’ve been throwing out money. *ouch*

I was feeling disgusted at the thought that I purchased a box of oranges from Costco of all places!

I decided to grab an orange to slice it up. I took out my little wooden chopping board and a steel knife and started to slice away. Half way through I was feeling disgusted. I was feeling disgusted at the thought that I purchased a box of oranges from Costco of all places! And that these oranges just sat on my counter. I was disgusted that I was using a knife and a chopping board (Yes, they were that dry that I needed to use a knife just to open them). Oranges grow on trees. I should be able to walk outside and grab an orange from a tree.

I remember seeing orange groves and lemon groves that grew beside the roadways that cut through the Costa Blanca. No one owned them. They were just there. I keep thinking about that. I would like that. I would like to be able to walk outside and pick an orange off a tree, peel it, and enjoy eating it under the sun. Living should be simple.