Instinctively, we all measure time. We measure it by the sun. We measure it by the moon. We measure it by the seasons. We measure it by the holidays.
As we get older, we also seem to measure it by more personal memories, e.g. when Charlotte was in middle school or when George worked at ABC Company.
Lately, I had a laugh when I noticed myself using a new time measurement, Costco Time. Warehouse stores sell LARGE packages. Once those packages reach home, we downsize the packaging to a smaller container and slowly use the contents. But after awhile, even those LARGE packages dwindle. It becomes time for a return trip to stock up on the inventory.
I have never really focused too carefully upon the intervals of paper towels (c. six weeks) or tooth paste (c. six months), but coffee filters caught my attention. The smallest container of coffee filters that I have ever found at Costco contains 700 individual filters. For our homestead, that means that two years have passed since we last purchased that item. That is quite an interval of time, and I started to review all of the things that have happened since the Costco Time of our last coffee filter purchase.
A new granddaughter, the loss of some dear friends, a new car, a new house, a new website, a new blog, a few tests, a few operations, a few trips, many wonderful times with family and friends, and hopefully, a bit of ruminating wisdom gained while sipping a couple thousand cups of warm, comforting coffee. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. I won’t get more personal, but the coffee filter interval of Costco Time made me sit up and take notice.
I’m now questioning what I will achieve during this next package of filters. I do know that I will think about it every time I make a new pot of coffee. I like the fact that the coffee filter interval of Costco Time is sufficiently long to negate excuses. It will challenge me to set new goals and benchmarks. Who knows what those goals will bring, but each cup will remind me of my commitment.
Costco Time. Who would have thought???
NB. Click below to make a comment. If you would prefer to make an enhancement to the original article, please go to wikiSenior and click on edit.
October 28th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Interesting to know.