UCHAGUZI WENGI MNO

                       UCHAGUZI WENGI MNO, is Swahili for TOO MANY CHOICES...

I can't even remember when was the last time I spoke or wrote in Swahili language. And the reason I have my title in Swahili is because I don't ever remember saying this back in Tanzania. Not because we didn't have choices, we had enough to make a decision.....I have reached my patience with choices, choices and too much choices. I do not deprive myself of any comfort or luxury but come on people, how much more do we need? I am questioning myself the same thing... I have laptops and tablets all over the house, enough to open a computer center, TV's installed for convenience in every corner of the room. I was vacuuming the other day, I had the same channel running on all the TV'S in the house, in case I miss my show, and it dawned on me, I can't even vacuum in silence!!! AARGHH!!  The more choices we have, the more we want. We are a society of constant noise and distraction. I am trying to curb that attitude just a bit. I am not saying deprive yourself but this is enough, and that brings me to my next scenario. So here I am shampoo shopping, my usual trip would be "In and Out", but that was not the case this time. I am standing in the shampoo aisle, trying to locate my brand, and Yes! and I see it but now they have two more options on top of the five that already exist, so here I am, reading through labels, and stuck in total confusion. Maybe the new brand is better than what I am using? HMM... I was stuck in that aisle for at least twenty five minutes until my mind gave up and I walked out picking the wrong brand (accidentally). Have you ever been through that situation, It Sucks. Well I guess my hair will have to suck it up as well. My next stop was grocery shopping, I personally hate grocery shopping and you will see why!

Jams of twenty flavors, and I think I spotted three new options.

Orange juice- with pulp, no pulp, with calcium, low pulp, maximum pulp

Bread- Italian, regular, French, cinnamon, garlic, toasted, not toasted

And the worst thing is we have also commercialized WATER!!!! Are we serious!!!

It's called ANALYSIS PARALYSIS. The more options we have, the less we are able to come to a decision. The more we are perplexed and confused.

My friends and I, were vacationing in Punta Cana ( Dominican) few months back, and the resort we were at was fabulous until we hit the buffet area for dinner that night. Now mind that, the buffet area was humongous and lots and lots to eat but not for us, the reason - WE ARE VEGETARIANS- TADA!!!! ( By the way, we are proud of that). So here we were, walking through tables and tables of choices with an empty plate. We kept asking CARNE, CARNE to every Spanish speaking person. Now usually you are supposed to say, NADA DE CARNE ( no meat),  but we didn't want more choices with words either so CARNE was simpler, ( trust me, we can be hilarious). Don't be disappointed, we didn't go hungry, we had enough to survive, and I had enjoyed five days of total choice-less, simple, whatever is in front of you, eat - situation. In fact we all did. That is when we realized, how simple and uncomplicated life can be when we have few options. I have lived in quite a few states, New Jersey being the "most fastest" and "on the go" state ( at least for me) and being a Floridian also has it's advantages. But there is something more relaxing and chilled out in the Islands or small towns. Well so far, I have learned to curb my options, live simple, and trying to be healthy until one day I will be basking in the sun on some deserted Island with a life of few but meaningful choices. I guess till then, I will be standing in the grocery aisles perplexed as always.