Errand co-op

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, an errand (rnd)n. is:

A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another.

Well, it seems my friend & I have taken this to a new level. One day, weeks back, she called me from Dick’s Sporting Goods. “Ugh, I have to buy all this lacrosse equipment,” she said. I was having a particularly tough day. Didn’t think I’d ever get out of my office. So, feeling gutsy, I asked, “while you’re there, could you pick up a pair of size 3 baseball cleats?” And she did. That same day, it turned out, was the day to buy textbooks for religious school. So on my way there, I called her and asked if she wanted me to pick her kids’ books up, too.

Now, it’s a regular thing. She picked up a shirt for me at Old Navy. I picked up snacks for the baseball team. I picked up a birthday present for Noah from her kid and mine. She dropped off something from the farmer’s market. It’s like having a clone. I can do double the errands in half the time.

This isn’t a new concept. Babysitting co-ops have been around forever – though I admit I don’t know anyone who does it. Nursery school co-ops are commonplace around here, too.

I don’ t know anyone who thinks there is enough time in the day to do everything. If we work together, in our personal lives and even in business, maybe we can all be a teeny bit more productive and have an extra hour to spend doing something fun.

What a concept.