When Kristina Wright and her husband had kids, grocery shopping became a nightmare. Wright had to first rangle her two toddlers to get in the car and then basically drag them down grocery store aisles for 90 minutes — not to mention another 30 minutes of round-trip drive time plus the loading and unloading of kids and groceries. It felt like a half-day Olympic event. Even once the kids were older and she could shop alone, she was still squeezing shopping in on crowded weekends. Full disclosure: She usually had to bribe herself with a Starbucks drink on the way home. Recently, however, her family started using curbside pickup, and it has become a total game changer. Read more about the benefits of curbside pickup at the link in our bio. Essay by Kristina Wright (Credit: Getty Images) #groceries #groceryshopping #curbsidepickup