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The baby effect

Mr Nikolovski is appointed as Team Nikolovski's grocery shopping manager. This is an important role and a role he takes very seriously. When the light has fallen he heads to one or two stores to do the weekly shopping. The list is written and he is taking his time touching, squeezing and smelling products of interest. We have done a through ECO hunt and are happy to say that we can find good products organic certified here in Prague. Mr Nikolovski likes his shopping and takes his time picking the right products. He is reading what everything contains and is avoiding scary E-numbers and chemicals, which is to say the least not easy these days.

The other day when he came home from the store, he was a little giddy. He said " I am not sure if I am going mad or not.. but I find myself shaking and moving the shopping-cart back and forth like a crazy person.People must think I am a little cocko shaking the groceries just like the baby.."
You are not mad och crazy it is just the baby effect, where the most important rule is don't-you-dare stop-moving-the-stroller-or-else-I-will-wake-up-and-make-you-run-all-the-way-home-with me-screaming-until-I-nearly-choke...
I must admit I am also heavily baby-effected and a little mad. I am sitting rocking from side to side when I see or hear Baby Nikolovski. 

Herr Nikolovski är utsedd till Team Nikoloivski's mathandlare. Detta är en mycket viktig roll i teamet och han tar sin roll minst sagt på största allvar. När mörkret har fallit beger han sig ut på sin matjakt till både en och två affärer. Med listan i högsta hugg utforskar han affärena noga. Han tar tid på sig och känner, klämmer och luktar på alla råvaror. Han läser på varje etikett för att undvika läskiga e-nummer och kemikalier som matproducenterna försöker förgifta oss med. Det tar tid, men han gillar det. 

Härom dagen när han kom hem från affären, var han lite fnissig och sa " jag vet inte om jag håller på att bli tokig, men vet du vad som hände idag!? När jag stannar för att känna och klämma på produkter har jag numera ena handen på shoppingvagnen och står och hela tiden rör den fram och tillbaka som en galning. Folk måste tror att jag är helt kocko som står och vaggar matvarorna som vore de en bebis.." 
Nej jag lovar du håller inte på att bli galen det är bara bebis-effekten, där den viktigaste regeln är låt aldrig vagnen stå still om du inte vill springa hem för att en nyvaken bebis är nyvaken och arg och vill hem NU!!
Jag har själv lagt mig till med en konstig vaggning. När jag sitter på stolen vaggar jag från sida till sida när jag ser eller hör baby Nikolovski. Ser inte klokt ut och känns ganska fånigt att gunga fram och tillbaka som en galen person.

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