Please correct my sentence

I'd like to help you, but I don't understand what you mean by, "I decided to do haul."

My best guess about what you meant, and how to say it correctly, would be:

"I did a little bit of shopping, and before I forgot what I bought, I decided to take my purchases home."

sam1947"I did a little bit of shopping, and before I forgot what I bought, I decided to take my purchases home."

Can you say:

I did a little bit of shopping, and before I forgot what I bought, I had decided to take my purchases home.

And I'm sorry I meant "a haul".

Your sentence:

I did a little bit of shopping, and before I forgot what I bought, I had decided to take my purchases home.

That is not correct. You could say:

I had done a little bit of shopping, and, before I had forgotten what I had bought, I decided to take my purchases home.

"a haul" doesn't make it any clearer for me. The only ways we use that term is if

sam1947I had done a little bit of shopping, and, before I had forgotten what I had bought, I decided to take my purchases home.

The "had" is too redundant. Can't you just say

"I had done a little bit of shopping, and, before I forgot what I bought, I decided to take my purchases home."

Thanks

I agree that it is less cumbersome. Both are correct, but the shorter version is more natural.