We went to Walmart and did a huge grocery shop today. It took us a bit to gather all we needed in the store and even longer to find space for all of it when we got home. If I accomplished my goal, I won’t have to go back to the grocery store for four to six weeks except for milk, bananas, and other perishables. It feels good to have the pantry fully stocked and the freezer full.
I took a long nap again this afternoon. Going to town wears me out faster than anything else I do. Glad I am tucking in to to stay home for a long while. I don’t think I will be back in town for several weeks. We do need to go into Cottonwood Falls tomorrow or Tuesday to dump recycling but that doesn’t involve seeing other people.
Got news today that a dear friend’s son and granddaughter have COVID. Luckily my friend wasn’t exposed. I wonder if there is anyone left that doesn’t know someone that has it. Maybe that will help change people’s behavior and more people will wear masks and stay home except for essential trips.
My brother, wife and two sons are all on the recovery list or will be within a day or two. I am grateful they all made it through. I saw my nephew today at Walmart and he looked good. My friend that had it is being moved to the recovered list too.
I went through my personal and business files and pulled the records from 2019. I need to find a box to put them in and take them down to the barn in my record storage area. When I did the books for McDonald’s that was a three day project. It only took me about 30 minutes to do it this year. I have to save the records for back up for income tax purposes as most of my expenses are deductible for the Airbnb business. Since I won’t have any guests in 2020 I won’t have to save those records.
I saw all the Thanksgiving dinner ingredients in the store today and it made me a bit sad I won’t be picking any of them up. I will so miss cooking all my families favorite things and having a bunch for dinner. I have some pumpkin so will probably bake Jim a pumpkin pie. Not sure what we will have for our Thanksgiving dinner. Jim isn’t a big fan of turkey. Cooking for two just won’t be the same.
Jim fixed a frozen pizza for dinner. He adds jalapeños, onions and olives to it. I don’t like or eat pizza so I had something else that was simple to make. It was nice to have a day off from cooking. I’ll come up with something to fix for tomorrow night.
Eleven days of being back on my eating plan. I can tell I am still detoxing though from all the flour I had eaten while I had C Diff. My headaches had faded to the back ground although they are still there. Another couple of days and they should be gone. It feels good to be back on plan. I have been surprised I have been able to quit snacking. I need to do a better job of planning what I am going to eat but am figuring out some quick and simple foods to eat when I haven’t thought ahead.
I have been working on preparing myself to stay home for the duration. I need to do a better job of reaching out by phone to my friends and staying in touch that way. I have never liked talking on the phone but I need to suck it up and deal. I need to find a big project to work on at home so I stay busy and forget that I am choosing not to leave the property.
I keep reading posts from doctors that work in hospitals and the horror they are seeing each day. Hospitals around here are out of beds and the big hospitals are refusing to accept new patients. My fear is those that have heart attacks, accidents, etc will struggle to find care. We are in for a hard couple of months ahead I fear. Thanksgiving events will add to the misery.
Grateful to be tucked in at home for the duration, grateful the shopping trip is done and put away, and grateful to be back eating on plan.