I don't have a family to feed now, just myself. I am finding that if I am careful about planning I really don't have to grocery shop all that often, maybe once a month. I am using vegetables with a good shelf life and frozen. I am eating less bread and that is a good thing.
I keep a double list -- wants and needs. It is only when that needs list gets burdensome that I will go to the grocery store. Funny thing that I have noticed is that at first my wants list was long last month. This month the entire list is very short.
When I was doing my laundry I noticed that I really could replace worn out underwear and pajamas. Well, hardly a necessity, especially at a time when I could completely be going without and who would know most of the time!
I don't even know if the clothing stores are considered essential services so are open here. I really have been a hermit I guess.
I did make a resolution to NOT shop online. That was a hard one because I know it keeps people working, but the people who are most at risk at the minimum wage workers packing things in warehouses, not the CEOs who are getting rich.
Personally, I feel that if someone is risking serious illness to provide a service I need to look them in the eyes and say thanks.
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John Prine -- COVD 19 made him an angel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5NuI6Ai-o&feature=emb_logo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaHNUYAKDn4
I keep a double list -- wants and needs. It is only when that needs list gets burdensome that I will go to the grocery store. Funny thing that I have noticed is that at first my wants list was long last month. This month the entire list is very short.
When I was doing my laundry I noticed that I really could replace worn out underwear and pajamas. Well, hardly a necessity, especially at a time when I could completely be going without and who would know most of the time!
I don't even know if the clothing stores are considered essential services so are open here. I really have been a hermit I guess.
I did make a resolution to NOT shop online. That was a hard one because I know it keeps people working, but the people who are most at risk at the minimum wage workers packing things in warehouses, not the CEOs who are getting rich.
Personally, I feel that if someone is risking serious illness to provide a service I need to look them in the eyes and say thanks.
*************
John Prine -- COVD 19 made him an angel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5NuI6Ai-o&feature=emb_logo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaHNUYAKDn4
We seem to go to the market more than you do, because our consumption is higher. I guess if David were not living with me, I myself would consume less.
ReplyDeleteIt took me quite a while to learn to cook for one but it was also a process of learning what would please me, just me.
DeleteHmm...and Bonnie Riatt. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteOnline shopping is pretty slow, too!
ReplyDeleteI did receive a package from Amazon today, but we did holler "Thank you" as he hurried off the porch.
ReplyDeleteWe use a lot of salad greens and other fresh fruits and vegetables and milk and eggs, most of which do not keep for a month. We could change our ways, I suppose, but we are pretty safe as we shop at our local Safeway. I think the clerks are now wearing masks and gloves. I hope so for their sake. I do worry about them. I'll find out the new rules for shopping when we go tomorrow morning.
I'm managing every 10 days or so and I suspect I could go a bit longer but I find myself anxious to get and back again.
ReplyDeleteTake care and stay well!
I found I have cut back on many things and really am not missing much. I eat less via smaller portions. Instead of a full glass of milk I am now content with a half.I do have to struggle to keep my weight up but have maintained.
ReplyDeleteI do miss fresh greens a lot but am managing.
My wife has been going to the store once or twice a week, in the morning when you have to be 65 or older to get in. I keep telling her to stop, we can manage, but she insists. We did do curbside delivery the other day ... it seemed pretty safe.
ReplyDeleteWe can go 3 weeks and maybe more. We tend to eat simple meals revolving around vegetables (some of which I now buy frozen). Plus, kale seems to last forever! I buzzed Bob's hair this week. It looks good if I may say so myself. Now, if only he could trim mine.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY EASTER, OLGA!!!
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