So my “PLAN” was… to take a shower – then go out, return and shower again – right? Sounded perfect… clean to go out, I feel better cause I was all panicked earlier … so I took a shower …
I got out of the shower and put on lotion, I’m all warm and I am all clean and good smelling… I just don’t wanna get fully dressed and go out!! I am comfy – I wanna stay in
So I went to daughter … and said … “so hey … let’s go ahead and let me push the store til tmrw” lol… and she did MY face!!! Lol this one 👉 🤨
Noooo mum, go to the store. I had to do my school work today so you have to go to store now, anyway, isn’t that why you took shower?
Well yes, I had imagined going to the store after the shower but have decided against that lol … that’s gonna be a no. And besides that… homework won’t kill you – virus will … I got a sigh and a eye roll
Tmrw will be fine… I am doing self care tonight… taking the night to be comfy and not be near people…
It’s like Russian Roulette – bleh Do I feel lucky? No… no I do not!
So instead… I was able to bribe with breakfast for dinner – totally yummy … waffles and bacon that we had left … see still food – you can deal for a night… there are drinks and things she can eat. (I improvised cause didn’t have butter lol… she can fully make the same expression “🤨” I have sometimes lol)
It’s funny to see yourself in your child… I wanna say – awww it’s happening lol – you make the same faces as me lol ❤️… we are animated lol 😄✌️
So yeah – today I am gonna do self care – I don’t need a reason – just want the peace – not really in mood to see people … this is my gift to myself ✌️ that’s self care right? Be nice to yourself lol
So I do miss people… but at the same time I don’t want to be around them, near them, or in an enclosed building with them.
So for right now, I just don’t feel like doing that tonight, I’m gonna skip it… I’m too warm – totally comfy, smell good, so clean, want to avoid people – so I fed this woman, she’s full. We good for the night.
I have made the decision that I will self care and not go to the store tonight. It will be tmrw – unless I can find a way to keep pushing it lol – I might try to push this self care thing again tmrw! ✌️
I will go eventually – I just have to pump myself up enough. Bleh… I have tried everything I could think of to NOT have to actually go in store… why is the grocery store not “totally” just online pick up or delivery only!! Stop going in!!!! Stop infecting the store! And other people – little as possible contact
And these stores need to do that… get your online stuff to be able to handle the pick ups quicker… right now you can’t even order or pick up until 2nd week of April 🤨 I can not wait that long 😒 ugh!
They need a better method of operation… protect your public, and your employees! If they closed the store to only pick up or delivery – by using all store employees – they could do it!! Employees be kept more safe and so would we!
Can we do that please??
Well whatever – I’ll wear my big girl panties tmrw, not tonight.
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Self care is important and good. I’ve been combining errands to leave home as little as possible.
The Red Cross commercial, begging for donations, just aired again. I’d usually be there immediately but now my less than ideal immuno system has me staying home. I have, however, committed to The Universe that I’ll do 3 platelet donations if AdamCat dies a peaceful death.
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ps: my dinner was potato chips and an apple.
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Awww… you do have food right? Are you doing ok?
Yeah but I have a teenage daughter … for some reason all teenagers eat you out of house and home lol 🤨😄 … she’s not like the boys cause they are vacuums lol… but she wants her food lol
If was just me, I could push a little longer – but not for 2 of us … ughhh I have to go today 😑
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Plenty of food here. I had a ton of starch-based emergency food when this started but finally added veggies, proteins, and snacks when I shopped last week.
I’m going to have to go out for more tuna, for Adam, soon and will try to pick a store that’s likely to have pkgs of sliced roast beef. I don’t like to cook bacon so I’ll get that on a sandwich or as Walgreen’s “bacon jerky”, which is just cooked bacon.
I am SO thankful to only have to worry about myself and my cats!!
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If you have a Safeway, ours was decent today… plenty of tuna… bought some myself (tuna fish sandwiches is the ONLY seafood we eat lol) I’m pretty sure they had roast beef too… they had a lot. I was surprised
Yeah I don’t mind if I eat or not… but I do her. And the boys … I don’t want them hungry.
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No more Safeways here. Smart&Final was okay last week but only has cheap deli meats. I prefer higher quality, lower sodium, options for Adam. I’ll probably check Ralphs or Trader Joes this week.
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What happened to all the Safeway’s?
We don’t have Ralph’s here… but we have Smart & Final… Trader Joe’s, Sprouts etc… the ones near me is a Walmart neighborhood market, a Safeway and a Raleys
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Raleys? I’ve never heard of that one!
I think Safeway was absorbed by someone. Yes, the internet says it’s now owned by Albertsons… so ours changed names or closed.
Off the top of my head, Long Beach has several each of Albertsons, Ralphs, Trader Joes, Stater Bros, Food 4 Less, NorthGate Mkt, Whole Foods, and Gelsons. I know there are more but I’m blanking on their names.
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It’s actually Raley’s Bel Air 🤨 … but they shorten to Raley’s … yeah that’s the expensive one 🤨
Oh wow regarding Safeway… I did not know that! Ours still operates as Safeway… they are decently priced…
We have Whole Foods too… oohhh yeah there is Food 4 Less here and we also have one called Food Co… and we have Trader Joe’s
But I do not know the other ones you mention – we don’t have those other ones up here
And when I say have … they are not in MY area, they are in the BIG city near me…
My options are… neighborhood Walmart – the cheapy one (kinda of a crappy store – Walmart wanted to put in a full blown Walmart before that came in – the people here fought it and said no way… our little tiny town could not handle a big giant Walmart and they wanted to put it smack dab in the middle of town 🤨… so anyway – people protested and we said no… so we got this neighborhood market instead 🤨😄✌️ they are cheap… just the store is crappy)
My other option is Safeway… decent good store – but usually always crowded – averagely priced … I do like the awards points you can get and use for gas and stuff
And then my final option… Raley’s (also known as Raley’s Bel Air) why is this one even here – it’s expensive – beautiful store, good selections, all of it… but it’s expensive!! I never shop here unless it absolutely unavoidable 🤨 love the store just don’t like the prices.
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Vons is the only store I know that gives reward points, and only for gas.
The super fancy market here is Gelson’s… used to be a solo store that was frequented by celebrities but now they’re a chain.. still super fancy. Bristol Farms is a close 2nd but most of them closed or became some chain that I can’t stand.
The local Albertsons, about 2 small blocks away, is sooo horrible – atmosphere, selection, and never more that 2 cashiers – that I don’t know anyone who shops there unless desperate.
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I hope your store is practicing social distancing. Several around here are. I understand that limiting people inside is part of the new regulations but stores are interpreting it differently.
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Eh… I will blog the experience shortly 🤨😄✌️
There was no limiting anyone that I saw … but was not crazy crowded- still though there were people!! Lol
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I haven’t gone out at all for anything – with the exception of work… for – I don’t even remember … it’s been awhile.
Gonna do all I can, so no more store again for awhile … but I still don’t have the space or ability to stockpile much. So whatever – I’ll do what I can
When I was 16, I lost all but 1 pint of blood – I almost died… I had an emergency blood transfusion… people saved my life with blood donation ❤️
And in return – I used to donate blood all the time… as much as I could, for years and years… but I am not allowed to anymore… not with the cancer stuff and also I had Graves’ disease which is autoimmune/thyroid thing… so those 2 things they won’t allow me to do anymore.
Well- I will pray for you and Adam cat to have that peace when he passes. (Which hopefully he holds off – cats have 9 lives right? )
FYI – I keep living through things that I could die with ✌️ he sounds tough like me … My time will eventually come too- I also hope mine will be peaceful and a very LONG time from now… I know he is not well – but he sounds tough – like a little fighter … is he stubborn? Does he have a stubborn personality? Just curious ✌️
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AdamCat isn’t stubborn but he’s strong. When healthy, he didn’t take shit from any cat… not even PCB. And he used to try to fight raccoons. Now he’ll growl at stray cats but knows he’s too weak to fight them.
He’s had a dramatic appetite reduction this week. He was already skin and bones so that has me worried. But I can only do my best… putting out as many foods as it takes to get some calories into him (I should probably go buy some sandwiches with bacon or roast beef).
Did you ever donate platelets? I hate it!! Takes a long time, my “tricky” veins mean I can’t move my arms or fingers at all, and I usually get freeeezing cold followed by muscle cramps. Committing to 3 donations is a big deal for me!!
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No I’ve only done blood donations. It’s been a long time since they let me… I was probably about 27 the last time I was able to give blood. So 20 years ago 😮 Oh my god! I didn’t realize was that long ago 😮 – just blew my own mind lol
I just googled the platelets … no thank you! Double needle – nope 😳
That sounds like it would be a thing on your body… I can understand that… they remove the platelets from the blood and then return the unused portion back to you?
My body would be pissed lol … nah just take it all – I don’t need that back lol
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Yeah… they pull blood from one arm, run it through a machine, and return the de-plateleted blood into the other arm. Apparently there’s some chem added.. I don’t recall what… which is what gives me the chills. Most people are fine but my veins are narrow and I if I move at all, sometimes as little as wiggling a finger, the needle gets blocked and the machine alarm sounds.
But you get to watch a dvd or netflix while you donate, cause it can take 2 hrs or more.
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😮😮 oh wow! Better be a really good movie!! Lol
Do they give you cookies and orange juice too?
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You get to pick from drawers of dvds or their netflix account. Yes, all the snacks, OJ, cranberry juice, and/or water you want. I usually have Cheese-Its and OJ, and pocket cookies and water for later.
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Ok… but they really should be ordering you a pizza 🍕 too for that platelet thing lol kidding … but that’s a pretty big thing. That is very sweet and honorable of you.
I miss being able to donate blood. I don’t like needles – but people saved my life with their blood once and kinda have my whole life technically… so I just always appreciate and want to do that for someone else too… with the cancer and previous Graves’ disease – I will never be allowed to donate again ☹️ … I am O+ 🩸
Thank you for doing that 🥰❤️ that is such a sweet way to commemorate Adam cat… you have a really good heart
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Thankfully, I don’t mind needles – cause it usually takes several attempts and lots of wiggling to hit my veins.
I agree, I should get pizza!!!
They once gave $25 in amazon gift cards.. I was at that drive immediately!!
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ps: it’s not to commemorate Adam, it’s offering a trade for him to have an easy passing. If he doesn’t pass peacefully, the deal is off.
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Lol 😄😄
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I always wear my big panties…. Here many of the shops are restricting home delivery to at risk groups. My plan is basically dive into the small local shop. No range but it will be so less exposure time.
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Lol… yeah well… sometimes those panties are overrated ✌️
I just didn’t and still don’t wanna go… but I suppose I have to be an adult today 😒 … so alright panties are on, but they are bunchy lol
I have 3 grocery stores – all are big …
The cheap one – the shelves are bare and it’s packed constantly!!! Low income store… always packed… Oh my god!
The medium priced one – is a little better … still crowded and I don’t trust these people or the carts 🛒… ugh … and shelves still pretty bare (it’s like suddenly we are 3rd world country!!) … this store is ok… but still busy and bare (I don’t feel comfortable in this one)
And the expensive one… well I like that one… is less crowded, and better stocked … but it’s expensive – so you pay for that.
I don’t have any little stores unless is a convenience store which is like a gas station … or a drug store like CVS or Walgreens … but I need actual things they only carry junk mostly
I’m not sure which one to pick… I don’t wanna spend a lot of money – but I know the expensive one have stuff and be less people so bleh – I might be spending money 🤨
I believe out here… they open 2 hours earlier for the at-risk and elderly ONLY.
But pick and delivery is open to whoever usually – but you can’t even do that now unless you want groceries 2 weeks or more from now lol – maybe I will order again online for 2 weeks from now after I go to store lol
I am still young-“ish” … but I just had a lot of medical issues and still have some – so just makes me nervous now. Plus I am sooo tired of doctors and hospitals – oh god … I don’t wanna see them again so soon for any reason!!! I am really getting tired of fighting for my life lol … god!! (If you have ever seen the movie Napoleon Dynamite, the way I say “god” right there is the same way he said it lol) ✌️
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