Today is Saturday, April 4, 2020 and I'm on day 4 of 30 days of blogging from home while quarantined through the month of April.
Today is grocery day. *sigh* I have been spoiled by grocery delivery service for years! I remember I started getting groceries delivered in 2015 by amazon prime and I haven't looked back. Grocery delivery is great for people like me who get extreme anxiety about leaving the house and panic attacks. When we moved to Michigan from San Francisco last year, I found shipt as a great way to get my groceries delivered from Meijer (a local grocery chain). The last time we got groceries delivered was the first week of March when Eddie and I were home sick with an upper respiratory infection (I still can't help but wonder if it was Covid-19. We'll never know. The doctor's office didn't even mention it when we both went in to get checked out.) We actually had a small batch of groceries delivered TWICE that week! It was great! Gatorade and soup on demand! Well, there hasn't been openings in the shipt app for delivery OR pick up since then. I've tried logging in at all times of the day and night, and just like the unemployment websites, nothing is going through. I also tried looking at availability for other stores in our area for delivery or pick-up. No openings there either. So, it's with hesitation and trepidation, that we gear up to go to Meijer. I hated going to Meijer before the pandemic, and it's not going to be any more comfortable now. Honestly though, it's border-line exciting thinking of being able to shop for things in person now. I can have the LUXURY of impulse buys and last minute comfort items. I will get it done as fast and and safely as I can.
Yesterday was day of sunshine and warmer weather. I thought we could work outside this weekend in our yard and garden. It's still pretty cool and overcast and the rain of last night and this morning is keeping everything weighed down with moisture. I can't wait for the sun to return. While walking near sunset yesterday, I enjoyed the way the light streamed down the roads of our neighborhood, silhouetting cats, squirrels and chipmunks running to and fro as they take over roads where there is no longer car traffic.
I had delusions of grandeur for today about springing out of bed, doing a work-out and then a shower. Possibly doing my hair and makeup. It could still happen. Maybe tomorrow. For now we are binge watching Ozark which has been a good distraction. Jason Batemen's character deals with never-ending stress filled days that we relate to so much more than ever. The stress is triggering things in Eddie and I that we normally don't deal with. My IBS has my stomach perpetually on the verge of purging, my fibromyalgia is back with a vengeance, along with skin issues, higher anxiety... you get the picture.
I don't have any main topics to discuss today. I'm just allowing myself to lazily write what comes to mind and discuss things I would be discussing mindlessly with co-workers or passing friends. Thanks for taking the temporary place of those outlets. I am always here for you to talk to as well. I'm getting so many new readers and messages of support and it fills me with hope and gratitude to see our online community come together. Don't forget to share this blog with anyone who you think could benefit from my content. Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you back here tomorrow!
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