Yesterday was my pj day, which means today is my “errands” day. Given the current flu environment, my goal was to get out and get things done as early as possible. As early as a Sunday morning would allow, that is, given all the blue laws in mine and neighboring states that limit store hours. But my thought turned to “get out and do my errands while the religious community is watching church online.”
So that’s what I did, and I was fairly successful. There were no lengthy lines at the grocery store as others had reported just a day earlier, and I was in and out within a half hour (bringing a list of “must haves” really helps speed things along), although I did find the experience almost equal to a gym workout as I found I had to find creative ways to get those items that were on the back of the highest shelf—climbing up a shelf to reach, finding a long item to help move the item closer to the shelf’s edge. I’m just going to bring a yard stick and step ladder with me next time I go shopping!
Diet wise: still on track! But I do see challenges going forward as cities and towns, states, and even entire countries are shutting down in effort to slow the spread of covid-19. The trickle-effect will be vast and touch every industry, even distribution of goods to grocery stores and pharmacies. I expect that some of the healthier food products that I have enjoyed the last half year may become very hard to find soon, like almond milk, raw coconut water, cashews, fresh produce, etc., as delivery systems start to slow or stop completely. For example, I like to make my own mayo instead of purchasing it from the store as I know if I make it there will be no sugars or preservatives in it. The ingredients needed are olive oil, eggs, salt, mustard powder, and lemon juice. Nothing that can’t stand the test of a few weeks time, but once made and because there are no preservatives, it’s only good for about a week whereas a bottle of Cains would probably last years. I also use my homemade mayo as the base for salad dressings, so that too would suffer. If there is no unsweetened almond milk for my coffee, I may just have to give up coffee completely, and that would be a major change and I almost equate that to a smoker giving up cigarettes, and yes, I know what that’s like as I gave up smoking 25 years ago. So in short, my biggest worry these days is how to maintain my Whole 30 plan in this era of pandemic-induced shortages.
For today, things are on plan, a visit to the scale revealed another 1.5 pounds gone, and I will keep at it as long as society’s grocery systems hold on. At least we have our own egg-producing chickens so breakfasts will be spared.
Sunday prayers online,
The faithful find solid hope,
Peace be with you all.