One Year Later

I got my first of two shots today!  Yippee.  

It was one year ago when we were all confused and wary of what was to come.   I had just returned from Florida and decided to self-isolate for two weeks and ......well we all know what happened.   I remember when hearing  TV doctor/commentartors were saying 12 to 18 months, it was hard to wrap my head around that long.

The mega site I went to was so super organized and so efficient and I was compelled to thank each health care worker and US Army personnel I passed.  

So what I have learned in the last year?

• Retirement is great, Corona Virus and all
• Not everyone follows the rule....wait I knew that
• I didn’t really mind staying home....I knew that too
• I learned to Zoom!
• I learned to use Instacart
• I learned that the automatic rolling into the next episode of a TV series is deadly!

I never ran out of things to do and on as a funny aside, I never ran out of so many things.....so what have I not had to buy in the last year.....here are a few of them.

• I didn't have to buy any toothpaste having just opened the last box from the big box multi-tube purchase that has been in my linen closet.
• Tea!  All kinds. Regular, herbal, bags and loose

• Jello
• I didn't have to buy of body lotion - time to combine these partial bottles and create a new fragrance!
  
  
  
• I didn't have to buy laundry detergent although I have been waiting for this last jug o' Tide to be empty so I can switch to tablets from Blue Land or Grove
• I didn't need to buy any Scrub Daddy's or scouring pads
• I didn't need to buy bar soap.  Buying hand milled soaps has always been a weakness to me.   Some buy candles or trinkets or jewelry from craft shoes or bazaars, I buy soaps.
  
  
  
• I haven't had to buy any candles either.....think of all those years of fundraisers for co-workers children and you have a cabinet full of candles.

• I didn't need to buy any make-up.....I mean I haven't worn any in a year!  I am sure it should be replaced.
• I didn't need to buy hair products either.   I think it is time to trash the ones I know I  will never use.  

• I didn't need to buy greeting cards, sympathy cards, get well cards......
• I surely didn't need to buy any stitching supplies BUT DID as I tried to single-handedly keep a couple of cross stitch stores in business.

So, I was able to remained showered, lotioned up, with clothes clean and teeth brushed and able to communicate by sending cards in the mail at no cost for a year....yes, I had a roll of stamps too!  It is not that I am a hoarder of supplies.....or maybe the harsh reality is that I am!   Could be I need an intervention.  It is the one thing I do blame on my parents who lived through the Depression - having provisions.  Isn't a good homemaker one that always has two of all household necessities on the shelf?   Snow storm coming, you will never find me at the grocery store.  

Thanks for stopping buy.......stitching update next time.......still wearing my mask......stay safe and keep on stitching.