If There Is A Second And Or Third Wave Are You Preparing?

I've always had a well stocked back-up pantry as did my mother and MIL. My kids started doing likewise when they got places of their own.

We're not hoarders, just good planners.

When I restock my bathrooms with the last of the back-up TP, I grab another 36 pack from Costco. Why would I wait to deplete what's in the bathrooms themselves? I use the same method with other paper goods, cleaning supplies, OTC medicines, pet supplies, canned goods, dry goods, baking supplies and frozen foods.

Like I said, it's just good planning. If there's a second wave, my pantry will be ready for it. If there's no second wave, my pantry will be ready for that.
 
Probably not...I’m barely surviving this one mentally. I’ll move in with my daughter.

I live alone..nobody to talk to all day...go out once a week to get food, etc.

I have anxiety which has gotten worse...add depression to that now.

It was only at the beginning that TP and water were hard to get....and the sanitizer stuff.

My daughter has mailed me covid care packages that included masks, sanitizer and clorox wipes.

Also, with stores limiting how much you can buy, there is plenty of water, etc...at least here in Fresno.

If there is a meat shortage, I wouldn’t notice...not a big meat eater.
 
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CeeCee said:
Probably not...I’m barely surviving this one mentally. I’ll move in with my daughter.

I live alone..nobody to talk to all day...go out once a week to get food, etc.

I have anxiety which has gotten worse...add depression to that now.

It was only at the beginning that TP and water were hard to get....and the sanitizer stuff.

My daughter has mailed me covid care packages that included masks, sanitizer and clorox wipes.

Also, with stores limiting how much you can buy, there is plenty of water, etc...at least here in Fresno.

If there is a meat shortage, I wouldn’t notice...not a big meat eater.
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Ceecee, what other activities did you do before? Do you have friends from those activities that you can talk to or maybe Skype with? Are you able to get out in your neighborhood and walk? You would be surprised at the many others that may also be doing that. You are still able to "social distance" while walking.
Sadly I have found too many of my senior acquaintances rely on "social media" as a substitute for interacting with others. Believe it or not, now may be a good time to strengthen your acquaintances. Is there someone more in need of assistance than you may be? I have picked up groceries for neighbors who can't get out for health reasons. Deliver with gloves and a mask and you will feel great about helping another.
We have a Next Door App and have made the acquaintance of some neighbors who asked us to grab a lawn chair and a mask and bring a beverage and join them in their yard at a safe distance. Maybe you could start something like that.
I know first hand what it is like to be lonely and I have had to figure out my own strategies for not going bonkers.
 
LindaB said:
Ceecee, what other activities did you do before? Do you have friends from those activities that you can talk to or maybe Skype with? Are you able to get out in your neighborhood and walk? You would be surprised at the many others that may also be doing that. You are still able to "social distance" while walking.
Sadly I have found too many of my senior acquaintances rely on "social media" as a substitute for interacting with others. Believe it or not, now may be a good time to strengthen your acquaintances. Is there someone more in need of assistance than you may be? I have picked up groceries for neighbors who can't get out for health reasons. Deliver with gloves and a mask and you will feel great about helping another.
We have a Next Door App and have made the acquaintance of some neighbors who asked us to grab a lawn chair and a mask and bring a beverage and join them in their yard at a safe distance. Maybe you could start something like that.
I know first hand what it is like to be lonely and I have had to figure out my own strategies for not going bonkers.
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Yes to most of your questions...except I’m not comfortable getting together with people even with social distancing...my anxiety is health triggered so you can imagine how cautious I am...

the walking fills less than hour of my day. It’s all the long rest of the day that’s getting to me.

I don’t even have my dog to talk anymore. :(

Thanks for all the suggestions though, I do appreciate them and I do try but ..I’m always full of excuses tbh.
 
CeeCee said:
Yes to most of your questions...except I’m not comfortable getting together with people even with social distancing...my anxiety is health triggered so you can imagine how cautious I am...

the walking fills less than hour of my day. It’s all the long rest of the day that’s getting to me.

I don’t even have my dog to talk anymore. :(

Thanks for all the suggestions though, I do appreciate them and I do try but ..I’m always full of excuses tbh.
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I'm sorry to hear the anxiety in your reply. I don't know what I would do without my dogs to talk to. Have you thought about adopting another pet?
I really do understand because of my own circumstances. I have underlying health issues as well. Luckily I enjoy solitary pursuits such as reading, crocheting, crafts and writing. What about your interests?
 
I've been prepping for years and I'm pretty well stocked up for the resurgent waves of COVID that are probably coming.....I've even quietly handed out some N-95's to the few people whom I know.
Few people is the operative word. I'm alone a lot and I'm having some free floating, unfocused anxiety and depression.
Things will be better when I'm fully recovered from that hernia surgery a week ago. It wasn't quite the easy little operation I was led to believe.
 
Repondering said:
I've been prepping for years and I'm pretty well stocked up for the resurgent waves of COVID that are probably coming.....I've even quietly handed out some N-95's to the few people whom I know.
Few people is the operative word. I'm alone a lot and I'm having some free floating, unfocused anxiety and depression.
Things will be better when I'm fully recovered from that hernia surgery a week ago. It wasn't quite the easy little operation I was led to believe.
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Sorry to hear about the surgery and hope that you recover post-haste! As for the mental health symptoms - I think we all have them by now. At least you are prepared and that should help limit some of the anxiety that others face. Get Well Soon!
 
Apparently some believe preparing is a joke. Aren't vaccines we all get way to prepare for things coming like the flu season? Living in Houston we are in the path of hurricanes. When a hurricane develops in the Gulf of Mexico all people along the coast start to prepare for the possibility of the storm hitting their area. Experience tells all peoples along the coast despite the apparent track of these storms one needs to prepare for any possibility of a sudden change of direction of the storm. There is a classic story of people in Gulfport, MS or perhaps it was Biloxi where people ignored the warning of an approaching Hurricane and had a hurricane party. They were all killed when the building they were partying was disintegrated by the storm.
 
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