2020 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?

[ElainePG]

I'm stuck in the house. I do need replenishments on some items so I will be stalking the supermarket truck as a delivery is supposed to come tomorrow. Other than that i have been indoors, watching movies, browsing online, and reading here on TPF.

So you're getting deliveries from your supermarket? Have you always done that, or just since COVID-19?

My local market delivers, but I've never used their service. It may come to that at some point. I hope not… I really like going to the market and seeing produce and so on for myself. But if it becomes dangerous, that's what we'll do.

At this point, DH can go for us when we run out of perishables. Though I have no idea what will happen if I send him to the produce section for a fennel bulb! He doesn't have a smart phone, so I can't take a picture of one and text it to him. I guess he'll just have to ask Sal, the produce manager.

 

[ElainePG]

ha - I 'attended' a virtual happy hour with friends this afternoon. it was nice to see everyone.

Oh, isn't that a fun idea! I've heard that people are doing this.
I went for a neighborhood walk this afternoon (the shelter in place order allows this), and lots of other folks had the same idea. We stayed a few feet away from each other, but everyone was so friendly… waving, smiling, wishing each other good thoughts. May it continue to stay this positive.

 

[ElainePG]

Sorry not been around for a couple of days. Very stressful here. Cases increasing slowly by day. Businesses all closing down. Schools closing at the end of the week. My work has been crazy. It’s a large people occupation. I have a team of staff who I’m trying to keep from going into panic mode while in silent panic mode myself. Everyone will be working from home from next week as is DH while home schooling our children for what could be months.
At least we should keep our jobs. It’s very frightening and I’m concerned we might all go mad from lack of interaction. Thank goodness I have a garden!

Also now trying to shop for food for my immediate family plus parents and in-laws as they are on complete lockdown by government for 12 weeks as over 70s. Need TP for 3 households now! Trying to get a good stock of tins etc to them in case we are quarantined completely ourselves. Shops pretty empty but due to refill.

My only real purchase has been an IPad for my dad so he can read books, newspapers and play sudoku! He’s delighted with his new toy! 35% wiped off our pension savings in one week so need to be more careful.

Good luck to you all! Keep well at this difficult time. I hope to be back soon!

Best wishes to you, dear. Keeping on top of three generations (kids, parents, plus you/DH) has got to be super-stressful. And your job, on top of that.

It was a brilliant idea to buy that iPad for your Dad. I don't know if he usually takes books out of the library, but with libraries all closed, the iPad gives him an entire universe of books. Either to purchase, or to download from the digital library system.

 

[whateve]

Gosh, it sounds like stress all around with all three of your kids. I'm so sorry. I don't know which is more worrisome at this point… the health crisis or the economic crisis.

I just heard from my youngest daughter. She gets to start working from home tomorrow. Her husband still has to go to work. He is an insurance agent dealing with the public so I'm worried he'll bring it home. My daughter has health problems so she is high risk.

 

[keodi]

So you're getting deliveries from your supermarket? Have you always done that, or just since COVID-19?

My local market delivers, but I've never used their service. It may come to that at some point. I hope not… I really like going to the market and seeing produce and so on for myself. But if it becomes dangerous, that's what we'll do.

At this point, DH can go for us when we run out of perishables. Though I have no idea what will happen if I send him to the produce section for a fennel bulb! He doesn't have a smart phone, so I can't take a picture of one and text it to him. I guess he'll just have to ask Sal, the produce manager.

Oh no! the Delivery truck is supposed to make deliveries to the supermarket. Ever since the panic buying, it's been difficult to source items I was running low on to start with. My local supermarket is schedule to get a re-stock, the only way to ensure to get what I need is to show up at the supermarket before the truck arrives. At this point I stopped home deliveries due to COVID-19, i'd rather don my mask and get my own produce, eggs, cleaning supplies and paper towels

 

[Sparkletastic]

I listed a couple items last week and plan to keep the proceeds in case I end up losing my current job/project with the state of the world. As long as I am working I plan to keep supporting local businesses.

Offering positive energies and hope that your jobs are safe and secure. Hugs!

Nordstrom is having (unless it's over by now?) a 25% off sale. I wasn't remotely in the mood to buy clothes, but I did pop for a couple of facial products. And I bought another Hermès lip product…

I need to take a peek!!

So you're getting deliveries from your supermarket? Have you always done that, or just since COVID-19?

My local market delivers, but I've never used their service. It may come to that at some point. I hope not… I really like going to the market and seeing produce and so on for myself. But if it becomes dangerous, that's what we'll do.

At this point, DH can go for us when we run out of perishables. Though I have no idea what will happen if I send him to the produce section for a fennel bulb! He doesn't have a smart phone, so I can't take a picture of one and text it to him. I guess he'll just have to ask Sal, the produce manager.

I don’t like grocery shopping so long before the virus scare I would order 80% of my groceries on line. As much as I can, I order deliveries from Amazon, Target, Whole Foods, etc... even WalMart. Almost all of that is on subscription / auto delivery so, I don’t ever have to think about it. What I need just shows up right when I need it.

The remainder I order from my local grocer for pick up. When I get to the store, I run in and get the items I’m picky on (produce, meat, seafood) and check out. Then, I’d pull my car around and have them load all the other stuff into my car. Easy peasy! Love this method!

I’ve tried a number of grocery deliver service going back 15 years-ish. I hate them all because they always pick the worst perishables. I think it’s strategy. Give the crap produce etc. to those getting delivery. Then the items in store are the best.

Pro Tip: Mr. S and I use an app called Any List. We have lists for Groceries (immediate need), Stock up (pantry back stock), Amazon, Hardware and Special Occasion (holiday and party). We can upload brands, quantities, etc. ...even photos of the item.

We log in on the same account and can update and access our shopping lists real time. So, whoever can run by the store always knows exactly what is needed in the house.

 

[ElainePG]

Oh no! the Delivery truck is supposed to make deliveries to the supermarket. Ever since the panic buying, it's been difficult to source items I was running low on to start with. My local supermarket is schedule to get a re-stock, the only way to ensure to get what I need is to show up at the supermarket before the truck arrives. At this point I stopped home deliveries due to COVID-19, i'd rather don my mask and get my own produce, eggs, cleaning supplies and paper towels

Thank you for explaining. I hope your market restocked, and that you were safely able to scoot in and get what you needed.

 

[ElainePG]

I just heard from my youngest daughter. She gets to start working from home tomorrow. Her husband still has to go to work. He is an insurance agent dealing with the public so I'm worried he'll bring it home. My daughter has health problems so she is high risk.

I'm glad your daughter is going to be able to work from home. But you're right… it's worrisome to think of her husband going in and out of the house. I'm sure they're taking very good precautions. But you're the Mom. It's your job to worry.

 

[skyqueen]

I just heard from my youngest daughter. She gets to start working from home tomorrow. Her husband still has to go to work. He is an insurance agent dealing with the public so I'm worried he'll bring it home. My daughter has health problems so she is high risk.

 

[Rhl2987]

@whateve I use the app Scannable to scan all of my tax papers and save them to Dropbox for my accountant to access. I promise you it’s not too difficult to do and it’s very worthwhile! Now I have all my tax papers in one place online for at least the past couple years.

 

[Rhl2987]

I was considering removing all my listings from the classifieds for not to put myself under the stress of shipping out items. The chances to sell are certainly higher atm as everybody is bored and most actual shops are closed, though.

I was considering that but I have two high value items I’d really love to sell before it gets even worse. I guess we’ll see what happens if someone makes an offer at a price I like, but I doubt that will happen. One woman purchased a bag from me and then said her husband said no major purchases and had to cancel. I was disappointed as it would have been enough to tide us over if I end up being out of work soon.

 

[Rhl2987]

Nordstrom is having (unless it's over by now?) a 25% off sale. I wasn't remotely in the mood to buy clothes, but I did pop for a couple of facial products. And I bought another Hermès lip product…

I also bought a couple items. I’ve been wanting to try Vintner’s Daughter but they never allow their items to be discounted, even for Black Friday! When I saw they were 25% off, I decided to get them. The H lip products weren’t included in the sale were they?

 

[Rhl2987]

So you're getting deliveries from your supermarket? Have you always done that, or just since COVID-19?

My local market delivers, but I've never used their service. It may come to that at some point. I hope not… I really like going to the market and seeing produce and so on for myself. But if it becomes dangerous, that's what we'll do.

At this point, DH can go for us when we run out of perishables. Though I have no idea what will happen if I send him to the produce section for a fennel bulb! He doesn't have a smart phone, so I can't take a picture of one and text it to him. I guess he'll just have to ask Sal, the produce manager.

We’ve used grocery delivery on and off for the past couple years. Mostly my husband will go after or during work, but the delivery service is pretty inexpensive and sometimes free! It’s been useful, particularly now.

 

[Rhl2987]

I just heard from my youngest daughter. She gets to start working from home tomorrow. Her husband still has to go to work. He is an insurance agent dealing with the public so I'm worried he'll bring it home. My daughter has health problems so she is high risk.

I hope that your daughter will be okay. Why does your son in law have to go into work as an insurance agent? Can’t that be done remotely?

 

[whateve]

@whateve I use the app Scannable to scan all of my tax papers and save them to Dropbox for my accountant to access. I promise you it’s not too difficult to do and it’s very worthwhile! Now I have all my tax papers in one place online for at least the past couple years.

Thanks! My taxes are done. I finished them yesterday. I used to take everything to an accountant until one year our investment company gave us a free copy of Turbotax. I had already taken our stuff to the accountant but decided to use the program just for fun. The program ended up saving up quite a bit of money over what the accountant did. There were 3 major mistakes in her work, and when I pointed them out, she revised the taxes but didn't apologize or reduce her bill. Ever since then, I've done our taxes myself. My son has a few businesses and I do his taxes too. My daughter used to work for H&R Block and the IRS, so she can answer any questions I might have.

My son is very tech savvy so I'm sure he could scan his papers for me if he was motivated. I'll see how much I can do with the information online before I ask him to do that.