Staying home? Beware of this:
Here’s a social distancing tip you may not have considered until you’ve spent at least 24 hours in lock-down in your own home.
Maintain a distance of 6 meters between you and:
- The fridge
- The kitchen cupboards
- The pantry
- The normal emergency food stash
- The apocalypse emergency stash
- The car emergency stash
- The kids school lunch snack stash
- The kids own secret candy stash
- The birdseed/pet kibble/dog treats stash…
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Anyway. Yesterday I went to the garage fridge to get a carton of milk he bought as backup last week. You know, when I had my meltdown about all this panic buying and hording…
Note: I usually keep certain food items in that fridge even during non-pandemic times so I don’t have to shop as often. But in my view he went a little overboard in the canned and frozen food department, which is why I’ve been avoiding going into the garage lest I get pelted by random towers of non-perishables. But I digress…
Anyway.
When I opened the backup fridge I found the most amazing surprise. This:
Here I thought we were out of chocolate!
Never mind that this is boozy chocolate. Society has broken down, there are no rules! I can eat booze chocolates any time I want! It’s not like I’m driving anywhere these days…
Ha.
I think this is left over from Christmas… π
So that’s what’s happening in my little corner of Toronto during quarantine day 7. I’m not yet losing it, technically, although I find myself socially isolating from family members at regular intervals during the day… Some parts of the days are more trying than others.
We’re fine. I’m fine. We’re fine… π·
Stay home. Wash your hands. This virus has the ability to stay alive on inanimate objects for a while…
Italy is in dire state. I have family there. Please stay home.
Stay healthy. Stay safe.
And stay away from the constant noshing!
A full fridge and pantry is a nightmare when you have time upon your hands π
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‘are’ not ‘is’!
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Yep… π
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I have been noshing nonstop every chance I get. Because we have no time for real breaks at work. And we are burning through calories at an astronomical rate throwing 40-50 pound boxes of produce. I work again today, and I’m not looking forward to it
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β€ You can do it.
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It was slower today. Until another 2000 pounds of potatoes came in. The grocery manager reassigned a meat department guy and a grocery guy to help me.
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Cool. You’re all superheros in my book.
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Thank youπ
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Oh, great, you just told the world you have a stash of..well…everything. In the event of a zombie apocalypse, they know whose house to break into. π
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Oh I recognize that box as I bought the exact same one at Christmas with the intention of gifting it to a friend, but then I ate one or two myself every night and I don’t even drink! I finally threw the rest of the box away when there were only a few left. Best not to have that kind of temptation in the house.
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I love them even more from the freezer! π
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I feel like a weirdo now (even though I was a weirdo before π€·π»ββοΈ) I actually am eating less with this whole self isolation going on. We have enough food…itβs just all sweet crap and Iβm not really huge on sweets. Except those boozy chocolates you got there…Iβd try those anyday.
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I had 3 today…they taste better from the freezer, come to think of it. π³π
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Chocolate frozen is so goodπ
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Reeses cups. So good from the freezer.
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I feel a little guilty for saying this but that is honestly the only way I’ll eat Reeses cups is if they have been frozen…
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LOL well, you had a good treat!
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We have a box of beer-filled chocolates in the house.
The combination doesn’t appeal to me and my partner dislikes beer.
It will be interesting to see who will be the first to get desperate enough to eat them.
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That does not sound appealing to me either. π³
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You remind me of one of Mark Twainβs [many] famous quip: βI can resist anythingβ¦ except temptation.β Your post is a wonderful poke in the eye of morbidness.
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Thanks! π I just ate a brandy filled chocolate bean. At 1:30 pm. ππ
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I have a friend (who coincidentally also lives in Ontario) who has been starting happy hour at 4:30 every day now. She calls it “coping” and has pretty much said the same thing as you: there are no rules in these troubling times and nowhere to go, so why not.
I plan on doing my own coping later this afternoon.
Hell, since I’m home today, I could cope my way over to the liquor cabinet and make myself a Bloody Mary. Nobody would be the wiser.
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my ice cream bday cake awaits to be eaten on april 7, 49 years of unhealthy eating habits (as opposed to just eating unhealthy) and 11 pounds lighter has honestly kept me in check. Did you actually eat animal treats ?
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Hey, you pay attention when you read!! π β€
No I have not dipped into the dog/cat treats. Yet. But beware the PMSing woman, is what I'm sayin'. lol
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ok…
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I am lightening fast asa reader….but then I tend to do everything quickly except run
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Iβm going to weigh a billion pounds before this is over….
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You’re a fast reader. π
And yes, it’s hard here…blah. 7 days and counting.
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