I’m sitting here feeling so burned out. I’m debating about whether or not I even have the energy to eat dinner. It is not like I ran a marathon today. But I did wake up, make the bed, take the dogs out, pack up some of the office, take pictures for Poshmark & Mercari, list some items, go to the grocery store, and I think that is about it. That was a lot for me to do, considering I am working with like -100% energy. If you have a mental illness, I know you understand where I am coming from.
I went to the Walmart Family Market because it is closer to our home and (supposedly) cheaper than other grocery stores. When I left, I’m ashamed to say that my bill was $160. For TWO people. I do not know when I have ever spent that much at the store. I got some bread items, cereals, salad items, trail mix ingredients, black bean burgers & sweet potato fries, some frozen vegetables, chips, granola bars, peanut butter crackers, and some fruit. Some how I managed to spend what it would take me two days to make being a Veterinary Assistant back in the day. -_-
This is a picture of me before I go into Walmart. Notice how I am trying to pose but, as always, something is wrong. There is a hair stuck in my eyelash it appears.
Anyone else over this social distancing thing? Ugh, it is miserable having to always wear a mask. Thankfully, I had some new masks come in that I ordered from Ebay forever ago. I’ve tried wearing the cloth ones but they have never fit my face right. It’s interesting to see how some people take the mask wearing very seriously while others decide to not wear one. I was prefer to er on the side of caution and keep something hot & uncomfortable covering my mouth right now. With my immune system, it is better to not roll the dice.
Currently I am reading Thats Mental By Amanda Rosenberg. I’m on the fence about how I feel about it. I will have to let you know when I am deeper into the book. I’ve definitely laughed at some of the statements, as they are relatable. I read a chapter today that discussed disassociating & feeling numb. That chapter really hit home with where I am in my life right now. At the same time, I almost feel this book would be more helpful for someone trying to understand mental illness, as opposed to someone experiencing it. It’s worth the read for me though. I’m realizing I greatly appreciate writing that has relatable sarcasm with a ring of truth.
He’s Rotten
Grizzly decided to sit on my brush when I was about to dry my hair earlier. He felt that if he licked my dryer (it was off) and plopped on my brush that this would enhance his chance of getting pets. Grizzly is such a sweet cat that it is hard to not love on him. When the hair dryer comes on though, he quickly disappears. Unlike my husband and chihuahua that will come lay on the bed specifically to listen to the noise.
Yesterday, I made the decision to venture out to get some Corona Virus supplies. I did not want to go out but my concern was that people will buy out all the supplies and there will be none. When I looked on Amazon, a lot of hygiene products were back ordered until April. Fun Times. (I will tell you what I spent on toilet paper later…). My adventure started out in CVS. Surprisingly, I was the only one with a buggy. It was oddly quiet in not only CVS but everywhere. There were almost no cars on the road and things were silent. It was eerie. I do think that in CVS people were silently survival shopping. Customers seemed to either be holding soap or on the medication aisle. After doing some laps around the aisles, I ended up with a cart that looked like this:
Thankfully, I came to my senses and realized that spending $20 for a small Tide & buying 2 mouth washes (that will take us 2 years to use) was a bad financial investment. Also, my goal is not to hoard products. I ended up with some dish soaps, tissues, immune boosters, cough drops, anti bacterial sprays, ONE mouth wash, and a Brita pitcher. I’m surprised so many people are turning to bottled waters as opposed to buying pitchers that will filter the water from your sink. It just seems like a much better deal so I invested the $20. My total spend in CVS was a whopping $88, which was painful. However, I feel much better knowing I have some medical & antibacterial supplies in the house. When I get strong enough, I’m sanitizing every dam thing. Onto Walmart…..
They had a lot of toilet paper and paper towels left, as you can see above ha! Walmart was wiped clean of those items. Also, not in attendance were the Clorox wipes and hand sanitizers. I did not expect them to have any though after watching news reporters discuss toilet paper being the current “hot commodity” in preparation for the Corona Virus. Also, a pack of 4 Scott TP rolls were up to $60,000 on an Ebay Auction before it was shut down. I’m sure some idiot out there wanted to make the news paying that much. If people had any reasonable sense I would think they would wipe the vitamin aisle clean before they went for the toilet paper. Thankfully, this was the only aisle that looked this bare. Walmart was pretty well stocked with certain things. Bread was definitely looking scarce. My buggy, however, was not.
Some of the items that are stuffed in this cart are frozen foods, snacks, hygiene items (minus the toilet paper), canned food, bottled water, Tide, and of course 3 bags of my husband’s prized cool ranch Doritos. This was his main request when I asked him what he wanted me to buy for my Corona Virus shopping trip. He also liked the idea of canned Chef Boy pasta & meatballs. This kind was no where to be found so he will be surviving off raviolis. I hate to say that this Walmart trip Cost us around $214. The good news is that we have enough pasta to last us a long time. My buggy was crazy heavy to push & even more exhausting to load into my husbands really tiny car. After finally lugging everything inside, my stash looked like this:
Fun Times. The excitement did not end there because I had to figure out how to get the frozen items in the actual freezer. Currently, the bread is all left out because It just would not fit. My husband can deal with organizing our freezer like a game of Tetris later on to fit them in. The things I could not find at the store yesterday I realized could be found online. Just to make sure my pets were covered, I ordered 5 dry cat & dog food bags. Remembering that I needed some Theraflu K- Cups (because my current cough sounds deathly), I looked those up too. Clearly, I looked at the right time because they had some nighttime Theraflu boxes available.
I bought 2 boxes at $11.49. Notice the sellers below are selling them for $30-$40 a box! There are only EIGHT K-Cups in a box. Ridiculous. Now, the Amazon K-Cups are sold out. My hope is that people got them that can actually use them. As for Amazon, I believe that is what I bought. Make sure to check shipping times because some products are back ordered until April. Ok.. Now for the toilet paper confession…
I decided to look online for toilet paper. Apparently, on Ebay the rolls were being sold as fast as people could post them. It was the same way on Mercari. Either people’s listings were being flagged for price gouging or sold extremely quickly. Upon looking on Poshmark, I found this listing above for 24 (Total) Double Rolls. If I count the “double” part then technically I am getting 48 rolls. I have to think this way to justify the price I paid in my brain. The price was $30 plus the $7.99 shipping. And yall, though I think it is insanity to need toilet paper to survive, I did decide to buy this. The best place for my husband and I to be right now is away from these stores with tons of people. This is all the toilet paper I plan to buy until this is over. Just FYI, I will not be selling our rolls. Check Poshmark & Mercari before stopping by Ebay. On a funny note, if you are interested in some toilet paper necklaces, I did see a seller successfully selling them on Poshmark.
I must confess though that I did sell something. The picture above is of my Chihua, Daisy, in my Ikea bag ready to be shipped out with my orders (or so she thinks). It occurred to me that I had two bags full of BBW travel size hand sanitizer that I had gotten a while back. I knew that I would never go through all of that. So many people cannot find any hand sanitizer right now. I decided to try selling them in lots of 3 for $10 with $2.99 shipping. My lots sold between $8-$10 successfully. A confession I must make is that 1. I would not have gone out to buy these items with the intention to resell them during an epidemic. It would not have felt right. 2. Sometimes, no matter what, it feels icky to be a reseller. With that being said, I had more product than I needed. I sold bundles of hand sanitizer with low shipping. Did I make a profit? Yes. Did I help people? Yes. Was it taking advantage? I’m a bit on the fence. As a buyer, I’m thankful for the products people were selling on Poshmark & Mercari. Though I paid up for them, sellers gave me access to them. I understand the concept of supply & demand. I don’t understand people auctioning off a 4 pack of toilet paper rolls for the price of a new car. In my personal opinion, there is a moral gray line and that is clearly crossing it.
As exciting as this adventure was (NOT) I am completely shopped out. Today, I am going by CVS to pick up my medications that I had filled. Make sure you have refills on your medications. I would go ahead and pick up over the counter medications as well. I’m thankful to have found 2 large bottles of Ibuprofen at Walmart for about $13. I also grabbed anti acid, tums, and Benadryl yesterday at either CVS or Walmart. Everything is running together now. If I stop by Walmart again today it is for some Printer Paper & Gatorade. Hope everyone stays safe & is able to find the supplies that they need. Please try to stay in as much as possible if you are sick. Remember to SHARE. Share your items & be kind. Treat others as you yourself would want to be treated.
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