Plans for Social Distancing!

I haven’t done a blog post in a while!! Life has been so busy and I was honestly having a hard time thinking of new material!! My goal is to be more creative and think of things to write! Now is the perfect time since things are not so normal right now! WTF IS GOING ON?!  I can’t even put my head around this whole COVID -19 stuff! Social media is not helping with the stress & anxiety! I never in a million years thought something like this would happen! We are living in a scary time right now! I also do not know how parents are doing it!! HUGE props to you guys! I cannot imagine how your are adjusting with kids at home, working from home, not working at all, cleaning, cooking , I mean ALL OF IT!  It’s only Derrick and I and I am so overwhelmed with the amount of grocery shopping we’ve been doing! That’s nothing compared to what the parents are doing!

YES, I admit I was that crazy person to get anxious and head to the grocery store for food and cleaning supplies! I had a couple moments! BUT I PROMISE I DID NOT HOARD!  Reading all the posts on pages I follow, scrolling through social media my brain just went into panic mode! I couldn’t help it! I’m much better now & adjusting to the new normal as best I can!

Had to cancel a trip- but that’s okay! I would rather not travel right now- we will all be able to travel again soon enough is what I keep telling myself! It will make traveling that much more fun! 

I really enjoy cooking but we did eat out on the weekends and I am missing that right now! I enjoy having friends over and I am missing that as well! Social distancing sucks but we have to do it! I’m hoping we save some money! Then blow it all when things are back to normal again 😂 

I don't want to become lazy so I am trying to think of things I can do on the weekends and after I work to do to keep myself going! I am fortunate to have a job where I am still allowed to work and remotely! 

Some of the meals I’ve decided to cook 

- homemade meatballs and sauce

- tacos for dayssss beef turkey chicken (switch off days) 

- pork chops with mini potatoes and veggie

- roasted veggies (Brussels, broccoli, onions, beets, asparagus) with a meat like chicken or steak 

- salsa chicken in the crockpot ( boneless chicken, salsa, black beans, corn) cook on low 8 hours shred chicken! So easy! You can have it with veggies, rice, over salad! 

- got a couple frozen pizzas! 

- chicken and veggie soup! 

- shrimp rice and veggies 

What are you cooking??  Give me new ideas! 

I also plan on supporting a couple local places by doing curbside pick up! We have a few favorites that we need to support in a time like this. 

I still plan on working out as much as I can! I feel it’s important even if it’s just a walk outside. 

I plan on reading some books! I have a couple I bought a while ago that I promised myself I would start and finish! 

I plan on touching base with friends and family throughout this whole process. Facetiming, group chats, sending funny pictures, etc. 

I plan on organizing our second bedroom. The past year we've been here we have just thrown stuff in that room and it's become worse and worse over time LOL 

I plan on buying flowers for the house because I read somewhere that having flowers in the house puts you in a better mood! 

The best thing we can do for ourselves right now is to be positive and not panic, rumors of shelters in place who knows if it will happen but if it does at least we know what we would have to do because many of us are doing it now! I hope this virus goes away quickly and nobody I know gets it!