You know all those desert island games that we played as kids? What albums? What movies?
Well, let’s get this straight- I’d need spotify, because there I would be tired of the same ten albums after maybe a day. Same with books and movies….
But in my stay at home to save lives sort of existence, these are the things that are getting me through the days:
- My sense of humor- if you can’t laugh, you’re done…
- my nook and Barnes and Noble app- reading is saving me, and being able to switch up genre is brilliant
- writing
- games, both ipad and board
- ability to text/facetime my friends
- salty snacks (seriously- if there was ever a doubt about sweet v salty, salty will win out every time)
- walk- I take two socially distanced walks a day. I take my dog to the park which is 3 long blocks away- we loop the park once and come home. Then I walk to market or target and pick up one or two things (one long block and 4 short ones- stores have markers on the floor to show where people to stand)
- My desk calendar where I flip the page to see the new day
- soap
- moisturizer/lotion
- My belief that we will get through this if we work together, but we will fail if we keep arguing (you know- the virus divides and conquers)
I’m so with you on the salty snacks!! Costco sell huge bags of pistachio nuts and I can get through a bowl a day and this isn’t me trying to sound sanctimonious, I just am completely addicted to them! Lovely post. Katie
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At least yours are healthy!! Mine are lime tostitos!!
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I’ve just had to google lime tostitos and they look seriously yummy!! I’ve just made my first ever guacamole using an actual recipe rather than just guessing it … and I reckon your lime tostitos would be great with it … I think I shall have to buy some!
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My daughter introduced me to them….so good
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I alternate between salt and chocolate. Salt would be missed more I think, but it’s pretty close… 🙂
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For me…no contest….the worst thing to happen now would be running out of hint of lime tostitos…..
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I do love my sweet snacks but I think I’d miss my salty snacks just a touch more.
I notice us first set of commenters have really zoned in on the important part of today’s post. 😉😊
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Seriously…I should have listed it first
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Not a bad list!
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I wouldn’t be able to settle on just three things, either. -maybe one of them could be a Kindle with internet access. 🙂
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Mine would have to have internet too
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I think the deserted island scenario kind of died with the internet. We have all the shows, movies, songs, etc. we could ever want, and some we don’t. All streaming all the time. Unless that island had the hook-up I say, eff you, island. 😉
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Right there with you….
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I’m a fan of the chocolate covered pretzel. The perfect combination of salty and sweet.
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Of course, you can’t go wrong with that….
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I need sweets, of course right now I need to stop baking!
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If baking keeps your mind clear, then go for it.
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It does but well I have little self control at this point, so the diet is shot!
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I think everyone’s diet is shot
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Yeah, I bought a chocolate cream pie and an apple pie and two chocolate puddings and figured I’d eat them over time, but they go bad too soon if you don’t eat them, so that is my main food group now. Oh, and water with grapefruit seed extract in it, so it tastes like soap. And yes, my looks are down the drain lately, coincidentally, but there can be no connection–right?
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So I don’t look in the mirror lately!
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Love my walks!! Put in my ear buds and listen to my tunes!! Hope I’m not singing along to Janis Joplin out loud!! I have a very eclectic play list, anywhere from “Hello County Bumpkin” to “Hair of the Dog” . Keeps me going!!
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It pains me that I should keep my walks to a minimum. So many people here ar3 still not socially distancing. I saw a guy pick up a cigarette butt the other day to smoke. Bad on so many levels…
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Oh wow!! I hear ya! So many people
don’t think it applies to them!!
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EEEUUUW! But that is not only bad, it’s SAD. How did he get to the point that he felt he needed and couldn’t afford to buy some new smokes? 😨
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I know!
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They’re ten bucks a pack these days, compared to $.67 when I was growing up.
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Great list. And the greatest, it seems, is soap (necessiating even more moisturizer).
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I know! So much lotion!!
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I agree, salty trumps sweet. 😊
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I am with you on all of this except regular treks to market or Target. I try to stay out of stores as much as possible these days. Believe me, it’s hard.
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We end up needing things, because I didn’t hoard. Like today, we need tissues because we all have allergies. Yesterday I bought Lysol spray for my doormen
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I get it. We didn’t hoard either (I’m counting toilet paper right now). I just think a lot of people don’t stay home when sick as evidenced by people coughing and not covering mouths during an earlier shopping outing. That’s what convinced me to limit my exposure. But everyone has to do what they need to do.
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I’m going to write about this next week, what’s cautious, what’s overcautious, can you be that…
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Good topic. Unfortunately, people have different definitions and that’s why this thing is still getting worse.
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Pretty much what I’m going to say next week
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I love #8. To flip the calendar and see it’s a new day. I’m walking the neighborhood more often. The pandemic that gave me great legs! ❤
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“The virus divides and conquers” – so true.
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Great survival list. I have to weigh (hopefully not literally) in on the sweet vs. salty. I love and “need” both in times of crisis, but now you have me craving dark chocolate with sea salt–a wonderful combination!
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I have been exercising like crazy. It brings me peace of mind and I found myself craving it this week.
Also, that last one strikes a chord. It’s so true.
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I wish I could exercise more!
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Agreed. Salty snacks are the best! I also have a renewed appreciation for hand cream these days 😊
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Omg, I’m hand cream queen
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I’d love it if you made a post about ‘what five artists’ music would you bring to a desert island or other isolation tank?’ and if you allowed the tricky thing to include solo work–like, Fleetwood Mac would include solo stuff by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham et al., style of thing–
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Maybe I will
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Your list of things to do is great. People I follow have written a lot today, and I have spent much more time reading blogs than usual.
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I think there’s ebb and flow, like in all things. And we all have a need to get stuff off our chests…hopefully blogging can be cathartic in these times
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I hope my eyes last if everyone writes more than usual. I don’t want to miss a thing.
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I’ve found myself spending more time reading through blogs than ever before. It’s amazing how, physically divided, we’re all working harder to come together.
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I hope we are!
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I need salt and some sugar – they bounce me back and forth. I like the big bags of pistachios, too, but potato chips and Tostitos are good, too. Cheese, however, is my most essential food.
I prefer reading actual paper when not reading blogs, so there are stacks of books. Plenty of exercise when you have to do PT, walk dog and yard work!
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If I didn’t have ebooks, I would literally not be functioning now
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Talking to my friends on the phone helps me. I usually text or email, but sometimes I just need to hear their voice! Also reading, even though I can only do it for a short time in the evenings during the weekdays. It’s a chance to disappear into another world, mentally, and I need that right now.
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My reading totals are insane. Reading is clearly my salvation
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I’m just shifting my stuff and cooking.
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My lack of space is crushing me! My daughters stuff from college is just piled everywhere
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I get that too. Hope you’re where you can get outside.
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I’m on a weight loss programme for my knee, so no indulgent eating here – and no alcohol. It’s working but, as I’m limited to only one period of outdoors for exercise per day, it’s going to be slower than I’d like. My knee was recovering really well when I could take a brisk walk outdoors on an hourly basis too 😦 Like yourself, we live in a small apartment & have no garden/outdoor space. As soon as I regain strength & balance, I’ll start following some of the huge range of exercise programmes available online. Reading, music, meditation, writing, blogging, keeping in touch virtually all help. I’ve a number of people leaning on me for emotional support right now though which is terribly draining, but when they’re people you love & who live alone, you have to do what you can.
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We’re all doing what we can, hour by hour and day by day. Some days are better than others….
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