I haven't really had much to post lately. Trying to keep a positive attitude and stay grateful for all the little (and big) things I have. I'm doing okay. Sometimes it's a struggle to keep a smile on my face and not give away that I'm worried. Sleep is difficult a lot of the time.
I decided to reach out to some of our clients and see how they were doing. I purposefully chose those who were fairly local to me, had health issues in the recent past and who were on the older side. Basically, I called and said that I hadn't talked with them in a few weeks and wanted to make sure everything was okay. I wasn't calling about business, I was calling about them and their families and wanted to know if they needed anything. Do they need toilet paper? Kleenex? Are their supplies holding-up? Do they need me to pick anything up for them? I said that as I was going into the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I could help out if they needed it. I also picked-up a big pack of toilet paper last week and put it in my trunk for anyone who needs it. Everyone was so surprised that someone was checking on them and not wanting anything in return.
These people are more than clients to us, we actually care about them. I told them the same thing I tell everyone I know, "If you need anything, you call or email me. Do NOT feel that you can't reach out. I am fortunate enough to be able to work out of the home, as well as in the home, so I really want you to let me know if you need help".
Turned-out one gal I called was in the hospital. She'd fallen late last week, had surgery as a result and was in a residential rehabilitation center. She hadn't told anyone, apart from her brother. "What can I do to help?", she almost started crying.
The best call I made was to a 95 year-old. She's a firecracker and really smart. We chatted for a minute, she thanked me for calling and then basically, sighed and said "I have a man about to show-up regarding my air conditioner. I should go so I can be sure to be ready for him". By that, she meant that the guy didn't know what he was dealing with, she wasn't your typical 95 year-old, she is sharp as a tack and no pushover. He will NOT be overcharging her! I wish I could have been there to see her meet with the guy. Before the lockdown, once a month she would cook for 16 lady friends in her group, hosting luncheons for them at her home.
If you can, call someone who may be alone or someone who is older and possibly vulnerable. Just hearing your voice will make them feel better and it might just make you feel good too.
Working from home tomorrow. Not sure how I feel about that. I really do prefer to go into the office...
Stay safe and healthy everyone.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Just a note - Last night while I was getting ready to go to sleep, I thought about the post that I put up here yesterday and I felt terribly guilty and ashamed. How selfish am I to moan about something so trivial? Just because a birthday that hasn't even happened yet isn't going to go as I'd hoped or planned? How dare I feel sorry for myself over something that I should be used to anyway? I need to put that energy into something worthwhile, not wallowing in self-pity. I'll keep those feelings to a minimum and it's probably best to keep them to myself.
So, I've deleted the text of that post. I'm sorry I even put those emotions into text.
Working from home today.
Stay safe everyone.
So, I've deleted the text of that post. I'm sorry I even put those emotions into text.
Working from home today.
Stay safe everyone.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
After the excitement at work yesterday, there was no way today could compete! It was a dull, Dull, DULL day. For the first 3 hours it was just two of us in the entire office. We each had music on kinda loud (who were we gonna bother?) and the phones were quiet. My boss got in to make it a trio, then about two hours after that, a couple of the other folks came in for a bit. Actually, one of them hadn't been in the office for a few weeks (he thought his wife had the virus), so it was weird seeing him with his bushy hair and big smile, just happy to be out of the house. He's the step son of the guy who passed out yesterday, so he drove him in.
The best bit was, the kid made a production about going down the hall to the mens room and propping open our door as he'd forgotten his key and didn't want to walk the long way. He was gone for A WHILE. I started to think maybe he went downstairs to the lone food truck in our area or something, he was gone so long. Finally, he came back and we were teasing him. He wasn't saying anything and his cheeks were red and he had a big nervous smile on his face. I said "What did you do?" and he says "I may have clogged the toilet in the mens room". As we all have the sense of humor of a group of 5 year-olds, we burst out laughing. How do you not know for sure that you clogged a toilet? He was in there so long because he was trying to figure out how to fix the situation, LOL!! My boss shouts from his office "Don't you know you're supposed to flush as you go?" The poor kid! Then I had to call the building to send someone up. They start asking me questions about the clog and I have to say, really loudly "Why, I don't know how bad it's clogged, let me ask the person who reported it" and "I'm not sure if there's water on the floor or not, hang on...". We will never let him live it down, HA! He's such a skinny little hipster kid, I would have thought one of our more robust gentlemen in the office would have jammed up the pipes. He took our ribbing in stride though. He's a good kid.
Then it started to get warm in the office. I think, as there are so few tenants actually coming in to such a large building, they aren't always turning on the air and it got into the 80's in downtown yesterday and today, so it was stuffy. We're going to have to call tomorrow and ask for a little air. My end of the floor faces south, so we get a lot of sun. Beautiful view, but a lot of sun.
Ah well, looking forward to tomorrow, not for any particular reason. Just looking forward to a new day.
Stay safe and healthy you guys! And in the words of my boss, "Always flush as you go"
The best bit was, the kid made a production about going down the hall to the mens room and propping open our door as he'd forgotten his key and didn't want to walk the long way. He was gone for A WHILE. I started to think maybe he went downstairs to the lone food truck in our area or something, he was gone so long. Finally, he came back and we were teasing him. He wasn't saying anything and his cheeks were red and he had a big nervous smile on his face. I said "What did you do?" and he says "I may have clogged the toilet in the mens room". As we all have the sense of humor of a group of 5 year-olds, we burst out laughing. How do you not know for sure that you clogged a toilet? He was in there so long because he was trying to figure out how to fix the situation, LOL!! My boss shouts from his office "Don't you know you're supposed to flush as you go?" The poor kid! Then I had to call the building to send someone up. They start asking me questions about the clog and I have to say, really loudly "Why, I don't know how bad it's clogged, let me ask the person who reported it" and "I'm not sure if there's water on the floor or not, hang on...". We will never let him live it down, HA! He's such a skinny little hipster kid, I would have thought one of our more robust gentlemen in the office would have jammed up the pipes. He took our ribbing in stride though. He's a good kid.
Then it started to get warm in the office. I think, as there are so few tenants actually coming in to such a large building, they aren't always turning on the air and it got into the 80's in downtown yesterday and today, so it was stuffy. We're going to have to call tomorrow and ask for a little air. My end of the floor faces south, so we get a lot of sun. Beautiful view, but a lot of sun.
Ah well, looking forward to tomorrow, not for any particular reason. Just looking forward to a new day.
Stay safe and healthy you guys! And in the words of my boss, "Always flush as you go"
Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Thank goodness I was back in the office today and don't have to work remotely until Friday. It was nice to have a land line phone, a proper desk and chair, two computer monitors and best of all, no asshole cat yelling at me, walking on my keyboard, laying down on my trackball (while my hand is on it) or batting my pens onto the floor!
All kidding aside, it really was good that I was in the office. There's an older guy I work with that has an office near me that I play-clash with all the time. Dude used to answer his phone "Trump Headquarters". BAH! You know, we kid around and I give him shit for being a conservative Republican and slam his door shut every time he listens to Rush on high volume. I've told him "You can blast anything you want, but not him!" The shrieking! "Hillarrrrrry!!!!" Jeez, get a new topic! Oh wait, he shrieks about Nancy Pelosi now too. Anyway, we were talking about how his new face mask looks like a jockstrap (I swear, it does!) and he threw his head back a couple of times snorting with laughter, I thought he was going to say "yeah right" or something (we'd been laughing, it wasn't a serious conversation), but he didn't! His head went back, cracked against the corner of the door jam, he twisted around and went down. HARD! Crash!! I jumped up and called out for our boss (I forgot he was on crutches) and another co-worker to come help. He was only about 4 feet from me, so I went directly to his head, lifted it and straightened it out so his airway was clear and got a co-worker to get his legs straight. I'm holding his head calling out his name, asking if he can hear me. He was breathing, but not responding. He finally came around about a minute later (a loooong minute) and had no idea he was on the floor and not standing up (seriously, he thought he was still standing) and had no memory of blacking out and going down. It was scary!
We got him a cold bottle of water, a bowl of fresh berries and toast. He said he hadn't eaten yet when it happened, so I'm guessing his blood sugar dropped too low. He's a big guy, I'd say 6'2, 350lbs. No way I'd be able to shift him by myself. He eats like crap (2-3 donuts every morning, in addition to his breakfast), so is probably diabetic, but doesn't know it. When we talked about it, he said he was feeling crummy earlier at home and saw spots, but came in to the office anyway (no, he doesn't have the virus, he was tested Friday and everything came back negative). Who knows what would have happened if it happened when he was alone? I mean, he was in the office by himself for part of yesterday when the rest of us worked from home. He could have really hurt himself!
I kind of have to laugh though, if it hadn't have gone right, the last conversation he had would have been how his mask looks like a jockstrap.
The rest of the day was uneventful. A client that I was supposed to talk with on the holiday last week, but didn't answer when I called, finally sent me some of the documents I need and said he wanted to talk with me today, but never called. I was able to have calls with everyone else on my calendar, so that was good. Got a lot done.
So, yeah, kind of a mixed bag for a Tuesday!
All kidding aside, it really was good that I was in the office. There's an older guy I work with that has an office near me that I play-clash with all the time. Dude used to answer his phone "Trump Headquarters". BAH! You know, we kid around and I give him shit for being a conservative Republican and slam his door shut every time he listens to Rush on high volume. I've told him "You can blast anything you want, but not him!" The shrieking! "Hillarrrrrry!!!!" Jeez, get a new topic! Oh wait, he shrieks about Nancy Pelosi now too. Anyway, we were talking about how his new face mask looks like a jockstrap (I swear, it does!) and he threw his head back a couple of times snorting with laughter, I thought he was going to say "yeah right" or something (we'd been laughing, it wasn't a serious conversation), but he didn't! His head went back, cracked against the corner of the door jam, he twisted around and went down. HARD! Crash!! I jumped up and called out for our boss (I forgot he was on crutches) and another co-worker to come help. He was only about 4 feet from me, so I went directly to his head, lifted it and straightened it out so his airway was clear and got a co-worker to get his legs straight. I'm holding his head calling out his name, asking if he can hear me. He was breathing, but not responding. He finally came around about a minute later (a loooong minute) and had no idea he was on the floor and not standing up (seriously, he thought he was still standing) and had no memory of blacking out and going down. It was scary!
We got him a cold bottle of water, a bowl of fresh berries and toast. He said he hadn't eaten yet when it happened, so I'm guessing his blood sugar dropped too low. He's a big guy, I'd say 6'2, 350lbs. No way I'd be able to shift him by myself. He eats like crap (2-3 donuts every morning, in addition to his breakfast), so is probably diabetic, but doesn't know it. When we talked about it, he said he was feeling crummy earlier at home and saw spots, but came in to the office anyway (no, he doesn't have the virus, he was tested Friday and everything came back negative). Who knows what would have happened if it happened when he was alone? I mean, he was in the office by himself for part of yesterday when the rest of us worked from home. He could have really hurt himself!
I kind of have to laugh though, if it hadn't have gone right, the last conversation he had would have been how his mask looks like a jockstrap.
The rest of the day was uneventful. A client that I was supposed to talk with on the holiday last week, but didn't answer when I called, finally sent me some of the documents I need and said he wanted to talk with me today, but never called. I was able to have calls with everyone else on my calendar, so that was good. Got a lot done.
So, yeah, kind of a mixed bag for a Tuesday!
Monday, April 13, 2020
My first day of working from home is done. To be honest, it kinda sucked. It was too quiet and I snacked all day. All. Day. Plus, I was able to put stuff off until I go in to the office tomorrow, so it feels like I didn't get much done. I mean, I got some stuff done, but not a ton. Gotham tried to help by jumping-up on the dining table and batting my pens onto the floor, but it didn't really help much, in the traditional sense of "helping".
I'm definitely more productive when I have the structure of an office. Hopefully, Friday will be better! The next three days I'm back in the office, YAY! Who would have thought I'd want to go in to work?
I have to admit, while I did put on make-up and stuff as though I was going in, it was nice wearing comfy clothes and not having the ringing phones...………
I'm definitely more productive when I have the structure of an office. Hopefully, Friday will be better! The next three days I'm back in the office, YAY! Who would have thought I'd want to go in to work?
I have to admit, while I did put on make-up and stuff as though I was going in, it was nice wearing comfy clothes and not having the ringing phones...………
Thursday, April 9, 2020
My weekend was supposed to have started at 1pm today (we're closed tomorrow, for Good Friday), but I just HAD to check my work email when I got home, which lead to having a client call me and then do some work. BAH! Plus, I need to talk to another client and the only time they have available is tomorrow between 7-8:30am. I almost laughed when I was on the phone with them and said "What time on Monday would you like for me to give you a call?" (this was after I'd told them we were closed tomorrow) and they reply "How about tomorrow between 7-8:30am?" "Okkkaaaay, no problem!". I'm kind of hoping they will forget to send me the documents I need, so I won't be able to do anything when we do talk. Who am I kidding? I'll always give in when it comes to doing stuff that helps clients, even if it means not sleeping in much and working on a holiday.
My boss sent out an email yesterday to everyone letting us know that his doctor in Beverly Hills is able to test patients for prior exposure to Covid-19 and also the other test to see if we have built up an immunity to it and is taking anyone who wants to come in. I was tempted to go have it done, but I don't want to take a spot from someone who really should have the tests performed. It would be interesting to see though.
I'm tempted to walk up to Target tomorrow, I'd ordered active yeast when I placed my supermarket grocery delivery order, but the shopper couldn't find it and said they were out. I want to make bread, so maybe they have it? I guess everyone has taken-up bread making while they're stuck at home, LOL. Who would have thought that would happen?
I know I'm going to talk myself out of going up to the store..... After all, I did last weekend! I believe my actual thought, dramatic as it sounds, was "I don't want to risk dying for corn tortillas" as I turned off the alarm clock, pulled the covers over my head and made plans to place an online order for them. And diet coke. With everything being closed, I went from drinking a couple diet cokes each weekend to having a couple every day! Isolation makes you thirsty!
The cat is about to lay on my keyboard and I need to start planning dinner.
My boss sent out an email yesterday to everyone letting us know that his doctor in Beverly Hills is able to test patients for prior exposure to Covid-19 and also the other test to see if we have built up an immunity to it and is taking anyone who wants to come in. I was tempted to go have it done, but I don't want to take a spot from someone who really should have the tests performed. It would be interesting to see though.
I'm tempted to walk up to Target tomorrow, I'd ordered active yeast when I placed my supermarket grocery delivery order, but the shopper couldn't find it and said they were out. I want to make bread, so maybe they have it? I guess everyone has taken-up bread making while they're stuck at home, LOL. Who would have thought that would happen?
I know I'm going to talk myself out of going up to the store..... After all, I did last weekend! I believe my actual thought, dramatic as it sounds, was "I don't want to risk dying for corn tortillas" as I turned off the alarm clock, pulled the covers over my head and made plans to place an online order for them. And diet coke. With everything being closed, I went from drinking a couple diet cokes each weekend to having a couple every day! Isolation makes you thirsty!
The cat is about to lay on my keyboard and I need to start planning dinner.
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
We got word today from our headquarters back east that we are to work from home exclusively starting Monday..... We kind of knew this was going to happen, so I already arranged with my boss that I could still go in to the office. Luckily, he's going to be going in as well, so I'm going to mirror his schedule and work from home Mondays and Fridays. There are certain things I do at the office that I cannot do from home, plus my boss is still on crutches, so I help him to/from his car and stuff.
I've been noticing lately that one of my team at work is really starting to be affected by the pandemic and it's fiscal impact. Each day they're more on edge than the day before. They've been ranting more than usual about how it's all the democrats' fault and how they hate America, blah, blah, blah. He's a staunch libertarian who's afraid all that is his is going to be taken away by the democrats. I sit kind of near him, so I usually just go "uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, really, wow" and ignore him (he knows he's insulting me every time he does it and has no fucks to give, so I just don't react). Well, he went off today and I was the closest person he thought he could do it to. Since I'm a really reactive person, I gave it right back to him. Don't go apeshit on me for no reason and expect me to take it without fighting back.
Afterward, to everyone else I had to pretend that everything was fine, even though I'm sure they all (all 6 of the people who were actually in the office) heard me slam the door and us yelling at each other. I tried waiting for him to cool down and being the bigger person by offering to help him with a computer problem he was having, but that just started another rant against just about everything I believe in (he likes to make it REALLY personal, but don't you DARE do that to him, not that I would) and he got mad all over again. I'm exhausted from it. Sad part is, I know exactly what he's having trouble with on his computer and I can help him fairly quickly, but he won't have it.
I think the worst part of it for him was, later on, I had to give him something valuable he'd left in the office by mistake the day before that he'd called me right after he left and had me lock up for him. Kind of like when you storm out of a room and slam the door and have to go back in to get your keys or purse..... The worst part for me is, he's never going to apologize. If anything he'll either be mad for days and pretend nothing happened or he will just pretend nothing happened. In his mind, it's all my fault. He's done it before.
Maybe I SHOULD work from home every day, if anything to avoid all of this bullshit.
It makes me really sad, even more anxious and overwhelmingly stressed. I can tell I'm not going to get much sleep tonight.
This is the new normal everyone is talking about?
I've been noticing lately that one of my team at work is really starting to be affected by the pandemic and it's fiscal impact. Each day they're more on edge than the day before. They've been ranting more than usual about how it's all the democrats' fault and how they hate America, blah, blah, blah. He's a staunch libertarian who's afraid all that is his is going to be taken away by the democrats. I sit kind of near him, so I usually just go "uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, really, wow" and ignore him (he knows he's insulting me every time he does it and has no fucks to give, so I just don't react). Well, he went off today and I was the closest person he thought he could do it to. Since I'm a really reactive person, I gave it right back to him. Don't go apeshit on me for no reason and expect me to take it without fighting back.
Afterward, to everyone else I had to pretend that everything was fine, even though I'm sure they all (all 6 of the people who were actually in the office) heard me slam the door and us yelling at each other. I tried waiting for him to cool down and being the bigger person by offering to help him with a computer problem he was having, but that just started another rant against just about everything I believe in (he likes to make it REALLY personal, but don't you DARE do that to him, not that I would) and he got mad all over again. I'm exhausted from it. Sad part is, I know exactly what he's having trouble with on his computer and I can help him fairly quickly, but he won't have it.
I think the worst part of it for him was, later on, I had to give him something valuable he'd left in the office by mistake the day before that he'd called me right after he left and had me lock up for him. Kind of like when you storm out of a room and slam the door and have to go back in to get your keys or purse..... The worst part for me is, he's never going to apologize. If anything he'll either be mad for days and pretend nothing happened or he will just pretend nothing happened. In his mind, it's all my fault. He's done it before.
Maybe I SHOULD work from home every day, if anything to avoid all of this bullshit.
It makes me really sad, even more anxious and overwhelmingly stressed. I can tell I'm not going to get much sleep tonight.
This is the new normal everyone is talking about?
Friday, April 3, 2020
Thank goodness this week is over, IT'S FRIDAY!!! A challenging, heartbreaking, stressful and very long week has, at last, come to a close. I'm hoping I can finally get some quality sleep, it's been a while.
As of earlier this afternoon, I can finally fully access my computer at work from home. For the past few weeks I've only been able to get into a few areas and then had to use a work-around to see my work email. Now I am actually proxying in and seeing my actual computer and everything on it. It's just kind of weird having only one monitor when I see everything, instead of the two I have at the office. I had to rush out of the office and quickly locked my screens and it wasn't until I got home and started setting-up this new configuration that I saw I'd left some windows open on the desktop! Again, so weird! Now that I have that dialed-in, I need to make sure I don't work while I'm on my own time.
It's only a little after 4pm, Self-isolating is still in force, so I can't go out and I don't feel like watching TV or movies or anything so I think I found something dumb to do while I'm listening to an audio book.....
I love infomercials. I don't know why, but I do and I always have. I used to go to the "As Seen On TV" stores, such fun! Most of the stuff out there is probably trash, but sometimes you come across really neat stuff (I'm looking at you Copper Chef pans! Literally, I have them and can see them.). Well, I found a website that has thousands of "As Seen on TV" stuff to look through and it looks like most, if not all, have commercials to watch. YAY! Arctic Hat! Easy Feet!
I know, it's stupid and a waste of time, but hey, I need a little mindless activity in my life right now. At least, for a little while. If I can stop my cat from knocking my mechanical pencil off the table.
Okay, the site does NOT have thousands of items, as it stated. I'm kind of disappointed. Oh well, there are plenty of other places on the intrawebs to look for silly things.
As of earlier this afternoon, I can finally fully access my computer at work from home. For the past few weeks I've only been able to get into a few areas and then had to use a work-around to see my work email. Now I am actually proxying in and seeing my actual computer and everything on it. It's just kind of weird having only one monitor when I see everything, instead of the two I have at the office. I had to rush out of the office and quickly locked my screens and it wasn't until I got home and started setting-up this new configuration that I saw I'd left some windows open on the desktop! Again, so weird! Now that I have that dialed-in, I need to make sure I don't work while I'm on my own time.
It's only a little after 4pm, Self-isolating is still in force, so I can't go out and I don't feel like watching TV or movies or anything so I think I found something dumb to do while I'm listening to an audio book.....
I love infomercials. I don't know why, but I do and I always have. I used to go to the "As Seen On TV" stores, such fun! Most of the stuff out there is probably trash, but sometimes you come across really neat stuff (I'm looking at you Copper Chef pans! Literally, I have them and can see them.). Well, I found a website that has thousands of "As Seen on TV" stuff to look through and it looks like most, if not all, have commercials to watch. YAY! Arctic Hat! Easy Feet!
I know, it's stupid and a waste of time, but hey, I need a little mindless activity in my life right now. At least, for a little while. If I can stop my cat from knocking my mechanical pencil off the table.
Okay, the site does NOT have thousands of items, as it stated. I'm kind of disappointed. Oh well, there are plenty of other places on the intrawebs to look for silly things.
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Crazy day. So many client calls.
I don't know why everyone decided reach out at once. It was not an exceptional day in regards to my industry. I couldn't leave my desk for over three and a half hours! We have a few clients in their 90's and I love helping and talking to them. Odd they chose today... Once the phones quieted down, and since I was basically alone at my end of the office, I started playing Talking Heads - Sand in the Vaseline" (greatest hits cd set). My boss hobbled out of his office on his crutches as I was sort of signing along to Psycho Killer. He laughed at me!
I was glad when the work day was over. I think the anxiety (and not being able to show it at work) and stress is getting to me. I'm sporadically sleep walking, which I haven't done in a long time! Sleep quality has kinda sucked too. I wake up tired. Things are going to get better though, I have to keep repeating that!
On to other things....
I mentioned earlier that, as my friend didn't need a grocery delivery when the spots opened-up, I decided to use one for myself. I didn't have anything I "needed" to get, so it's really just trying it out.
This is so surreal! I got a text saying that my shopper has entered the store and has started shopping for me (fancy!). They will text me if anything is out of stock or if limitations mean I am unable to get the quantity I'd bought. So far, most of the meat items have been replaced, but I'm not sure what with. The texts just say "**** replaced: Angus stew meat". I guess the pork butt roast is totally out of stock, so they asked if I would like ribs, chops or tenderloin instead. "Boneless pork chops, please". Their text sounded so sad when they'd said they have bones... "Bone-in chops are ok!" They use a lot of exclamation points in the texts to me, so I find I am too "Great!". (Chops should work, I'm going to make a salsa verde pork dish to take in to work, so the few of us that are going in every day can have soft tacos and take extra home.)
Now the broccoli florets have been replaced... I'm concerned, I mean, what they could replace those with? Unless it's a different brand? I hope they don't give me any with a butter or cheesy sauce or anything, I'm cooking with them.
More replacement texts! Very mysterious! It will be interesting to see what I get and how different the total cost is going to be versus what I already paid.
This is so weird.
Okay, they are done shopping for me and the items with be carefully handled and kept in a temperature controlled place until delivery. The driver will be next to contact me.
Driver just sent a text, they are on the way and should be here in the next 15 mins or less. Exciting! The supermarket is less than a 5 minutes drive, so I bet they'll get here quickly.
Oh my gosh, they got here so fast!
Looks like all the stuff that they replaced was with something comparable in price and description. One thing to remember, if you order a pork butt roast and they replace it with pork chops, you are going to get roughly the same weight and cost in chops as the roast. I think I'm going to be taking a few to work for people to freeze and use! The total came out to be a little more than on my original order, but that may be down to taxes and slight price differences.
Overall, I think I'd use the service again while we're still in this awful situation. As long as my coupon savings or promo codes will equal or beat the delivery price (which it did this time). The people we very nice and did a great job. It's helping employ people and it keeps me from crowding-up the market. If you use a service like this, please remember to tip generously, if you can!!!
Now I need to eat dinner. Maybe some of the pancakes I made a froze on Monday...……….
Oops, one last thing. If you have the means to do so, please consider donating to local businesses. If you're here in LA, Largo is having a benefit for their staff (date to be announced). I got a ticket and would love to see a full house there. Also, the legendary and historic Troubadour has a Go Fund Me Page. They just sent this out:
By now you know that we have had to shut our doors indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that we have not been able to operate as usual and our wonderful staff has not been able to work. We are a small, independently-owned, venue and have an hourly staff of over 20 people. Our team consists of bartenders, security, sound and lighting engineers and box office personnel. These are the people welcoming you into the venue and bringing you great experiences inside the showroom.
We are reaching out to our community for support and are asking you to please donate if you can. If you are unable to donate at this time, please share our GoFundMe link. Anything helps! 100% of the donations will go towards helping our staff.
We love sharing our stage and creating memories with you, we look forward to continuing to do so in the future! Until then, please stay safe and healthy.
From,
Your Troubadour Family
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I don't know why everyone decided reach out at once. It was not an exceptional day in regards to my industry. I couldn't leave my desk for over three and a half hours! We have a few clients in their 90's and I love helping and talking to them. Odd they chose today... Once the phones quieted down, and since I was basically alone at my end of the office, I started playing Talking Heads - Sand in the Vaseline" (greatest hits cd set). My boss hobbled out of his office on his crutches as I was sort of signing along to Psycho Killer. He laughed at me!
I was glad when the work day was over. I think the anxiety (and not being able to show it at work) and stress is getting to me. I'm sporadically sleep walking, which I haven't done in a long time! Sleep quality has kinda sucked too. I wake up tired. Things are going to get better though, I have to keep repeating that!
On to other things....
I mentioned earlier that, as my friend didn't need a grocery delivery when the spots opened-up, I decided to use one for myself. I didn't have anything I "needed" to get, so it's really just trying it out.
This is so surreal! I got a text saying that my shopper has entered the store and has started shopping for me (fancy!). They will text me if anything is out of stock or if limitations mean I am unable to get the quantity I'd bought. So far, most of the meat items have been replaced, but I'm not sure what with. The texts just say "**** replaced: Angus stew meat". I guess the pork butt roast is totally out of stock, so they asked if I would like ribs, chops or tenderloin instead. "Boneless pork chops, please". Their text sounded so sad when they'd said they have bones... "Bone-in chops are ok!" They use a lot of exclamation points in the texts to me, so I find I am too "Great!". (Chops should work, I'm going to make a salsa verde pork dish to take in to work, so the few of us that are going in every day can have soft tacos and take extra home.)
Now the broccoli florets have been replaced... I'm concerned, I mean, what they could replace those with? Unless it's a different brand? I hope they don't give me any with a butter or cheesy sauce or anything, I'm cooking with them.
More replacement texts! Very mysterious! It will be interesting to see what I get and how different the total cost is going to be versus what I already paid.
This is so weird.
Okay, they are done shopping for me and the items with be carefully handled and kept in a temperature controlled place until delivery. The driver will be next to contact me.
Driver just sent a text, they are on the way and should be here in the next 15 mins or less. Exciting! The supermarket is less than a 5 minutes drive, so I bet they'll get here quickly.
Oh my gosh, they got here so fast!
Looks like all the stuff that they replaced was with something comparable in price and description. One thing to remember, if you order a pork butt roast and they replace it with pork chops, you are going to get roughly the same weight and cost in chops as the roast. I think I'm going to be taking a few to work for people to freeze and use! The total came out to be a little more than on my original order, but that may be down to taxes and slight price differences.
Overall, I think I'd use the service again while we're still in this awful situation. As long as my coupon savings or promo codes will equal or beat the delivery price (which it did this time). The people we very nice and did a great job. It's helping employ people and it keeps me from crowding-up the market. If you use a service like this, please remember to tip generously, if you can!!!
Now I need to eat dinner. Maybe some of the pancakes I made a froze on Monday...……….
Oops, one last thing. If you have the means to do so, please consider donating to local businesses. If you're here in LA, Largo is having a benefit for their staff (date to be announced). I got a ticket and would love to see a full house there. Also, the legendary and historic Troubadour has a Go Fund Me Page. They just sent this out:
By now you know that we have had to shut our doors indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that we have not been able to operate as usual and our wonderful staff has not been able to work. We are a small, independently-owned, venue and have an hourly staff of over 20 people. Our team consists of bartenders, security, sound and lighting engineers and box office personnel. These are the people welcoming you into the venue and bringing you great experiences inside the showroom.
We are reaching out to our community for support and are asking you to please donate if you can. If you are unable to donate at this time, please share our GoFundMe link. Anything helps! 100% of the donations will go towards helping our staff.
We love sharing our stage and creating memories with you, we look forward to continuing to do so in the future! Until then, please stay safe and healthy.
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Your Troubadour Family
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