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

To donate: https://www.gofundme.com/f/troubadour-employee-relief-fund