As my readers know, we live in a community of seniors. In fact, we are among the youngest people living here. So COVID-19 is a real concern.
This community has a cafe, a pub, and a restaurant. Our monthly rent includes a credit amount for food purchased from those sites. But, there’s this social distancing thing being recommended right now so eating in those facilities is not really a good thing to do. So, management had decided all meals will henceforth be delivered to our individual units.
Between 7:30 and 8:30 am a whole fruit and a pastry will be delivered for each resident to each apartment free of charge. Lunch can be ordered from the cafe for delivery. And dinner can be ordered from a limited menu from the restaurant. Both of those will be at standard prices.
Now, you all know I am firmly asleep between 7:30 and 8:30 am while Dave prefers to eat cereal and juice for breakfast. So, he will simply bring the fruit and pastries inside.
At normal people’s lunch time, I will eat a pastry and some bacon. Dave will either eat both fruits or order his standard BLT with pickle spear, potato chips, and cookie from the cafe.
At dinner time, for delivery between 5:00 and 5:15, I will order a meal of which I mostly just eat the meat, fish, or chicken. Dave will either eat the fruit he didn’t eat at lunch time or order a dinner depending on which he chose for lunch. I normally order a cup of fresh fruit with my dinner which Dave eats then or the next day but that’s not going to be an option with this new system so having fresh fruit delivered each morning will replace that.
Mid evening we watch a movie or other program and eat potato chips. I get one ounce for 160 calories which takes care of my salty/crunchy/fatty cravings. Dave also eats dark chocolate then but he’s pretty good about keeping it hidden from me so I don’t start craving it.
Late evening I vary what I eat depending on what’s on hand and how many calories I already ate that day. That usually means some sort of meat or cheese with or without bread. Maybe some olives. Maybe some grape tomatoes. Lately it has often been a ham sandwich on raisin bread. Now, if there’s still a pastry left from the morning, odds are I will eat that with my meat or cheese.
It took some doing to figure out how we will cope with this new meal system but I think we have it down now. We’ll know how we did by this time tomorrow.
TTYL,
Linda
I’m pretty sure it will all work out Linda…just have to rethink what you will order, storing it until you want to eat it…yes, it won’t be easy to start with, but with time you might find that slight changes will be all good…AND at least you are being given options…
I’ve only just realised that many parts of USA are in lockdown mode well and truly…take care, be safe and do whatever you can via the list you posted…
Lockdown is different in NZ which will affect various industries reliant on the tourist $. No cruise ships until at least June 30, the only exception for other entrants to NZ are people from set Pacific Islands (PI) the rest must self-isolate for something like 14-16days but this might be changed… this included not just tourists/backpackers/locals returning from some place else.
I’m trying to support the small businesses as much as possible – the chains can wear a few months of slowness…tomorrow I need to get another “run out art supply” and an art tool, I can’t find…and would be useful. Both from smaller businesses…but it will mean bus to city. I’ve got that down to sit quietly, try not to touch too much with hands and use sanitiser on exiting any mode of…
Everyone needs to adjust perceptions of normality in this unprecedented health crisis. 🙂
It is definitely not life as usual anymore. They have stopped all our activities here in our park and several folks are going to be heading north much earlier than usual. They want to get back to their own doctors and be closer to family. Jim and I are hunkered down. Which doesn’t bother me as long as the tv works and I have lots of books. Going to be harder on Jim who is much more social than I am. We order our groceries on line and then pick them up at the store. Works really good. You guys stay safe.
I am pretty well set also. they have closed all restaurants in our city except for take out orders that are called in.
our apt complex office is permanently closed now unless you have a prior appt.
and maintenance is only accepting emergency calls.
it’s all unchartered territory. hopefully we’ll get back to some type of normal… (abby-normal!) when the hot summer sun arrives.
for us introvert types it’s not so bad actually. but it’s early in the game here for our city.
and not like Florence Italy where I read this morning… they have to have a certificate to leave their house and an approved grocery list! truly a lock down.