@funcountess, Laughing while sending regrets on the "offer" to become your personal Walmart shopper! I'm still limp around the gills from the last marathon!!

Because TX is competing with FL, CA, AZ to remain in the top 5 "hotspots" for virus outbreaks and hospitalizations, I am thinking that
in person shopping will become much more hazardous for me as more local cases are reported.

I started with a 27 item list of otc meds, supplements, lotions, topical pain relievers,Q-tips, deod, vitamins, eye, nose, throat aids, band aids and Boost to name a few...smiles. Because I am picky and Brand name specific as well as only certain items are recommended by my docs, it was tedious and time consuming having to scan the many rows of products searched. Add to that dish, laundry, products along with cleaning products and food prep and storage products in another large area of the store and I had an unfilled but expensive cart worth of goods at check out. Having depended on grocery delivery exclusively since early March, I was running low on these.

Earlier trips focused on cat food which my grocery doesn't stock and things like paper products, light bulbs, batteries for electronics, Sharpie extra fine pens, cat litter, etc that are cheaper at Walmart.

Have to decline your offer for additional stress from your ins. co. as well...just learned yesterday that our medical ins is switching from Humana to First United...earlier was Aetna. Each switch also means a switch to a different pharmacy plan as well.

As for the offer of a bucket of ash, I had a purely harrowing experience. I'd added 3-4 day "dormant" fireplace ashes to my compost pile. Saw flames through my window while going to bed! Shocked beyond belief, I immediately called fire dept and grabbed garden hose. So happy to report that fire trucks were on the scene in about 10-15 minutes and except for damage to the compost bin and several fence pickets, the fire was out in short order. Very frightening experience so can't even begin to imagine what you and so many others experienced with the out-of-control fires in your area. From that time forward fireplace ashes remained in fireplace for a week or two and then were wetted thoroughly before putting in our metal dumpster.

Hmmm, vaccuuming is my very least favorite household chore. Even using a Dyson, my back aches. My daughter recently injured her back and her p. t. practitioner told her to pretend she was a T-Rex...tyrannosaurus with very short arms and thus to use very short back and forth motion while vacuuming. Wish I'd known to do this when I first injured my back years ago...it really Helps!!!!!

Yes, staying home is the best policy for those of us unusually vulnerable to the virus. I do feel better though knowing that now I have daily otc supplies recommended by my docs and other basics I count on for personal use and cleanliness.

Are you taking extra precautions now that the country is reporting an upsurge in virus cases?