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eleny

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43. We wipe them down with anti viral wipes before they come into the house
Fri Apr 17, 2020, 10:42 PM
Apr 2020

Then they sit on the enclosed porch for days before we open them.

But now I'm concerned about running out of wipes. We do have plenty of Dawn to make a soapy spray. So that's Plan B. But I don't like to see the wipes and gloves diminishing.

And lately this has made me angry more than afraid. This f'n sh*t has got to stop. We have plenty of food but I need the things that make their containers safe to handle.

When we pick up groceries we have them put all the bags in cardboard boxes in the bed of the truck. Hubby douses them with our Dawn and water spray solution. What pisses me off is that we're getting used to having to do that. We're patting ourselves on the back over how good we're getting it done efficiently.

And shopping online at King Soopers, Walmart, Amazon, Amazon Pantry, Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh. Just to find basics?

I could spit I'm so angry. November is f'n coming Trump, you beyotch.

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My house is a mess, but it was before, and now I have no excuse The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #1
The cardboard boxes scare the hell out of me too. ooky Apr 2020 #12
plastic freaks me out...it can live there for 3 days Baltimike Apr 2020 #16
All my plastic containers get washed with soap and water and moved to the ooky Apr 2020 #26
Glad to know I'm not the only one with cardboardophobia. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #32
Oh MY.....new word....."cardboardophobia".....K and R your new word...is that similar to Stuart G Apr 2020 #38
You seem to have boxophilia, a love of boxes. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #39
Thanks for the article. Seems I'm doing the right things ooky Apr 2020 #42
We wipe them down with anti viral wipes before they come into the house eleny Apr 2020 #43
I had a bathtub full of clothes that need mending. no_hypocrisy Apr 2020 #2
that is inspiring! nt Baltimike Apr 2020 #24
I bow... eleny Apr 2020 #44
What is "clutter"? I went to the bank to get some cash& returned home & sprayed the money. Stuart G Apr 2020 #3
You can wash cash just by throwing it in soapy water and agitating it for a couple of minutes. Nay Apr 2020 #30
I have rooms of clutter and just can't find the motivation to....hey HBO & Cinemax has free weekend! Baclava Apr 2020 #4
I have collected cartoons on video tape. I have at least 500 Bugs, Daffy, Road Runner, etc. Stuart G Apr 2020 #5
I have 2 DVRs stuffed full of horror and sci-fi movies now, I'm too cheap to pay so I wait for free Baclava Apr 2020 #7
I do this. ooky Apr 2020 #28
And don't forget there's tons on YouTube eleny Apr 2020 #47
Thank YOU!!! and guess what is also available..it is closed now.."The Libary" Stuart G Apr 2020 #50
When I discovered the video section of the library it was like going to heaven eleny Apr 2020 #54
Look in the "Childrens Section"" of toons, or young adults... Stuart G Apr 2020 #57
Librarians are the salt of the earth - They get off on knowing stuff and passing it along - Aces! eleny Apr 2020 #58
Sounds like me in my house.. whathehell Apr 2020 #14
Yes. Before lockdown, we were decluttering by giving things Croney Apr 2020 #6
I put bottles that have deposit out every other week for someone to pick up who needs that $. Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #29
Those people aren't coming around now, Croney Apr 2020 #36
I think the bottle return at my Kroger must be open. Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #46
I have a giveaway pile, too, that was to be picked up by AmVets. Their pickups are Nay Apr 2020 #34
I'm rotating a 3 month pantry instead of a 1 month. alittlelark Apr 2020 #8
I can understand that. I am considering some raised beds too... Baltimike Apr 2020 #11
My cats are ecstatic that the house is cluttered with cat food. femmedem Apr 2020 #9
Oh, that too! Extra cat food and kitty liter!! nt Baltimike Apr 2020 #13
Great Picture....Thank You for posting...K and R that picture.... Stuart G Apr 2020 #22
The gray one made his DU debut on the day I found him and his littermates: femmedem Apr 2020 #74
my cat has plumped up a bit much Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #33
We're going through more treats and catnip around here, too. femmedem Apr 2020 #73
Cats are some of the nicest people around..A lot nicer than some people like Trump Stuart G Apr 2020 #75
I have an insane amount of cat food. I ordered a whole lot of it The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #35
😻 Meowmee Apr 2020 #67
I have couch clutter. Ohiogal Apr 2020 #10
I also have couch clutter, and bed clutter..(I have extra beds) table clutter..and are you ready???? Stuart G Apr 2020 #15
Oh that's funny! Ohiogal Apr 2020 #18
I am not a hoarder. KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #17
Yes, the meals get "weird"..Oh, I am out of vitamins...But I got bagels.. Stuart G Apr 2020 #20
In Philip K. Dick's, " Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep," nilesobek Apr 2020 #19
Utterly without motivation and any excuse. House a shambles and yards too. Watching Homeland whose emmaverybo Apr 2020 #21
OHI FORGOT...WOULD YOU LIKE SOME OLD LESSON PLANS? Stuart G Apr 2020 #23
Just like you I cleaned super in the beginning marlakay Apr 2020 #25
You have just described ..."me and the computer".....and I play a game called.."solitare" Stuart G Apr 2020 #31
Shop Online...DU..Solitaire...Cook...Laundry....Shop Online....DU... Solitaire....Cook...Shop Online eleny Apr 2020 #49
Nope. You are not the only one. LisaL Apr 2020 #27
No. If anything, I've got spring cleaning fever. DinahMoeHum Apr 2020 #37
Oh, dear lord. Get a grip everyone. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #40
You let cleaners in your house?! eleny Apr 2020 #51
Yes, I do. I don't assume every single person out there is a carrier. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2020 #62
I have been leaving a check mnhtnbb Apr 2020 #76
We were contemplating a cleaning service and then the virus came down like a hammer on the country eleny Apr 2020 #77
I never said cardboardophobia was rational. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2020 #53
Hilarious thread. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #41
Just remember around 3 p.m. to change last night's jammies for tonight's eleny Apr 2020 #56
LOL - I'm a nightowl. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #59
Right, every 24 hours and you're golden eleny Apr 2020 #60
Exactly. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #63
Barbers are lickin' their chops right now. Iggo Apr 2020 #66
Some of these businesses are getting very creative b/c of COVID. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #70
Clutter is my way of life. greatauntoftriplets Apr 2020 #45
My water company decided they must clean and reline the corroding 6" water main right now... ARPad95 Apr 2020 #48
I wish I didn't have carpet, can't really disinfect it and don't want to use the vacuum cleaner Demonaut Apr 2020 #52
I was never that great at housecleaning, FirstLight Apr 2020 #55
Nope. I had a hysterical moment early on in the game tavernier Apr 2020 #61
The exercise goes a long way to my remaining sane. Iggo Apr 2020 #64
No. I live in the tropics with perfect weather right now. tavernier Apr 2020 #69
We were already cluttered and now it is worse Meowmee Apr 2020 #65
The opposite greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #68
Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2020 #71
Not really. Nothing much coming in and the little that is goes right into the fridge or smirkymonkey Apr 2020 #72
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