I got my second Covid shot yesterday, and so far I've felt extremely tired and a bit congested, with a bit of a headache. Hopefully I'll wake up tomorrow and it will be over.
I got my 1st vaccine dose (Moderna) today. The most difficult was just getting an appointment, which was kind of like playing whack-a-mole; the state asks you to pre-register, but you have to find your own appointment from county health centers, mass vax sites, hospitals, and local pharmacies. It is not an efficient system.
Otoh, the pharmacy I got the vaccine was well organized, fast (I waited maybe 5 minutes), and had me scheduled for my 2nd dose right as I got the shot.
Otoh, the pharmacy I got the vaccine was well organized, fast (I waited maybe 5 minutes), and had me scheduled for my 2nd dose right as I got the shot.
I got my flu shot today. It would have been nice if the drug store chain that's local to me hadn't kept trying to re-direct me to a location miles away when I looked up availability, but I called the one that's walking distance from my place and they had it available for walk-ins.
This year it's pretty critical to avoid flu, so I'm doing my best.
This year it's pretty critical to avoid flu, so I'm doing my best.
Not the best job in the world, but for a pretty novice seamster, it's not too bad.
I used the pleated mask pattern from Bluprint, a fat quarter bought from Spoonflower during a sale (should be able to get 3 more masks from that!), undyed muslin for the inside, and polyester bias tape for the ties (I did roll and tack the ends after this picture). This is going to![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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I used the pleated mask pattern from Bluprint, a fat quarter bought from Spoonflower during a sale (should be able to get 3 more masks from that!), undyed muslin for the inside, and polyester bias tape for the ties (I did roll and tack the ends after this picture). This is going to
greenygal.Yesterday I finally went to a grocery -- I hadn't been since March 23rd. I was careful to make a list so I that I didn't get distracted from necessities that I can't get at the local farmer's market like ginger root, cream, bananas and parchment paper, all of which I was out of.
I went about a half hour after noon, so it wasn't too busy. They were surprisingly out of almost all bar soap -- just a package of Irish Spring, a package of dial, and few individual bars of a fancy coconut oil soap left on the shelves. Dish soap and dishwasher detergent weren't quite as stripped bare, but they weren't much better
Also they were out spray-oil, having only Pam with flour and a toasted sesame oil left. I would have liked to get some, as it makes oiling a bowl for bread to rise in easier, but neither of those would do.
The canned beans were pretty ravaged, and also the mac-and-cheese aisle. There wasn't much sugar left, though there was some. They did have restaurant-labeled bags of flour, but I don't need 25 lbs of flour; that's definitely overkill for a one-person kitchen.
Most people were good about masks, though there were a few who had them pulled down to expose their noses, so yeah.
Next time I'll bring my shopping cart. It will make carrying things easier and I'll be able to judge how much I'm buying better.
I went about a half hour after noon, so it wasn't too busy. They were surprisingly out of almost all bar soap -- just a package of Irish Spring, a package of dial, and few individual bars of a fancy coconut oil soap left on the shelves. Dish soap and dishwasher detergent weren't quite as stripped bare, but they weren't much better
Also they were out spray-oil, having only Pam with flour and a toasted sesame oil left. I would have liked to get some, as it makes oiling a bowl for bread to rise in easier, but neither of those would do.
The canned beans were pretty ravaged, and also the mac-and-cheese aisle. There wasn't much sugar left, though there was some. They did have restaurant-labeled bags of flour, but I don't need 25 lbs of flour; that's definitely overkill for a one-person kitchen.
Most people were good about masks, though there were a few who had them pulled down to expose their noses, so yeah.
Next time I'll bring my shopping cart. It will make carrying things easier and I'll be able to judge how much I'm buying better.
With the new directive to wear a face covering when out in public, I have gone into my small stash of fabric looking for quilting cottons that I can make into masks.
I am buy no means great at sewing, though I've made linings for felted bags I've made; I'm competent enough, and I found two yards of the pig print I'd saved for lining a felted pig-shaped bag that I've had half finished forever. I can can certainly sacrifice most of it to turn out a few masks.
But first, I've found a flora print that will be the prototype mask; I'm reasonably certain it's 100% cotton, which is the recommended fiber.
I've also found my lucet, with the cording I made in the hope of making my own shoelaces (I couldn't find any short enough for a particular pair of shoes!), that might work as ties for the mask.
Wish me luck.
I am buy no means great at sewing, though I've made linings for felted bags I've made; I'm competent enough, and I found two yards of the pig print I'd saved for lining a felted pig-shaped bag that I've had half finished forever. I can can certainly sacrifice most of it to turn out a few masks.
But first, I've found a flora print that will be the prototype mask; I'm reasonably certain it's 100% cotton, which is the recommended fiber.
I've also found my lucet, with the cording I made in the hope of making my own shoelaces (I couldn't find any short enough for a particular pair of shoes!), that might work as ties for the mask.
Wish me luck.
I stopped by the Safeway coming home tonight and picked up a pack of toilet paper, another box of kleenex, two cans of soup, bagels, cream cheese, skyr, and a couple of packs of ramen.
I don't think I've had cheap ramen since I was in collage, but I'm reasonably sure that I can dress it up into something acceptable by cracking an egg or two into it, and maybe adding a scoop of kimchi or half an onion. Basically, I bought some 'I have no energy to stand for five minutes and cook' food or 'I've been stuck in my apartment for three weeks due to quarantine and have almost nothing left' food; the canned soup can be donated if I don't use it, and the ramen will wind up in some experiment or other.
I also picked up 4 bag of mixed dried berries on clearance, and a bag of peppermints -- at the very least I'll have something to nibble on if I do get stuck in my apartment, and it's not like they'll go bad.
Now the only things left on my list are Dayquil, chocolate, and Brita water filters.
If you haven't been readingsiderea's pandemic preparation series -- about taking reasonable and measured preparation for Covid-19, check it out. She also did a great series on the 1918-1919 Pandemic Flu in Boston.
I don't think I've had cheap ramen since I was in collage, but I'm reasonably sure that I can dress it up into something acceptable by cracking an egg or two into it, and maybe adding a scoop of kimchi or half an onion. Basically, I bought some 'I have no energy to stand for five minutes and cook' food or 'I've been stuck in my apartment for three weeks due to quarantine and have almost nothing left' food; the canned soup can be donated if I don't use it, and the ramen will wind up in some experiment or other.
I also picked up 4 bag of mixed dried berries on clearance, and a bag of peppermints -- at the very least I'll have something to nibble on if I do get stuck in my apartment, and it's not like they'll go bad.
Now the only things left on my list are Dayquil, chocolate, and Brita water filters.
If you haven't been reading
siderea's pandemic preparation series -- about taking reasonable and measured preparation for Covid-19, check it out. She also did a great series on the 1918-1919 Pandemic Flu in Boston.
